When You Walk in the Room

"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by Jackie DeShannon, 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 #99.^[2] The song has since been covered by many other artists.

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 Searchers version

"When You Walk in the Room" was recorded by The Searchers in 1964, reaching #35 in the US and #3 in the UK.

A German version by The Searchers is called Wenn ich dich seh.

The Searchers' version of the song would be covered by The Young Veins.

The Sports version

Australian rock band The Sports released a version of the song as the second single from their debut studio album, Reckless. It reached #42 on the Australian Kent Music Report chart.^[3]

Stephanie Winslow version

The American country music artist Stephanie Winslow recorded a version of the song, reaching #29 on the US country singles chart.

Paul Carrack version

Paul Carrack's version, from his 1987 album One Good Reason, reached #90 in the US and #48 in the UK.

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"
Released	August 6, 1994 (1994-08-06)
Format	7" vinyl CD single
Genre	Country
Length	2:43
Label	Arista Nashville 07822-12726-7
Songwriter(s)	Jackie DeShannon
Producer(s)	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)
"Spilled Perfume" (1994) "When You Walk in the Room" (1994) "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)" (1994)

In 1994, country music artist Pam Tillis recorded a version for her album Sweetheart's Dance. It was released as a single, peaking at #2 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. It was accompanied by a music video (featuring Dick Clark), and depicting Tillis in a mid-1960s appearance on American Bandstand.

Agnetha Fältskog version

"When You Walk in the Room"
Single by Agnetha Fältskog
from the album My Colouring Book
Released	June 14, 2004
Format	CD single
Genre	Europop, pop
Length	3:36
Label	WEA
Songwriter(s)	Jackie DeShannon
Producer(s)	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)
"If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (2004) "When You Walk in the Room" (2004) "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" (2004)

Former ABBA singer Agnetha Fältskog 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 #11 in Sweden and #34 in the UK, where it remained in the chart for only two weeks. It was remixed by Almighty and SoundFactory.

Other notable covers

• Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas – 1964
• The Challengers – 1965
• The Ventures – 1965
• The Rokes (as 'C'è una strana espressione nei tuoi occhi') - 1965
• The New Dada (as 'La tua voce') - 1965
• Gianni Morandi (as 'La mia voce') – 1966
• Bruce Springsteen (live version) - 1977
• Jay and the Americans – 1975
• Paul Nicholas – 1977
• Del Shannon – 1977
• Ruby Starr – 1977
• Child – 1978
• Wizex – 1978
• Cilla Black - 1978
• Karla Bonoff – 1979
• Steve Forbert – 1982
• Johnny Logan – 1985
• Sanne Salomonsen – 1991
• Tommy Scott – 1995
• Mike Pender's Searchers – 1998
• Chris Hillman – 1998
• Glass Tiger with Paul Carrack – 1999
• Smokie – 2000
• Elisa's – 2012
• DJ Ötzi & The Bellamy Brothers – 2012
• Olsen Brothers – 2013
• Ray Dylan – 2014
• Architecture in Helsinki – 2014

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