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"When You Walk in the Room" is a song written and recorded by 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 song describes a man seeking help to find love. He enlists the help of a Romani person who determines, by means of palmistry, that he needs "love potion number nine".". The potion, an aphrodisiac, causes him to fall in love with everything he sees, kissing whatever is in front of him, eventually kissing a policeman on the street corner, who reacts by breaking his bottle of love pot
The Searchers are an English Merseybeat group who flourished during the British Invasion of the 1960s. [1] [2] The band's hits include a remake of the Drifters' 1961 hit, "Sweets for My Sweet"; "Sugar and Spice" (written by their producer Tony Hatch); remakes of Jackie DeShannon's "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room"; a cover of the Orlons' "Don't Throw Your Love Away"; and a ...
In 1963, "Sweets for My Sweet" was released by English Merseybeat band the Searchers as their debut single, reaching No. 1 on the UK Single Chart for two weeks that August. [4] [5] According to Bill Harry, Dusty Springfield considered the Searchers' recording of the song to be "the best record to come out of Liverpool" as of July 1963. [6]
She is the writer of "When You Walk in the Room" and "Bette Davis Eyes", which became hits for The Searchers and Kim Carnes, respectively. Since 2009, DeShannon has been an entertainment broadcast correspondent reporting Beatles band members' news for the radio program Breakfast with the Beatles .
Les Searchers Chantent En Français. Label: Disques Vogue (PNV 24 121) Note: France only; The Searchers Play The System. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24201) When You Walk In The Room. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24204) 1965 Bumble Bee. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24218) Searchers '65. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24222) Four By Four. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24228)
In the meantime "Sweets for My Sweet" establishing the band in the UK, so Philips decided to release 13 more Searchers' tracks from these live sessions. The result was an album named Sweets for My Sweet – The Searchers at the Star-Club Hamburg. The album peaked at number 11 on the German album chart on 5 March 1964. [4]
The Searchers Play The System. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24201) 4 "The System" "This Empty Place" "Sea of Heartbreak" "Can't Help Forgiving You" 1965 When You Walk In The Room. Label: Pye Records (NEP 24204) 12 "When You Walk In The Room" "I'll Be Missing You" "Some Day We're Gonna Love Again" "No One Else Could Love Me" Bumble Bee. Label: Pye ...