I Only Want to Be with You is a rock-and-roll song by Mike Hawker (1936-2014) and Ivor Raymonde. It was the first solo single released by British singer Dusty Springfield under her long-time producer Johnny Franz. It has since been recorded by many artists and has charted several times. Recorded by Dusty Springfield while she was still a member of The Springfields, the song was released in November 1963, three weeks after The Springfields final concert. The recording session took place at the original Olympic Studios in Carton Street in Londons West End. The song was arranged and conducted by Ivor Raymonde, and recorded by engineer Keith Grant. It was a popular success, reaching #4 UK, #12 US, #6 Australia, and #21 Canada. In the US, Dusty Springfield was the second artist of the British Invasion, after the Beatles, to have a hit, entering the Billboard chart at #77 in the last week of January 1964 (the Beatles having She Loves You at #69 and I Want to Hold Your Hand at #3).
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000
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