Somebody Else Is Taking My Place

"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
Song
Written1937
GenreTraditional Pop
LyricistsDick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, Russ Morgan
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
A-side of the single
Single by Russ Morgan
B-side"'Neath A Tropical Moon"
ReleasedDecember 1941
RecordedOctober 1941
StudioIn New York City
Genre
Length3:14
LabelDecca
4098
Songwriters
Russ Morgan singles chronology
"Ev'ry Time"
(1941)
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
(1941)
"Sweet Eloise"
(1942)
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
A-side of the single
Single by Al Martino
from the album Somebody Else Is Taking My Place
B-side"With All My Heart"
ReleasedFebruary 1965
RecordedJanuary 1965
Genre
Length2:16
LabelCapitol
5384
Songwriters
ProducerVoyle Gilmore
Al Martino singles chronology
"My Heart Would Know"
(1965)
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
(1965)
"My Cherie"
(1965)
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
A-side of the single
Single by Connie Francis
from the album Connie & Clyde – Hit Songs of the 30s
B-side"Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?"
ReleasedJune 1968
RecordedMay 1968
Genre
Length2:31
LabelMGM
K13948
Songwriters
ProducerDon Costa
Connie Francis singles chronology
"Why Say Goodbye"
(1968)
"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"
(1968)
"I Don't Wanna Play House"
(1968)

"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" is a song written by Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, and Russ Morgan, and recorded by numerous high-profile singers and band leaders. It was first published in 1937, but was copyrighted in 1942 and became popular from that point on. The song was first released as a single by Russ Morgan and his orchestra in late 1941.