"My Heart Is an Open Book" is a song written by

Hal David Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He grew up in New York City. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David ...

and

Lee Pockriss Lee Julian Pockriss (January 20, 1924 – November 14, 2011) was an American songwriter who wrote many well-known popular songs and several scores for films and Broadway shows, mainly during the 1960s and 1970s. Early life and career Born in ...

and performed by

Carl Dobkins Jr. Carl Edward Dobkins Jr. (January 13, 1941 – April 8, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1959 hit, "My Heart Is an Open Book", which went to No.3 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. The record sold over one milli ...

It reached #3 on the U.S. pop chart and #11 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1959. It was featured on his 1959 album ''Carl Dobkins, Jr.'' The single ranked #19 on ''Billboard's'' Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1959.

Other versions

Jimmy Dean Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He became ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart. *

Michael Holliday Norman Alexander Milne, known professionally as Michael Holliday (26 November 1924 – 29 October 1963) was a British singer, who was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He had a number of chart hits in the UK, including two number one si ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1958, but it did not chart. *

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor and comedian. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed "The King of Cool". M ...

released a version of the song on his 1965 album, ''

Dean Martin Hits Again __NOTOC__ ''Dean Martin Hits Again'' is a 1965 studio album by Dean Martin, produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged by Ernie Freeman. The album was a Top 20 hit, and Martin's fourth gold album. This was Martin's first album to be produced by Bowen ...

''. *

Cliff Richard Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British musican, singer, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million s ...

released a version of the song on his 1965 EP, ''Take Four by Cliff Richard''. *

Jan Crutchfield Jan Crutchfield (February 26, 1938 – October 30, 2012) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing " Statue of a Fool", which was first recorded in 1969 by Jack Greene and was a No. 1 hit on the Hot Coun ...

released a version of the song as a single in 1968, but it did not chart. * The Fantastic Baggys released a version of the song on their compilation album, ''Anywhere the Girls Are!: The Best of Fantastic Baggys''. * Luther Henderson and His Orchestra released a version of the song on their 2002 compilation album, ''Clap Hands!/The Greatest Sound Around''.

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1958 songs 1958 singles 1968 singles Songs with lyrics by Hal David Songs written by Lee Pockriss Carl Dobkins Jr. songs Jimmy Dean songs Dean Martin songs Cliff Richard songs Decca Records singles Columbia Records singles {{1950s-single-stub