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"'Everybody Loves Somebody'" is a song written in 1947 by Irving Taylor and pianist Ken Lane, and made famous by Dean Martin who recorded and released his version in 1964.

History



Although written almost 20 years earlier, by 1964 the song had already been recorded by several artistsincluding Frank Sinatrabut without much success. Lane was playing piano for Dean Martin on his 'Dream with Dean' LP sessions, and with an hour or so of studio time left and one song short, Lane suggested that Martin take a run at his tune. Dean was agreeable, and the small combo of piano, guitar, drums, and bass performed a relatively quiet, laid-back version of the song (coincidentally, Martin had sung it almost 20 years earlier on Bob Hope's radio show in 1948, and also on Martin and Lewis's NBC radio program at about the same time). Almost immediately Martin re-recorded the song for his next album, this time with a full orchestra and chorus. His label, Reprise Records, was so enthusiastic about the hit potential of this version they titled the LP 'Everybody Loves Somebody' to capitalize on it.

Although still a major recording artist, Dean Martin had not had a top 40 hit since 1958. With the British Invasion ruling the U.S. charts, few had hopes that an Italian crooner who had been singing mainly standards for almost 20 years would sway many teenagers. Martin resented rock n' roll, and his attitude created conflict at home with his 12-year-old son Dean Paul Martin, who like many young people at the time worshipped pop groups like the Beatles. He told his son, "I'm gonna knock your pallies off the charts,"Quoted from 'Dino: Living High in the Dirty Business of Dreams' by Nick Tosches. and on August 15, 1964 he did just that: "Everybody Loves Somebody" knocked the Beatles' "A Hard Day's Night" off the No. 1 slot on 'Billboard', going straight up to the top of both the 'Billboard' Hot 100 and the Pop-Standard Singles chart,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1964/Billboard%201964-08-01.pdf Pop-Standard Singles]", 'Billboard', August 1, 1964. p. 43. Accessed September 21, 2016. the latter for eight weeks.

It ultimately replaced "That's Amore" as Martin's signature song, and he sang it as the theme of his weekly television variety show from 1965 to 1974. The song has become so identified with Martin that later versions are invariably compared to his take.

"Everybody Loves Somebody Sometime" appears on Martin's grave marker in Los Angeles.[https://books.google.ca/books?id=iROiDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT178&lpg=PT178&dq=%22Everybody+Loves+Somebody+Sometime%22+gravestone&source=bl&ots=MrlGQAqTWS&sig=ACfU3U3eln5jcf6t0J847rVZuqVDoY0wsg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjO2Za3iqjpAhVfAZ0JHeA3DQk4ChDoATAPegQIChAB#v=onepage&q=%22Everybody%20Loves%20Somebody%20Sometime%22%20gravestone&f=false 'Any last words?']

Covers



Ray Gelato records a cover of the song inserted in the 2004 self-titled album (T2, TWR0131-2), released in the UK.

Chart performance



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References



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*'The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits', 6th Edition, 1996


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