When You Walk in the Room

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Jackie DeShannon
A-side"Till You Say You'll Be Mine"
ReleasedNovember 23, 1963 (1963-11-23)
Recorded1963
GenrePop
Length2:35
LabelLiberty
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
ProducerDick Glasser
Jackie DeShannon singles chronology
"Little Yellow Roses"
(1963) 		"Till You Say You'll Be Mine" / "When You Walk in the Room"
(1963) 		"Oh Boy"
(1964)

"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jackie DeShannon. It was initially released as a single on November 23, 1963,[1] as the B-side to "Till You Say You'll Be Mine". It was re-released as an A-side in September 1964, and later included on the album Breakin' It Up on the Beatles Tour!. The single charted on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 99.[2]

The song has been covered by many other artists including Country Music Star Pam Tillis, whose version hit #2 on the country charts in 1994, and The Searchers, whose version reached number 3 in the UK in 1964. Other versions, all of which made the British charts though less successfully, were recorded by Paul Carrack in 1987, Status Quo in 1995, and Agnetha Fältskog in 2004.

Content

The song's lyrics attempt to detail the singer's emotions when in the presence of the person he or she loves. There is also an expression of frustration by the singer that he or she cannot manage to tell that person of his or her love.

The song was produced using the "Wall of Sound" method of Phil Spector.[3]

The Searchers version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Side A of the original UK single
Single by The Searchers
B-side"I'll Be Missing You"
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1964 (1964-09-11)
GenreFolk rock[4]
Length2:22
Label
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
The Searchers singles chronology
"Someday We're Gonna Love Again"
(1964) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1964) 		"What Have They Done to the Rain"
(1964)
Official audio
"When You Walk in the Room" (remastered) on YouTube

British rock band The Searchers had a hit song in early 1964 with "Needles and Pins," previously recorded by Jackie DeShannon, and they then recorded this, another song previously recorded by DeShannon.[5] Their version reached No. 35 in the US and No. 3 in the UK. The group also recorded a German version titled "Wenn ich dich seh".[6]

Charts

Chart (1964) Peak
position
Australia[7] 1
Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[8] 21
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 35

The Sports version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by The Sports
from the album Reckless
B-side"True Stories"/"Taxi Rank"
ReleasedJuly 18, 1978 (1978-07-18)
Recorded1978
StudioArmstrong Studios, Melbourne
GenrePop rock
Length2:32
LabelMushroom
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
ProducerJoe Camilleri
The Sports singles chronology
"Boys! (What Did the Detective Say?)"
(1978) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1978) 		"Who Listens to the Radio"
(1978)

Australian rock band The Sports released a version of the song as the second single from their debut studio album, Reckless. It reached No. 42 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.[12]

Track listing

  • Side A "When You Walk in the Room" - 2:32
  • Side B1 "True Stories" - 2:34
  • Side B2 "Taxi Rank" - 2:25

Charts

Chart (1978) Position
Australian Kent Music Report 42

Stephanie Winslow version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Stephanie Winslow
B-side"Somebody to Love"
ReleasedSeptember 1981 (1981-09)
GenreCountry
Length2:27
LabelWarner Bros./Curb
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
ProducerRay Ruff
Stephanie Winslow singles chronology
"I've Been a Fool"
(1981) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1981) 		"Slippin' and Slidin'"
(1982)

The American country music artist Stephanie Winslow recorded a version of the song, reaching No. 29 on the US country singles chart.

Chart positions

Chart (1981) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot Country Songs 29

Paul Carrack version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Paul Carrack
from the album One Good Reason
B-side"Collrane"
ReleasedApril 27, 1987
Recorded1986
GenreRock
Length3:25
LabelChrysalis
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
ProducerChristopher Neil
Paul Carrack singles chronology
"A Little Unkind"
(1983) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1987) 		"Don't Shed a Tear"
(1987)

British singer Paul Carrack's version, from his 1987 album One Good Reason, reached No. 90 in the US and No. 48 in the UK.

It was also a Top Ten hit in Australia, peaking at No. 7.[13]

Charts

Chart (1987–1988) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[14] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 19
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 48
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 90

Year-end charts

Chart (1987) Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[19] 33

Pam Tillis version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Pam Tillis
from the album Sweetheart's Dance
B-side"'Til All the Lonely's Gone"
ReleasedAugust 6, 1994 (1994-08-06)
GenreCountry
Length2:43
LabelArista Nashville
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
Producers
  • Pam Tillis
  • Steve Fishell
Pam Tillis singles chronology
"Spilled Perfume"
(1994) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1994) 		"Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)"
(1994)

In 1994, American country music artist Pam Tillis recorded a version for her album Sweetheart's Dance. It was released as a single, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was accompanied by a music video, which was directed by Steven Goldmann in his second video with Tillis,[20] it features Dick Clark and depicts Tillis in a mid-1960s appearance on American Bandstand.

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[21] 13
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[22] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[23] 51

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.[24]

Status Quo version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Status Quo
from the album Don't Stop
B-side"Tilting at the Mill"
"When You Walk in the Room" (album version)
ReleasedOctober 23, 1995 (1995-10-23)
Recorded1995
GenreRock
Length3:06
4:05 (album version)
LabelPolydor
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
ProducerPip Williams
Status Quo singles chronology
"Restless"
(1994) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(1995) 		"Fun, Fun, Fun"
(1996)

The song was covered by the British rock band Status Quo for their 1996 studio album of cover versions and twenty-second studio album overall, Don't Stop, released as the album's lead single in October 1995.[25] The song was a minor hit, reaching Number 34 in their native UK the following month.[26] This version also appears on the band's 1997 two-disc greatest hits compilation album Whatever You Want – The Very Best of Status Quo.[27]

Charts

Chart (1995) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[28] 34

Agnetha Fältskog version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album My Colouring Book
ReleasedJune 14, 2004 (2004-06-14)[29][30]
GenrePop[31]
Length3:36
LabelWEA
SongwriterJackie DeShannon
Producers
  • Agnetha Fältskog
  • Anders Neglin
  • Dan Strömkvist
Agnetha Fältskog singles chronology
"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind"
(2004) 		"When You Walk in the Room"
(2004) 		"Sometimes When I'm Dreaming"
(2004)

Swedish singer Agnetha Fältskog, formerly of ABBA, released her version of "When You Walk in the Room" as the second single from her 2004 album, My Colouring Book. The track peaked at number 11 in Sweden and number 34 in the UK, where it remained in the chart for only two weeks. It was remixed by Almighty and SoundFactory.

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[30] 11
UK Singles (OCC)[32] 34

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