Tammy

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"Tammy" is a popular song with music by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. It was published in 1957 and debuted in the film Tammy and the Bachelor. It was nominated for the 1957 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

The most popular version, by Debbie Reynolds, was released by Coral Records as catalog number 61851. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 22, 1957 and peaked at #1 on all the charts: the Disk Jockey chart, the Best Seller chart, and the composite chart of the top 100 songs.

A recording by The Ames Brothers also charted. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 47-6930. It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on July 22, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #5; on the Best Seller chart, at #24; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #29.

On the Cash Box magazine charts, where all versions were combined, the song reached #1.

A Trini Lopez version of "Tammy" was recorded for his LP The Love Album (Reprise Records R-6165). In 2002, the song was recorded by Michael Feinstein for his album, Livingston And Evans Songbook. Swedish singer/songwriter, Jens Lekman recorded a version of the song on his 2005 Australian tour EP You Deserve Someone Better Than a Bum Like Me

"Tammy" inspired "Hopelessly Devoted To You"

Olivia Newton-John has stated that her performance of "Hopelessly Devoted to You" in the movie Grease is inspired by Debbie Reynolds' performance of "Tammy" in Tammy and the Bachelor.

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