If I Give My Heart to You
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"If I Give My Heart to You" is a popular
song
written by Jimmy Brewster
, Jimmie Crane, and Al Jacobs.
The most popular versions of the song were recorded by Doris Day
and Denise Lor
; both chart
ed in 1954
. Anne Shelton recorded a version for the UK
market, but it lost out to the Day version, as well as one by Joan Regan
which became the highest charting version in that country. A version by Kitty Kallen
also charted in 1959
.
The song was recorded by country
singer Margo Smith
in 1979, where it went to #10 on the Country charts.
The recording by Doris Day
was released by Columbia Records
as catalog number
40300. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
on September 11, 1954. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #4; on the Best Seller chart, at #4; on the Juke Box chart, at #3.
The recording by Denise Lor
was released by Majar Records as catalog number 27. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 25, 1954 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13.
The song was referenced in the 1986 film "Crocodile Dundee", when the title character, played by Paul Hogan, sang the parody lyrics "if i give my heart to you, i'll have none and you'll have two".
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song
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written by Jimmy Brewster
Jimmy Brewster
Jimmy Brewster was an American Football League player for the Newark Bears. He played collegiately for the Georgia Tech football team....
, Jimmie Crane, and Al Jacobs.
The most popular versions of the song were recorded by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
and Denise Lor
Denise Lor
Denise Lor is an American popular singer and actress.She was a featured artist on Garry Moore's television show.Ms. Lor was married to and subsequently divorced from TV director and singer Jay Martin, with whom she had sons, Ron and Dennis. They had met when she was singing on The Garry Moore...
; both chart
Record chart
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ed in 1954
1954 in music
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. Anne Shelton recorded a version for the UK
United Kingdom
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market, but it lost out to the Day version, as well as one by Joan Regan
Joan Regan
Joan Regan is a traditional pop music singer from the UK, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:...
which became the highest charting version in that country. A version by Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen
Kitty Kallen is an American popular singer who sang with a number of big bands in the 1940s, coming back in the 1950s to score her biggest hit, "Little Things Mean a Lot" in 1954.-Career:...
also charted in 1959
1959 in music
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.
The song was recorded by country
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
singer Margo Smith
Margo Smith
Margo Smith is an American Country Music Singer. In the 1970s, she was a popular female Country vocalist, acquiring two No. 1 hits on the Country charts during that time, "Don't Break the Heart That Loves You" and "It Only Hurts for a Little While", both Country music remakes of previous Pop music...
in 1979, where it went to #10 on the Country charts.
The recording by Doris Day
Doris Day
Doris Day is an American actress, singer and, since her retirement from show business, an animal rights activist. With an entertainment career that spanned through almost 50 years, Day started her career as a big band singer in 1939, but only began to be noticed after her first hit recording,...
was released by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
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as catalog number
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40300. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts
Billboard charts
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on September 11, 1954. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #4; on the Best Seller chart, at #4; on the Juke Box chart, at #3.
The recording by Denise Lor
Denise Lor
Denise Lor is an American popular singer and actress.She was a featured artist on Garry Moore's television show.Ms. Lor was married to and subsequently divorced from TV director and singer Jay Martin, with whom she had sons, Ron and Dennis. They had met when she was singing on The Garry Moore...
was released by Majar Records as catalog number 27. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on August 25, 1954 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13.
The song was referenced in the 1986 film "Crocodile Dundee", when the title character, played by Paul Hogan, sang the parody lyrics "if i give my heart to you, i'll have none and you'll have two".