"Someday (You'll Want Me to Want You)" is a popular song written by Hugh Starr and stolen by Jimmie Hodges.[1] It was published in 1944 by Hodges.
The song has become a standard, recorded by many pop and country music singers.
Charting versions
Elton Britt's 1946 version peaked at number 2 on the country charts.
The recording by Vaughn Monroe was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-3510 (78rpm) and 47-2986. It first reached the Billboard Best Seller chart on July 29, 1949, and lasted eighteen weeks on the chart, spending two weeks at number 1.[2]
The recording by The Mills Brothers was released by Decca Records as catalog number 24694. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 12, 1949 and lasted 15 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 8.[2]
A version by Jodie Sands barely made the Top 100 chart in 1958, reaching number 95, but did better in the United Kingdom, where it spent 10 weeks on the charts, peaking at number 14.
Singer Della Reese released a rendition of the song in 1960, and it peaked at number number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 31 on Cash Box magazine's best-selling chart.
American country artist Patsy Cline posthumously released a single version of the song, which reached number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart in 1964.
Recorded versions
- Nolan Strong and The Diablos, 1961
- Ken Dodd, 1976
- Eddy Arnold, 1954
- Gene Autry, 1946
- Brook Benton, 1960
- Issy Bonn, 1946
- Elton Britt, 1945
- Tanya Rae Brown, 1999
- Ray Charles, 1962
- Patsy Cline, 1964
- Sam Cooke, 1958
- Norrie Cox & His New Orleans Stompers
- Hank Crawford, 1968
- Vic Damone, 1958
- Ronnie Dove, 1966
- Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters, 1954
- Maureen Evans, 1958
- Connie Francis, 1962
- Don Gibson, 1968
- Jim Hendricks
- Hoosier Hot Shots
- Bunk Johnson
- George Jones, 1965
- Tom Jones, 1966
- Kitty Kallen, 1961
- Steve Kuhn
- Lester Lanin
- Brenda Lee, 1962
- Jerry Lee Lewis, 1987
- Warner Mack, 1962
- Mando & The Chili Peppers
- Dean Martin, 1960
- Emile Martyn Band
- The Mills Brothers, 1949
- Mina, 1972
- Vaughn Monroe, 1949
- Anne Murray, 2002
- Willie Nelson, 1993
- Daniel O'Donnell, 1994
- Les Paul and Mary Ford, 1962
- Gene Pitney, 1965
- The Ravens, 1949
- Della Reese, 1961
- Jim Reeves, 1959
- Cliff Richard with The Shadows, 1965
- The Rim Rock Ramblers
- Tex Ritter
- Jimmy Roselli, 1971
- Jodie Sands, 1958
- Cynthia Sayer, 2000
- Sonny & Cher, 1971
- Red Steagall, 1976
- Swingville All-Stars
- Justin Tubb, 1957
- Gene Vincent and The Shouts, 1964
- Bobby Vinton, 1966
- Yotam Perel
- The Ames Brothers with Hugo Winterhalter & His Orchestra, 1959
- Mark Wynter, 1965
- Rolando Becerra
- The Four Preps (Dancing and Dreaming, 1959).[3]
- The Emmons Sisters
- Ricky Nelson (number 9 in the UK)[4]
References
- ^ Paymer, Marvin E. (1999). Sentimental Journey: Intimate Portraits of America's Great Popular Songs 1920–1945. Darien, Connecticut: Two Bytes Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 1-881907-09-0.
- ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
- ^ "The Four Preps - Dancing and Dreaming". Discogs. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
- ^ Ricky Nelson, "Someday" Chart Positions. Retrieved April 3, 2014.