"You Call Everybody Darlin" is a

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. The words and music were by Sam Martin ''(né'' Samuel Matzkowitz; 1908–2002),

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, and his brother,

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, who used the ''

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,'' Clem Watts. The song was copyrighted and published in 1946.

Popular recordings

Several versions were recorded that charted in

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(mostly recorded that year, but at least one possibly in the previous year): by

(Clem Watts' real name; the biggest-selling version), Anne Vincent, Jack Smith,

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, Jerry Wayne, and

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. The song was also recorded by

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that year. * A country singer, Smiley Wilson ''(né'' Hamilton Knowles Wilson; 1922–1988), with the Crossroads Gang, recorded the song January 1, 1947, in

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on the

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C2122). * The

recording was released by Regent Records as catalog number 117. The record first reached the ''

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'' charts on June 18, 1948, and lasted 22 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1. A separate Al Trace recording, recorded 1946 for Sterling 3023, reached #21 in ''Billboard's'' "Most Played in Juke Boxes" survey in a 3-week chart run.

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sang lead on both versions. * Anne Vincent ''(née'' Anne Sutherland Lloyd; 1925–1999), with a vocal quartet, recorded the song in 1948 on the Mercury label (

1829; catalog no. 5155). The record first reached the ''

'' charts on July 23, 1948, and lasted 12 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. * The Jack Smith recording was recorded about December 30, 1947, and released by

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as catalog number 15155. The record first reached the ''

'' charts on August 13, 1948, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. *

recording was recorded on July 26, 1948, and released by

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as catalog number 24490. The flip side was " Underneath the Arches". The record first reached the ''

'' charts on August 27, 1948, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #16. * Jerry Wayne ''(né'' Jerome Marvin Krauth; 1916–1996), father of composer

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, recorded the song July 7, 1948. It was released on the

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label (catalog no. 38286;

: CO38955). The recording first reached the ''

'' charts on September 10, 1948, and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #26. *

and the Drugstore Cowboys recorded the song in 1948 on the

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label (Cat #20-3109). The record first reached the ''

'' charts on September 17, 1948, and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #27. * The

version was recorded on July 16, 1948, and released by

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(

48S3003; catalog no. 10258B). * The Sven Arefeldt Orkester, Arefeldt as vocalist, recorded the song January 3, 1949, in Stockholm on

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8013; catalog no. Swd 7407). * Country singer Lamar Morris revived the tune as a minor country chart song in 1973. * American country music artist K. T. Oslin

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the song on her 1990 album, '' Love in a Small Town''. It was the fourth single released from the project and reached #69 on the ''

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chart.

Notes and references

Notes

References

1946 songs Number-one singles in the United States Songs written by Al Trace {{1940s-song-stub