I Only Want to Be with You
| "I Only Want to Be with You" | ||||
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| Single by Dusty Springfield | ||||
| B-side | "Once Upon A Time" | |||
| Released | November 8, 1963 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | 1963, Olympic Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop music | |||
| Label | Philips Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde | |||
| Producer(s) | Johnny Franz | |||
| Dusty Springfield singles chronology | ||||
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"I Only Want to Be with You" is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker[1] and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz. It has since been recorded by many artists and has charted several times.
Background
Recorded by Dusty Springfield while she was still a member of The Springfields, the song was released in November 1963, three weeks after The Springfields' final concert. The recording session took place at the original Olympic Studios in Carlton Street in London's West End. The song was arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde, and recorded by engineer Keith Grant. It was a popular success, reaching #4 UK, #12 US, #6 Australia, and #21 Canada. In the US, Dusty Springfield was the second artist of the British Invasion, after the Beatles, to have a hit, entering the Billboard chart at #77 in the last week of January 1964 (the Beatles having "She Loves You" at #69 and "I Want to Hold Your Hand" at #3).
Raymonde's arrangement is unmistakable with its relentless "ticker-ticker" beat and cascading drum rolls, full-on choirs and "Tower of Power" horn section pitched against soaring rock strings. It set the production standard for Springfield's later hits, such as "Stay Awhile" and "Little by Little". Springfield also recorded the song with an almost identical arrangement in German, with the title "Auf dich nur wart' ich immerzu".
The song was performed by Springfield on the first ever edition of the BBC's Top of the Pops on January 1, 1964.
The song was re-released as a 7" & 12" single (see cover in infobox) in 1988 coinciding with its use in a soft-drink commercial, and peaked at #83 in the UK.
Chart performance
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Bay City Rollers version
| "I Only Wanna Be With You" | ||||
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| Single by Bay City Rollers | ||||
| from the album Dedication | ||||
| B-side | "Write a Letter" | |||
| Released | August 1976 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, 12", 7" | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Arista | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde | |||
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Ienner | |||
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In 1976, the Bay City Rollers covered the song, and their version is the most commercially successful to date. In both the UK and the US, they tied Dusty Springfield's chart rankings from 12 years earlier. However, in the US they spent five weeks longer on the chart.[3]
Chart performance
| Weekly singles chart (1976) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Charts | 8 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 17 |
| Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) | 14 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 3 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 9 |
| German Singles Chart | 9 |
| Irish Singles Chart[4] | 2 |
| Italian Singles Chart[5] | 5 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 12 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 | 8 |
| WLS survey (Chicago) [6] | 2 |
| Year-end chart (1976) | Position |
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| UK [7] | 61 |
| U.S.[8] | 102 |
| Canada[9] | 82 |
| WLS survey (Chicago)[10] | 14 |
The Tourists version
| "I Only Wanna Be With You" | ||||
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| Single by The Tourists | ||||
| from the album Reality Effect | ||||
| Released | November 1979 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Logo Records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde | |||
| Tourists singles chronology | ||||
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In 1979, the song was also covered by The Tourists, a band which included Annie Lennox on vocals. This was the band's first and biggest hit. The song was used on a montage of stars when Thames Television went off the air in 1992.
