"Everybody Loves Somebody"
is a song written in 1947 by Irving Taylor
and Ken Lane. The song had already been
recorded by several artists (including Frank
Sinatra) by 1964, but without much success.
But it was in that year that Lane was
playing piano for Dean Martin on his Dream
With Dean LP sessions, and with an hour or
so of studio time left and one song short,
Lane suggested that Martin take a run at his
tune. Dean was agreeable, and the small
combo of piano, guitar, drums and bass
performed a relatively quiet, laid back jazz
version of the song.
Although still a major recording artist,
Martin had not had a Top 40 hit since 1958.
And yet, defying the odds, Released 1964,
Everybody Loves Somebody shot straight up
to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
is a song written in 1947 by Irving Taylor
and Ken Lane. The song had already been
recorded by several artists (including Frank
Sinatra) by 1964, but without much success.
But it was in that year that Lane was
playing piano for Dean Martin on his Dream
With Dean LP sessions, and with an hour or
so of studio time left and one song short,
Lane suggested that Martin take a run at his
tune. Dean was agreeable, and the small
combo of piano, guitar, drums and bass
performed a relatively quiet, laid back jazz
version of the song.
Although still a major recording artist,
Martin had not had a Top 40 hit since 1958.
And yet, defying the odds, Released 1964,
Everybody Loves Somebody shot straight up
to the top of the Billboard Hot 100.
