That's All I Want from You

"That's All I Want from You" is a popular song by Fritz Rotter (writing as "M. Rotha"), published in 1955.

"That's All I Want from You"
Single by Jaye P. Morgan
B-side	"Dawn"
Published	1955
Released	November 1954
Recorded	1954
Genre	Traditional pop
Length	2:37
Label	RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)	Fritz Rotter a.k.a. M. Rotha
Lyricist(s)	Jerry Livingston, Mack David
Jaye P. Morgan singles chronology
"I Ain't Got the Man" (1954) "That's All I Want from You" (1954) "Danger! Heartbreak Ahead" (1955)

The song was recorded by a number of artists, but became a major hit for Jaye P. Morgan, reaching No. 3 on the Billboard chart in the United States.^[1] The Silva-Tones re-charted the song in 1957, utilizing a somewhat bizarre arrangement blending rockabilly and doo-wop.

Recorded versions

• Larry Darnell (recorded January 20, 1955, released by Savoy Records as catalog number 1151^[2])
• Dean Martin (recorded November 26, 1954)
• Jaye P. Morgan with Hugo Winterhalter's orchestra (recorded October 2, 1954, released by RCA Victor as catalog number 20-5896^[3])
• Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955^[4] for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56) issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009.^[5]
• Bobby Bare with Skeeter Davis (recorded 1965, album Tunes for Two)
• Nina Simone (recorded January 17–21, 1978, released by CTI Records as catalog number 7084 album Baltimore, 1978)
• Dinah Washington (recorded January 11, 1955, released by Mercury Records as catalog number 70537^[6])
• Audrey Williams (released by MGM Records as catalog number 11935^[7])
• The York Brothers (released by King Records as catalog number 1434^[8])
• David Box and The Shamrocks recorded "That's All I Want From You" in august 1961, in Ben Hall's Studio, Big Spring.
• Aretha Franklin (1970 on Atlantic Records LP Spirit in the Dark)
• Barbara McNair
• Oscar Toney Jr
• Ernestine Anderson
• Sachal Vasandani 2011
• Jimmy London

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits: Eighth Edition. Record Research. p. 438.
2. "SAVOY 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1100 series". 78discography.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
3. "RCA Victor 20-5500 - 20-6000 78rpm numerical listing discography". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
4. "A Bing Crosby Discography". Bingmagazine.co.uk. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
5. "The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56 - Bing Crosby | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
6. "MERCURY 78rpm numerical listing discography: 70000 series". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
7. "MGM records 78rpm numerical listing discography: 11500 - 12000". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
8. "KING 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1000 - 1500". 78discography.com. Retrieved 29 April 2021.