Devoted To You - Everly Brothers, The (cover-live by Bill Sharkey)

Devoted To You (Everly Brothers, the , 1958; Carly Simon & James Taylor, 1978). Live cover performance by Bill Sharkey, Home Studio, Hawaii Kai, HI. 2021-12-18. "Keeping the Oldies Alive"

"Devoted To You" has been recorded by many artists, the best known is the Everly Brothers' version, which in 1958 rose to the #10 position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart (the flip side "Bird Dog," the A side, topped the chart), while Carly Simon and James Taylor scored a #36 hit with the song in 1978 (Whitburn, 2013). The song was written by Boudleaux Bryant who also wrote such memorable Everly Brother hits as "Bye, Bye Love," "Wake Up Little Susie" and "Bird Dog" (songfacts.com, 2021). "Devoted To You" was the Everly Brothers' seventh consecutive top 40 hit (of which 3 were #1s) in the span of just 13 months (Whitburn, 2013).

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