Somewhere There's a Someone (song)
| "Somewhere There's a Someone" | ||||
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Dutch release picture sleeve | ||||
| Single by Dean Martin | ||||
| from the album Somewhere There's a Someone | ||||
| B-side | "That Old Clock on the Wall" | |||
| Released | February 1966 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:14 | |||
| Label | Reprise G-0443[1] | |||
| Songwriter | Baker Knight | |||
| Producer | Jimmy Bowen | |||
| Dean Martin singles chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Record World | [2] |
| Billboard | Positive (Hot Pop)[3] |
"Somewhere There's a Someone" is a song written by Baker Knight, which was released in 1966 by Dean Martin.[4]
Release and reception
"Somewhere There's a Someone" was released as a seven-inch single in February 1966 by Reprise Records.[5] It was backed by another country-pop style song, "That Old Clock on the Wall" on the B-side,[3] which was included on Martin's Somewhere There's a Someone album, along with the title track. Both songs were produced by Jimmy Bowen and arranged by Ernie Freeman.[5]
The single was met with a positive critical reception upon its release. Billboard magazine said that the "With the feel and sound of "Everybody Loves Somebody," Martin has a strong contender for a big chart winner."[3] Record World said that it is a "wingalong tune that Dean does to sax accompaniment. Another in his list of amiable numbers.".[2]
Chart performance
Debuting on February 12, 1966, the song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 32,[6] while reaching No. 2 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart, during a longer thirteen-week run on it.[7] On another American music magazine, Cashbox, the single peaked at No. 34 on their Top 100 Singles chart during a seven-week run.[8] In Canada, the song reached No. 44 on the RPM 100,[9] and peaked at No. 9 on RPM's "GMP Guide".[10] On the Canadian CHUM Hit Parade the single reached No. 17.[11]
The song was ranked No. 18 on Billboard's ranking of "Top Easy Listening Singles" of 1966.[12]
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Track listing
7" vinyl single[5]
- "Somewhere There's a Someone" - 2:14
- "That Old Clock on the Wall" – 3:00
References
- ^ Popoff, Martin. Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records 1948-1991, Krause Publications, 2010. p. 763. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Record World Record Reviews, Four Stars" (PDF). Record World. Vol. 20, no. 975. February 12, 1966. p. 6. Retrieved December 31, 2025 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ a b c Billboard magazine, February 5, 1966: Hot Pop. Predicted to reach the top 60 page 16. Retrieved January 28, 2026 via worldradiohistory.com
- ^ Somewhere There's a Someone By: Dean Martin, MusicVF.com. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b c "Somewhere There's a Someone"/"That Old Clock on the Wall" (7" vinyl single) (Media notes). Dean Martin. Reprise Records. February 1966. G-0443.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ a b Dean Martin - Chart History - The Hot 100, Billboard.com. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 175. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ a b Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 219. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- ^ a b RPM 100", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 5, March 28, 1966. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b GMP Guide", RPM Weekly, Volume 5, No. 2, March 07, 1966. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "CHUM Hit Parade - Week of April 4, 1966". 1050CHUM. Archived from the original on November 7, 2006. Retrieved 2016-09-10. Chart No. 474.
- ^ a b Top Easy Listening Singles", Billboard, December 24, 1966. p. 35. Accessed September 9, 2016.
- ^ Billboard Top 40 Easy Listening", Billboard, March 19, 1966. p. 12. Accessed September 9, 2016.