I'm Leaving It Up to You

"I'm Leaving It Up to You" is a song written by and originally performed by Don Harris and Dewey Terry in 1957.[1] It was later popularized in 1963 by the American duo Dale and Grace, who took the song to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1974, Donny and Marie Osmond reached the top five on the US Hot 100 chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart with their cover version.

"I'm Leaving It Up to You"
Single by Dale & Grace
from the album I'm Leaving It Up to You
B-side"Stop and Think It Over"
ReleasedSeptember 1963
Format45 rpm
Recorded1963
GenrePop, doo-wop
Length2:13
LabelMontel
Songwriter(s)Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry
Producer(s)Sam Montel
Dale & Grace singles chronology
"I'm Leaving It Up to You"
(1963)		 "Stop and Think It Over"
(1964)

Dale and Grace version

"I'm Leaving It Up to You" first became popular when recorded by the duo Dale and Grace in 1963. Their version became a No. 1 hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in late 1963, replacing "Deep Purple" by Nino Tempo & April Stevens but ending up one position lower than it on the 1963 end-of-the-year chart. This situation was the first time that a duet immediately succeeded another duet at the top spot.[2]

The single also spent two weeks atop the easy listening chart. It was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Dale and Grace were in Dallas on the day of the assassination. The duo was scheduled to perform that night as part of Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars (with Bobby Rydell, Jimmy Clanton, and Brian Hyland) and had waved to the president's motorcade from a vantage point near their hotel, moments before the assassination.[2] Needless to say, Dick Clark's Caravan of Stars was cancelled that night and the next night in Oklahoma.[3]

Chart performance

Donny and Marie Osmond version
"I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You"
Single by Donny and Marie Osmond
from the album I'm Leaving It All Up to You
B-side"The Umbrella Song"
ReleasedJuly 1974
Format45 rpm
RecordedPop
Length2:51
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry
Donny and Marie Osmond singles chronology
"I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You"
(1974)		 "Morning Side of the Mountain"
(1974)

In 1974, "I'm Leaving It Up to You" (released and noted as "I'm Leaving It (All) Up to You") again became a chart-topping hit in the US when brother and sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond covered it in September, it reached number 4 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the easy listening chart.[7] It also reached number 2 in the UK. Their version became a gold record, as did the album from which the title track was taken.[8]

Chart performance

Other versions

See also
  • List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 1963 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1963 (U.S.)
  • List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)

References
  1. Don & Dewey: Jungle Hop, Legends of Speciality Records, Speciality Records (1991), liner notes
  2. Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits – revised & enlarged. New York: Billboard Books. p. 140. ISBN 0-8230-8298-9.
  3. Mitchell Cohen. "Before The Beatles: The state of pop in late 1963". Rock & Roll Globe. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
  4. "Top 100 1963-11-23". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  5. "Top 100 Hits of 1963/Top 100 Songs of 1963". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 187.
  8. "The Osmond Family: Little known stories revealed". 2019-08-16.
  9. "Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70" (in French). InfoDisc. 1974-09-17. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm Leaving It Up to You". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  11. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  12. "Top 100 1974-09-14". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  13. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (doc)|format= requires |url= (help). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  15. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  16. "Top Selling Singles for 1974". Music Week. London, England: Spotlight Publications: 20. 4 January 1975.
  17. "Top 100 Hits of 1974/Top 100 Songs of 1974". Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  18. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1974
  19. "Top 100 Year End Charts: 1974". Cashbox Magazine. Retrieved 2015-07-16.
  20. "American single certifications – Donny & Marie Osmond – I'm Leaving It (All) Up To You". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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