"Love Somebody" is a

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recorded by Doris Day. The song was written by Joan Whitney and

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and published in 1947. Doris Day and

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recorded the song on November 21, 1947. It was released by Columbia Records as catalog number 38174, with the flip side "

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". It first reached the

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Best Seller chart on May 28, 1948, peaking at #6 and lasting 24 weeks on the chart. On the ''Billboard'' US Top 100 Pop chart, the song reached number one and remained there for five consecutive weeks, becoming a

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. The B-side, "

", was also a chart hit for Day and Clark, peaking at #16. "Love Somebody" was the #16 pop song of 1948.
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Cover versions

In 1963,

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female singer Chang Loo (張露) (1932–2009), covered this song, under title name of "Love Somebody / 我中意你", in alternate

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and

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language, on her album ''An Evening With Chang Loo'' with EMI Columbia Records. In 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider recorded the song as a duet with David Campbell for her Doris Day tribute album ''Melinda Does Doris''.

References

Doris Day songs 1948 songs Songs written by Joan Whitney (songwriter) Songs written by Alex Kramer Male–female vocal duets {{pop-standard-stub