You're the Reason I'm Living

"You're the Reason I'm Living"
"You're the Reason I'm Living"
Single by Bobby Darin
from the album You're the Reason I'm Living
B-side	"Now You're Gone"
Released	December 31, 1962
Recorded	1962
Studio	Capitol Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre	Country pop
Length	2:29
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Bobby Darin
Producer(s)	Nick Venet
Bobby Darin singles chronology

"You're the Reason I'm Living" is a 1963 single written and performed by Bobby Darin,^[2] from his album of the same name. Musicians on the recording session included drummer Earl Palmer.^[3]

Chart performance

The single was very successful spending 2 weeks at #3 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart beginning March 16, 1963. "You're the Reason I'm Living" peaked at #9 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.^[4] In Canada the song reached #11.^[5]

Cover versions

Elvis Presley recorded a live version of the song for 1975's "Live in Las Vegas."

References

^ Burke, Ken (January 1, 1998). "Bobby Darrin". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 121–122.
^ "Cover versions of You're the Reason I'm Living by Bobby Darin | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
^ Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999
^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 145.
^ "CHUM Hit Parade - February 11, 1963".

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[Lounge_1998-1] Burke, Ken (January 1, 1998). "Bobby Darrin". In Knopper, Steve (ed.). MusicHound Lounge: The Essential Album Guide. Detroit: Visible Ink Press. pp. 121–122.

[2] "Cover versions of You're the Reason I'm Living by Bobby Darin | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.

[3] Scherman, Tony, Backbeat: The Earl Palmer Story, foreword by Wynton Marsalis, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington D.C., 1999

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 145.

[5] "CHUM Hit Parade - February 11, 1963".

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Discography
Studio albums	Bobby Darin That's All This Is Darin For Teenagers Only The 25th Day of December Two of a Kind Love Swings Twist with Bobby Darin Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles Things and Other Things Oh! Look at Me Now You're the Reason I'm Living It's You or No One 18 Yellow Roses Earthy! Golden Folk Hits Winners From Hello Dolly to Goodbye Charlie Venice Blue Bobby Darin Sings The Shadow of Your Smile In a Broadway Bag (Mame) If I Were a Carpenter Inside Out Bobby Darin Sings Doctor Dolittle Bobby Darin Born Walden Robert Cassotto Commitment
Live albums	Darin at the Copa Live at the Desert Inn
Compilations	The Bobby Darin Story Aces Back to Back
Singles	"Splish Splash" "Early in the Morning" "Queen of the Hop" "Dream Lover" "Mack the Knife" "Beyond the Sea" "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey" "Beachcomber" "Artificial Flowers" "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby" "Multiplication" "What'd I Say" "Things" "You're the Reason I'm Living" "18 Yellow Roses" "If I Were a Carpenter" "Darlin' Be Home Soon" "Mame" "Happy"
Depictions	Beyond the Sea (film) Dream Lover: The Bobby Darin Musical Just in Time (musical)
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