You've Still Got a Place in My Heart (song)
| "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dean Martin | ||||
| B-side | "Old Yellow Line" | |||
| Released | 1968 | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leon Payne | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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| "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" | ||||
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| Single by George Jones | ||||
| from the album You've Still Got a Place in My Heart | ||||
| B-side | "I'm Ragged but I'm Right" | |||
| Released | March 1984 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:18 | |||
| Label | Epic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Leon Payne | |||
| Producer(s) | Billy Sherrill | |||
| George Jones singles chronology | ||||
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"You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Leon Payne in 1950.[1]
In 1967, Dean Martin released a version of the song on the album Happiness Is Dean Martin. Martin released the song as a single in 1968, which spent 7 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 60,[2] while reaching No. 7 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart,[3][4] and No. 44 on Canada's RPM 100.[5]
In 1967, Glen Campbell released a version of the song as the B-side to "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" and on the album Burning Bridges.
It was covered by Con Hunley in 1978, whose version peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.
George Jones covered it on his 1984 album, You've Still Got a Place in My Heart and released it as a single, peaking at number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [6]
Chart performance
[edit]Dean Martin
[edit]| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 | 60 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening | 7 |
| Canada - RPM 100 | 44 |
Con Hunley
[edit]| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 14 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 20 |
George Jones
[edit]| Chart (1984) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third Series, Volume 4, Part 5A, Number 1, Published Music January–June 1950, Copyright Office Library of Congress. p. 557. Accessed September 17, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 17, 2016.
- ^ Dean Martin - Chart History - Adult Contemporary, Billboard.com. Accessed September 17, 2016.
- ^ "Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, May 11, 1968. p. 40. Accessed September 17, 2016.
- ^ "RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 9, No. 10, May 04, 1968. Accessed September 17, 2016.
- ^ "George Jones singles". Allmusic. Retrieved November 25, 2011.
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