Charts
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Charts | 6 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 50 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 13 |
| UK Singles Chart | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 83 |
Samantha Fox version
| "I Only Wanna Be with You" | ||||
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| Single by Samantha Fox | ||||
| from the album I Wanna Have Some Fun | ||||
| B-side | "Confession" | |||
| Released | January 1989 | |||
| Format | Vinyl, 12", 7"; CD | |||
| Recorded | PWL, The Borough, London | |||
| Genre | Eurobeat, synthpop | |||
| Length | 2:45 | |||
| Label | Jive records | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Hawker and Ivor Raymonde | |||
| Producer(s) | Stock Aitken Waterman | |||
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In 1988, Samantha Fox covered the song as "I Only Wanna Be with You" for her album I Wanna Have Some Fun. It was released as the second single in the United States and Europe from her third studio album I Wanna Have Some Fun (1988). The song was another hit for Fox, reaching number 16 in the United Kingdom and number 31 in the United States. The music video includes scenes of Fox hunting through trash cans, dancing, fireworks, and the singer in bed with her bespectacled lover.[11]
Television shows Fox performed the song on include Top of the Pops in 1989 and Viva el espectáculo on TVE1 in 1990.[12][13]
Charts
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Charts | 19 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 19 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 13 |
| French Singles Chart | 10 |
| German Singles Chart | 25 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 9 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 28 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 24 |
| UK Singles Chart | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 31 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 12 |
Track listings
- UK 7" Vinyl(FOXY X11) Jive[14]
- "I Only Wanna Be With You" 2:45
- "Confession" 4:40
- US Maxi Single(1195-2-JDJ) Jive[15]
- "I Only Wanna Be with You (Single Edit)" 2:45
- "I Only Wanna Be with You (Special Single Edit)" 3:19
- "I Only Wanna Be with You (Extended Mix)" 4:56
- UK 12" Vinyl(FOXY T 11) Jive[16]
- "I Only Wanna Be with You (Extended Mix)" 4:56
- "I Only Wanna Be with You (Acapella Mix)" 3:17
- "I Only Wanna Acid with You (Mix 1)" 6:20
- "Confession" 4:40
Luis Miguel version
| "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" | ||||
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| Single by Luis Miguel | ||||
| from the album Soy Como Quiero Ser | ||||
| B-side | "Sunny" | |||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Format | Airplay, Promo single | |||
| Recorded | 1987 | |||
| Genre | Latin | |||
| Length | 3:11 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Writer(s) | Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde, Luis Gómez Escolar | |||
| Producer(s) | Juan Carlos Calderón | |||
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Mexican singer Luis Miguel recorded a cover version of the song, titled "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" (Now You Can Leave) which was released as the first single from his Grammy-nominated album Soy Como Quiero Ser, the first album recorded by the singer under the WEA record label. It was produced by Juan Carlos Calderón and adapted by Luis Gomez Escolar.[17] This single became very successful, peaking at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart for three non-consecutive weeks in 1987, being the first chart topper for the singer on the chart.[18] At the time, Luis Miguel was the youngest to score a number-one hit on the Hot Latin Tracks at the age of 17, ironically replacing veteran Julio Iglesias at the summit. In 2005, Luis Miguel included this song on his compilation album Grandes Éxitos.[19] This version ranked at number 28 in the Hot Latin Tracks Year-End Chart of 1988.
Music videos
Two music videos were shot. The first one was shot with Angélica Rivera, while the second one was shot dancing in a bridge. The second one was included in Grandes Exitos Videos.
| Chart (1987) | Peak position |
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| United States Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| Preceded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (first run) August 22, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias |
| Preceded by "Lo Mejor de Tu Vida" by Julio Iglesias |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (second run) September 12, 1987 |
Succeeded by "La Bamba" by Los Lobos |
| Preceded by "La Bamba" by Los Lobos |
U.S. Billboard Hot Latin Tracks number-one single (Luis Miguel version) (third run) November 7, 1987 |
Succeeded by "Que No Se Rompa la Noche" by Julio Iglesias |
Other versions
1964 Les Surfs as "A Présent Tu Peux t'en Aller'" French
- also recorded by Richard Anthony
- Les Surfs as "E adesso te ne puoi andar" #2 (Italy)
- Lill-Babs as "Jag Vill Vara Nära Dig" Swedish
- Donna Lynn on her eponymous album Capitol LP 2085
- Lita Torelló (es) as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish also recorded by Silvana Velasco (es)
1965 Enrique Guzman on his album Éxitos internacionalesas "Solo quiero
- estar contigo" Spanish also recorded by Juan Ramón (es) on his album Más corazón que nunca
1966 Les Surfs as "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish
1967 Helena Vondráčková as "Chytila jsem na pasece motýlka" Czech
1969 Elin as "Det har jeg altid ønsket mig" Danish
- Agneta Zelán as "Jag Ville Vara Nära Dig" Swedish
1975 Chelsia Chan on her debut album Dark Side Of Your Mind
- Rauli 'Badding' Somerjoki on his album Sydän lämpöä täys
- as "Jykevää on rakkaus" Finnish
1976 Howard Carpendale as "Ab Heute Weht Ein Neuer Wind" (German)
- James Fung made his Cantonese cover as "天賜良緣" Chinese
1982 Barbara Dickson in medley with "Dancing in the Street"/ "He's a Rebel"/
- "You Keep Me Hangin' On" on her album Here We Go...Barbara Dickson Live on Tour
- Nicolette Larson
#53 U.S., (A/C#15) * parent album All Dressed Up & No Place to Go
1983 The Flirts on their album Flirts
- Tony Hatch & His Orchestra on his album Quiet Nights
1986 Southside Johnny & The Jukes on their album At Least We Got Shoes 1989 Danny Chan on his album Yat sang ho kau (一生何求)
- as "流浪者" ("lau long tze")
1991 Maywood on their Walking Back to Happiness album
1992 Paula Koivuniemi on her album Se kesäni mun
- as "Haluun olla luonas sun" Finnish
1992 cont'd Wenche Myhre as "Hvis Bare Jeg Får Bli Hos Deg" Norwegian
1993 Beatriz Rico (es) on her album Baila Sin Parar as
- "Ahora Te Puedes Marchar" Spanish
1997 Ash covered the song for a promotional tour[20]
1998 Annette Klingenberg (da) on her album Weep No More
- Twiggy & Twiggy (Rasputina & Twiggy Ramirez) on the soundtrack of
1999 Argema (cs) on their album Milion Snů as "Žába"Czech
- Elton John performed the song in concert at the Peoria (IL) Civic Center
- Arena after learning of Dusty Springfield's death on March 2, 1999. John introduced the song saying "Dusty, wherever you are, this one's for you, my love, with all my love."
