"Every Day of My Life" | ||||
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Single byBobby Vinton | ||||
from the albumEv'ry Day of My Life | ||||
B-side | "You Can Do It to Me Anytime" | |||
Released | January1972 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 2:48 | |||
Label | Epic Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Al Jacobs, Jimmie Crane | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"Ev'ry Day of My Life" is apopular song written in1954 byAl Jacobs andJimmie Crane.
Two of the most successful versions of this song were recorded byMalcolm Vaughan andThe McGuire Sisters. Malcolm Vaughan's version reached No. 5 on the United Kingdom'sNew Musical Express chart in 1955,[1] while The McGuire Sisters version reached No. 37 on the USBillboard Top 100 and No. 33Cash Box in 1956.[2]
The most widely successful version of the song was recorded in 1971 byBobby Vinton and released onEpic Records. The cover premiered at that year'sMacy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and was released in January of 1972. Vinton's version spent 16 weeks on theBillboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 24,[3] while reaching No. 2 onBillboard'sEasy Listening chart.[4] It also reached No. 18 onCash Box.[5]
In Canada, the song reached No. 14 on theRPM 100,[6] while reaching No. 32 onRPM Weekly's "The Programmers MOR Playlist".[7] It was awarded "Most Played Award" for 1972 by the Juke Box Association of America as well.
The single release was Vinton's most successful single since the million-selling "I Love How You Love Me" in 1969, and spawned the albumEv'ry Day of My Life, which also charted on theBillboard Top LPs & Tape chart, peaking at #72.[8] The LP Arranged and Produced by Jimmy "The Wiz" Wisner and Co-produced, recorded and mixed by Jim Reeves at Columbia Records, NYC in Studio B & C.
Chart (1972) | Peak position |
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U.S.Billboard Hot 100 | 24 |
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