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Return to Me (song)
1958 song performed by Dean Martin From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Return to Me" is a song with music by Carmen Lombardo and lyrics by Danny Di Minno.[2] The song was released in 1958 by Dean Martin. Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album Dino: Italian Love Songs.[3]
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Chart performance
The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart, peaking at No. 2,[4] while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands,[5] No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[6] No. 7 in Flanders,[7] and No. 8 on Norway's VG-lista.[8] In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on Billboard's Top 100 Sides,[9] No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores”,[10] and No. 4 on Billboard's chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".[11][12]
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Other versions
- Denny Dennis - a single release in the UK in 1958.[14]
- Elvis Presley - made a relaxed version of this song in December 1958, while performing military service in Germany, during his stay at the Hotel Grunewald, Bad Nauheim, where he resided.
- Connie Francis - for her album More Italian Favorites (1960).[15]
- Jerry Vale - included in his album I Have But One Heart (1962).[16]
- Marty Robbins released a version of the song in 1978, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[17]
- Chris Isaak for the album Baja Sessions (1996)
- Bob Dylan and his band recorded a version for the third season of The Sopranos in 2001.[18]
- Deana Martin recorded "Return to Me" on her second studio album, Volare, released in 2009 by Big Fish Records.
- Tony Bennett and Vicente Fernández for the album Viva Duets (2012)
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Popular culture
- Dean Martin's version is featured as the title song in the 2000 film Return to Me.[19]
- The song plays on the radio in Mafia II, two of the characters, Joe Barbaro and Eddie Scarpa, even sing the song in Chapter 7.
References
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