I'm Crazy to Love You

"I'm Crazy to Love You"
Single by Sarah Vaughan
B-side"Summertime"
Released1950 (1950)
LabelColumbia
Songwriters
  • Sue Werner
  • Kay Werner
  • Larry Marino

"I'm Crazy to Love You" is a song that was a hit in 1950 for Sarah Vaughan, who recorded it for Columbia with the orchestra under the direction of Joe Lipman.

Composition

The song was written by Sue Werner, Kay Werner and Larry Marino.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Billboard70/100[1]

Billboard reviewed Vaughan's recording (Columbia 38701, coupled with "Summertime") on 11 February 1950, writing "The thrush again is in top form for a straight reading of a new and pretty flicker title tune. Could be a winner" and rating it 70 ("good").[1]

Commercial performance

Vaughan's single spent several weeks on Billboard's Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys chart, peaking at No. 26 in the issue dated 1 July 1950.[2]

Charts

Chart (1950) Peak
position
US Billboard Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys[2] 26

References

  1. 1 2 "Record reviews". Billboard. 11 February 1950. p. 96. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Records Most Played by Disk Jockeys (Based on reports received last three days of week ending June 23)". Billboard. 1 July 1950. p. 22. Retrieved 20 April 2026.