"There! I've Said It Again" is a
popular song
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written and published by
Redd Evans
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and
David Mann in 1941. In early 1945,
Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra
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released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the
Billboard's National Radio Airplay chart for five straight weeks, then no.2 for six more weeks, and a total run of 29 weeks.
It finished 1945 as the
no. 4 record of the year.
1945 versions
Vaughn Monroe's version of "There! I've Said It Again" reached No. 1 on ''
Billboard
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''s chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air", while also reaching No. 1 on ''Billboard''s charts of "Best-Selling Popular Retail Records" and no. 2 on "Most-Played Juke Box Records".
[Most-Played Juke Box Records]
, ''Billboard
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'', June 23, 1945. p. 25. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
Jimmy Dorsey
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released a version of "There! I've Said It Again" in 1945, which reached No. 8 on ''Billboard''s chart of "Records Most-Played on the Air" and No. 12 on ''Billboard''s chart of "Most-Played Juke Box Records".
A version was also released by
The Modernaires
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with
Paula Kelly in 1945, which was a hit that year.
Bobby Vinton version
Bobby Vinton, backed by arranger/conductor Stan Applebaum, recorded and released "There! I've Said It Again" as a single in the fall of 1963. In 1964, Vinton released the song on the album ''
There! I've Said It Again
"There! I've Said It Again" is a popular song written and published by Redd Evans and David Mann in 1941. In early 1945, Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra released Victor 20-1637, which reached the number one position on the Billboard's Natio ...
''.
Vinton's version topped the
''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart on January 4, 1964 and remained there for four weeks.
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''Billboard.com''. Retrieved March 24, 2018. It was the first No. 1 song of 1964, and spent 13 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart.
The song also spent five weeks atop the ''Billboard''
Middle-Road Singles chart. It was Vinton's third number-one song on both charts, following "
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" and "
Blue Velvet".
Vinton's version also reached No. 1 on the ''
Cash Box
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'' Top 100, No. 1 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade", No. 5 on Canada's
CHUM Hit Parade, and spent 10 weeks on the United Kingdom's ''
Record Retailer
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'' chart, reaching No. 34.
Vinton's version was ranked No. 12 on ''Cash Box''s "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1964".
Chart performance
All-time charts
Other notable versions
Sam Cooke
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released a version of the song in 1959. Cooke's version spent five weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching No. 81, while reaching No. 25 on ''Billboard''s
Hot R&B Sides chart.
Al Saxon released a version of the song in 1961, which reached No. 48 on the United Kingdom's ''
Record Retailer
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'' chart.
Al Saxon - Full Official Chart History
''Official Charts Company
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''. Accessed October 13, 2015
A cover by Mickey Gilley
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peaked at No. 53 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles
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chart in 1989.
References
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1941 songs
1945 singles
1963 singles
1989 singles
Songs with music by David Mann (songwriter)
Songs with lyrics by Redd Evans
Bobby Vinton songs
Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
Cashbox number-one singles
Number-one singles in New Zealand
Vaughn Monroe songs