You Belong to Me (1952 song)

"You Belong to Me" is a popular song.

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Popular - Song

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It is credited to three writers: Pee Wee King, Redd Stewart, and Chilton Price. Actually Price wrote the song, and gave rights to the other two in exchange for publicity. She did this because of the success of an earlier hit which she had written, "Slow Poke," which had done so well with a similar arrangement that she felt she could do better by ceding partial credit for authorship to King and Stewart than trying to publicize the song herself.

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Pee Wee King - Redd Stewart - Chilton Price - Slow Poke

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The original version of the song was recorded by Patti Page, issued by Mercury Records as catalog number 5899, with the flip side "I Went to Your Wedding" (a bigger Patti Page hit, reaching #1). It entered the Billboard chart on August 22, 1952, and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.

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Patti Page - Mercury Records - Catalog number - I Went to Your Wedding - Billboard - August 22 - 1952

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A cover version by Jo Stafford became the biggest hit version, however. Issued by Columbia Records as catalog number 39811, it was Stafford's biggest hit, topping the charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom (the first song by a female singer to top the UK chart).

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Cover version - Jo Stafford - Columbia Records - United States - United Kingdom

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Another cover version, by Dean Martin, released by Capitol Records as catalog number 2165, was also in play at that time.

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Dean Martin - Capitol Records

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All the versions were combined in the rankings on the Cash Box charts, and the song reached #1 on those charts as well, lasting on the chart for more than half a year.

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A later version of the song, by The Duprees, also made the Billboard Top 10, reaching #7 in 1962.

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The Duprees - 1962

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