You're My World
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"You're My World" is a 1964 single by British pop singer Cilla Black. It was written by Italian songwriter Umberto Bindi, under the title Il Mio Mundo. George Martin, Black's producer, discovered the song and English lyrics were created by Carl Sigman for the singer to record at Abbey Road Studios. It reached #1 in Britain and remains one of her biggest-selling recordings, remaining at the top spot for five weeks. The song had later been recorded by Dionne Warwick, who was a little agitated that Black had recorded a cover version of her hit single "Anyone Who Had a Heart" and released it in the UK before Warwick had a chance to release it herself. Warwick and her producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David decided not to release Warwick's version of the song in the USA, allowing Black's version to reach #26 on the US pop charts.
Helen Reddy covered the song in 1977 and made the song into a global success once more. Reddy's version was a major hit in Australia and reached #18 on the Billboard charts in America, becoming her last major U.S. hit.
