Yours (Quiéreme Mucho)

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"Yours" is a popular song.

The music was written by Gonzalo Roig, the lyrics^[1] by Albert Gamse and Jack Sherr. The song was published in 1931.

The song is based on a Spanish language song, "Quiéreme Mucho", and the original Spanish lyrics^[2] were by Augustin Rodriguez.

Hit versions were recorded by the Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, Vera Lynn, and Dick Contino, at different times.

The recording by Jimmy Dorsey was released by Decca Records as catalog number 3657. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 23, 1941 and lasted 13 weeks on the chart, peaking at #2. ^[3]

The recording by Vera Lynn was released by London Records as catalog number 1261. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on October 17, 1952 and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #8. ^[3]

The recording by Dick Contino was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70455. It reached #27 on its only week on the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart, on November 24, 1954. ^[3]

[edit] Recorded versions

• Ray Anthony and his orchestra
• Lucie Arnaz
• Chet Atkins
• Gene Autry
• The Beau Marks
• Vikki Carr
• José Carreras
• Ray Charles
• Dick Contino (instrumental) (1954)
• Bing Crosby
• Xavier Cugat (vocal: Dinah Shore) (1939)
• Dick Dale
• The Del-Vikings (1956)
• Plácido Domingo
• Jimmy Dorsey and his orchestra (vocal: Bob Eberly and Helen O'Connell) (1941)
• The Duprees
• Percy Faith
• Freddy Fender
• Ibrahim Ferrer (2007)
• The Flamingos (1959)
• Connie Francis (1960)
• John Gary
• Benny Goodman and his orchestra (vocal: Helen Forrest) (1941)
• Eydie Gormé
• Eddy Howard
• Engelbert Humperdinck (1985)
• Julio Iglesias (1982)
• Joni James (1963)
• Andre Kostelanetz and his orchestra
• Charlie Kunz
• Frankie Laine with Michel LeGrand (1958)
• Julie London (1963)
• Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers (1958)
• Vera Lynn (1952)
• Tony Martin
• Mickey & Silvia
• Vaughn Monroe and his orchestra (vocal: Marilyn Duke) (1941)
• Nana Mouskouri
• Jim Reeves
• Marty Robbins (1962)
• Dickie Rock
• Linda Ronstadt (1992)
• Edmundo Ros
• The Three Degrees
• Jerry Vale (1963)
• Caterina Valente
• Billy Vaughn and his orchestra
• Hugo Winterhalter and his orchestra
• Finbar Wright

[edit] References

1. ^ Song lyric
2. ^ "Quiéreme Mucho" lyric
3. ^ ^{a b c} Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.