Love Somebody (1947 song)

"Love Somebody"
Single by Doris Day and Buddy Clark
B-side	"Confess"
Recorded	1947
Length	3:04
Label	Columbia Records
Songwriter(s)	Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer
Doris Day singles chronology
"The Christmas Song" "Love Somebody" "Confess"

"Love Somebody" is a pop standard recorded by Doris Day. The song was written by Joan Whitney and Alex Kramer and published in 1947.

Doris Day and Buddy Clark recorded the song^[1] on November 21, 1947. It was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38174, with the flip side "Confess". It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 28, 1948, peaking at #6 and lasting 24 weeks on the chart.^[2]

On the Billboard US Top 100 Pop chart, the song reached number one and remained there for five consecutive weeks, becoming a Gold record.^[3] The B-side, "Confess", was also a chart hit for Day and Clark, peaking at #16.

"Love Somebody" was the #16 pop song of 1948.^[4]

Cover versions

In 1963, Hong Kong female singer Chang Loo (張露) (1932–2009), covered this song, under title name of "Love Somebody / 我中意你", in alternate English and Cantonese language, on her album An Evening With Chang Loo with EMI Columbia Records.

In 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider recorded the song as a duet with David Campbell for her Doris Day tribute album Melinda Does Doris.

References

1. Gilliland, John. (197X). "Pop Chronicles 1940s Program #21 - All Tracks UNT Digital Library". Digital.library.unt.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
2. Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Record Research.
3. [1] Archived September 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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