- Ville Valo with the Agents on the Agents' album Laulava Sydän
- as "Jykevää on rakkaus" Finnish
2001 Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Blow in the Wind
2002 Vonda Shepard on her album Songs from Ally McBeal
2003 Maleewan Jemina (th) on her 2003 album Me & Moment in Time
2004 Tommy February6 on her single L・O・V・E・L・Y ～夢見るLOVELY BOY～
2005 Taiwanese female group 7 Flowers on their eponymous album
- Volbeat on their 2005 debut album The Strength / The Sound / The Songs
2007 Tina Arena on her album Songs of Love & Loss
- The Shakers (Uruguayan band) as "Solo quiero estar contigo" Spanish:
- bonus track on re-issue of band's 1965 album Los Shakers
2008 Shelby Lynne on her Dusty Springfield tribute album Just a Little Lovin'
2009 Jessica Andersson as "I Only Wanna Be With You" on her album Wake Up
- Barbee (hu) as "Ámor nyila" Hungarian
2011 Amy Macdonald: recorded for a multi-artist Dusty Springfield tribute
- album announced in 2008 then canceled, the track was first released on the multi-artist album Reworked, a fundraiser for Save the Children featuring songs used in John Lewis ad campaigns
2013 Lodovica Comello (it/es) as "I Only Want To Be With You" on her album
- Universo
Uses on television
- Was used in the opening for the TV series Arli$$
- The Tourists' version of the song was played along with TV clips on 31 December 1992 - 1 January 1993 when Thames Television finished broadcasting before Carlton Television took over
- The song was used in the British soap opera EastEnders when the character Sam Mitchell dug up the body of Den Watts
- The song was used by TVNZ to promote TV2 changing the words to "I only want to be with 2!"
- The song was also used as soundtrack in Greek Comedy TV series "Tilempora" (TV Storm) on Mega Channel in 2004.
- The song featured in a John Lewis television ad highlighting how the company had been selling electronic equipment for a substantial number of years.
- The song was used in a swimwear advert for Boux Avenue in 2014. The ad featured Jamelia, who also sang the song, with the chorus changed to "I only want to be with Boux".
References
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10944014/Mike-Hawker-obituary.html
- ↑ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1964.shtml
- ↑ Whitman, Joel (2003). Top Pop Singles 1955-2002. Record Research. p. 294. ISBN 9780898201550.
- ↑ http://www.irishcharts.ie
- ↑ http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/indici/per_interprete/ab.htm
- ↑ http://www.users.qwest.net/~oldiesloon/wls110676.htm
- ↑ http://www.uk-charts.top-source.info/top-100-1976.shtml
- ↑ http://www.bullfrogspond.com/whitburn/1976wye.htm
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/
- ↑ http://www.oldiesloon.com/il/wls89of77.htm
- ↑ Video on YouTube
- ↑ "Viva el espectáculo" Episode #1.15 (TV episode 1990) - IMDb
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (TOTP '89)". YouTube. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Samantha Fox - I Only Wanna Be With You (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
- ↑ "Soy Como Quiero Ser". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ↑ "Luis Miguel - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ↑ "Grandes Éxitos - Luis Miguel". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- ↑ "Ash 7" info". Eil.com. 2004-11-18. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
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