Return to Me (song) explained

Return to Me
Type:	single
Artist:	Dean Martin
B-Side:	Forgetting You
Released:	February 17, 1958
Recorded:	January 23, 1958^[1]
Studio:	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre:	Traditional pop
Label:	Capitol
Prev Title:	Good Mornin' Life
Prev Year:	1957
Next Title:	Angel Baby
Next Year:	1958

"Return to Me" is a song with music by Carmen Lombardo and lyrics by Danny Di Minno.^[2] The song was released in 1958 by Dean Martin. Martin recorded the song again in 1961 for his album .^[3]

Chart performance

The song spent 22 weeks on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart, peaking at No. 2,^[4] while reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands,^[5] No. 5 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,^[6] No. 7 in Flanders,^[7] and No. 8 on Norway's VG-lista.^[8] In the United States, the song reached No. 4 on Billboards Top 100 Sides,^[9] No. 4 on Billboards chart of "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores”,^[10] and No. 4 on Billboards chart of "Most Played by Jockeys".^{[11] [12]}

Chart (1958)	Peak position
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)	5
Flanders	7
Netherlands	1
Norway (VG-lista)	8
UK New Musical Express	2
US Billboard - Top 100 Sides	4
US Billboard - Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores	4
US Billboard - Most Played by Jockeys	4
Wallonia^[13]	20

Other versions

• Denny Dennis - a single release in the UK in 1958.^[14]
• Elvis Presley - made a relaxed version of this song in December 1958, while performing military service in Germany, during his stay at the Hotel Grunewald, Bad Nauheim, where he resided.
• Connie Francis - for her album More Italian Favorites (1960).^[15]
• Jerry Vale - included in his album I Have But One Heart (1962).^[16]
• Marty Robbins released a version of the song in 1978, which reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.^[17]
• Chris Isaak for the album Baja Sessions (1996)
• Bob Dylan and his band recorded a version for the third season of The Sopranos in 2001.^[18]
• Deana Martin recorded "Return to Me" on her second studio album, Volare, released in 2009 by Big Fish Records.
• Tony Bennett and Vicente Fernández for the album Viva Duets (2012)

Popular culture

• Dean Martin's version is featured as the title song in the 2000 film Return to Me.^[19]
• The song plays on the radio in Mafia II, two of the characters, Joe Barbaro and Eddie Scarpa, even sing the song in Chapter 7.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dean Martin Records on 78 RPM. Deanmartinfancenter.com. 27 April 2021.
2. Web site: Original versions of Return to Me written by Carmen Lombardo, Danny DiMinno. Secondhandsongs.com. 27 April 2021.
3. Web site: Dino: Italian Love Songs – Dean Martin. AllMusic. April 15, 2018.
4. http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/589/dean-martin/ Dean Martin - Full Official Chart History
5. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Dean+Martin&titel=Return+To+Me+%28Ritorna+a+me%29&cat=s Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me)
6. Web site: CHUM Charts - Chart No. 51, Monday, May 05, 1958. 2016-01-18 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060721162206/http://www.1050chum.com:80/index_chumcharts.aspx?chart=51 . CHUM. July 21, 2006 .
7. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/c2cd/Dean-Martin-Return-To-Me-(Ritorna-a-me) Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me)
8. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dean+Martin&titel=Return+To+Me+%28Ritorna+a+me%29&cat=s Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me)
9. "Top 100 Sides", Billboard, June 9, 1958. p. 29. Accessed August 11, 2016.
10. "Best Selling Pop Singles in Stores", Billboard, June 9, 1958. p. 24. Accessed August 11, 2016.
11. "Most Played by Jockeys", Billboard, June 23, 1958. p. 38. Accessed August 11, 2016.
12. [Joel Whitburn|Whitburn, Joel]
13. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/c2cd/Dean-Martin-Return-To-Me-(Ritorna-a-me) Dean Martin - Return to Me (Ritorna a me)
14. Web site: 45cat.com. 45cat.com. March 13, 2018.
15. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1960 . March 13, 2018.
16. Web site: Discogs.com. Discogs.com. 1962 . March 13, 2018.
17. "Billboard Hot Country Singles", Billboard, March 25, 1978. p. 100. Accessed August 14, 2016.
18. Web site: The Sopranos: Peppers & Eggs [Music From the HBO Original Series] - Original Television Soundtrack | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic]. 27 April 2021. AllMusic.
19. [Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]