"I Will" (released b/w "I Catch Myself Crying", Liberty 55707) is a song written by

Dick Glasser Richard Eugene Glasser (December 8, 1933 – July 10, 2000) was an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Biography Glasser was born in Canton, Ohio, the third of eleven children and the oldest of five boys: subsequent to graduat ...

. The song was first a hit for

Vic Dana Samuel Mendola (born August 26, 1942, Buffalo, New York, United States), known professionally as Vic Dana, is an American singer, dancer and actor. Biography Discovered by Sammy Davis Jr., Dana was an excellent male dancer, particularly in Tap ...

in 1962, whose version spent 9 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 47, while reaching No. 12 on ''

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''s

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chart.

Other versions

*Dick Glasser recorded the song, which he released in June 1964 under the pseudonym Dick Lory. *

Billy Fury Ronald Wycherley (17 April 1940 – 28 January 1983), better known by his stage name Billy Fury, was an English musician. An early star of rock and roll, he spent 332 weeks on the UK singles chart. His hit singles include " Wondrous Place", " H ...

released a version in 1964, which spent 12 weeks on the UK's

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chart, reaching No. 14. *In 1965,

Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of ...

released a version, which spent 10 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, reaching No. 10, while reaching No. 3 on ''Billboard''s Easy Listening chart, No. 5 on

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, and No. 11 on Canada's "'' R.P.M.'' Play Sheet". *The song was recorded by

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for the 1966 album ''Born to Sing''. *Brazilian rock singer

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has a Portuguese version on his 1968 debut album Raulzito e os Panteras. * Ruby Winters released a version in late 1973, which peaked at number No. 39 on the US Hot Soul singles chart. In 1977, the song was released in the UK, where it spent 13 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, reaching No. 4.Ruby Winters - Full Official Chart History
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''. Accessed August 15, 2016. *

Declan Sinnott Declan Sinnott (born 29 July 1950) is an Irish musician and record producer. Life Originally from Wexford town, where his father was an optician and jeweller on Main Street, he came to Dublin in the late 1960s. Around 1970, he was a member o ...

recorded the song on

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's 2009 album "Listen".

References

1962 singles 1962 songs Dean Martin songs Reprise Records singles Song recordings produced by Jimmy Bowen Songs written by Dick Glasser Billy Fury songs {{1960s-single-stub