Jim Reeves – Welcome To My World

Share it with your friends Like

Thanks! Share it with your friends!

Close

Welcome to My World (Jim Reeves song)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

“Welcome to My World”
Single by Jim Reeves
from the album A Touch of Velvet
B-side“Good Morning Self” (U.S.),

“My Juanita” (UK)
ReleasedMay 1963 (UK), January 1964 (U.S.)
GenreCountry
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Ray Winkler
John Hathcock
Jim Reeves singles chronology
“Guilty”
(1963)”Welcome to My World
(1963)”Love Is No Excuse”
(1964)

Welcome to My World” is a popular music standard written by Ray Winkler and John Hathcock, and recorded by many artists, most notably Jim Reeves. The melody was likely written by Eddie McDuff rather than Winkler. A traditional love song, the bridge includes lyrics taken from Matthew 7:7–8 (“Knock and the door will open; seek and you will find; ask and you’ll be given … ,” from the Sermon on the Mount).

Jim Reeves version

The most famous version was performed by country music singer Jim Reeves, who styled the song in his favoured style of Nashville Sound. Reeves’ version was included on his 1962 album A Touch of Velvet and was released as a single in the United States in early 1964, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the spring of that year. It was also occasionally aired on pop radio stations, reaching the No. 2 spot on Billboard’Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The song became one of Reeves’ last major hits in the U.S. during his lifetime, as he was killed in a plane crash on July 31, 1964.

Reeves’ version of “Welcome to My World” had been a hit single in the United Kingdom prior to its release as a single in the U.S., peaking at No. 6 in July 1963, and reaching No. 60 on the list of the top 100 best-selling singles of 1963 in the UK.

Dean Martin version of the song also appears on Martin’s album of the same title.

Dean Martin – Welcome to My World (Official Audio)
  • Sissel – Welcome To My World
Sissel – Welcome To My World
  • Anita Kerr Singers – Welcome To My World
Anita Kerr Singers – Welcome To My World
  • Angelina Jordan – Welcome To My World
Angelina Jordan 'Welcome To My World' (Elvis style cover/lyrics)
  • Eddy Arnold – Welcome To My World
Welcome To My World
  • Welcome to My World – Jim Reeves – instrumental cover by Dave Monk
Welcome to My World – Jim Reeves – instrumental cover by Dave Monk
  • Welcome To My World – Alto Saxophone cover
Welcome to My World – Alto Saxophone cover
  • Living Strings – Welcome To My World
Welcome to My World
  • Floyd Cramer – Welcome To My World
Welcome to My World
  • Kitty Wells ~ Welcome To My World
Kitty Wells ~ Welcome To My World
  • Welcome To My World – Jim Reeves/Elvis Presley ( cover on guitar by Eric )
Welcome to my World – Jim Reeves/Elvis Presley ( cover on guitar by Eric )
  • Elvis Presley version
Welcome To My World – Elvis Presley
  • Englebert Humperdinck version
WELCOME TO MY WORLD "Engelbert Humperdinck" Las Vegas Hilton

Usage in media

The song was used in a 2008 UK advertisement for Thomson’s Holidays.

Thomson holiday advert 2008

In 2020, a cover of the song based on the Dean Martin version was used in an advertisement for Apple Arcade.

TV Commercial Archive Apple Arcade Welcome to My World recorded 03 08 2020

In a 2020 episode of Better Call Saul, “Magic Man“, the song plays during the opening flashforward scene.

Better Call Saul welcome to my world

Wickes began using a cover of “Welcome To My World” by British singer-songwriter Remi Nicole in advertisements in 2022, continuing in 2023.

Welcome to My World

Chart performance

Chart (1963–1964)Peak
position
UK Singles Chart6
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles2
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 1002

A Touch of Velvet (Jim Reeves album)

A Touch of Velvet

A Touch of Velvet (Jim Reeves album).png
By Amazon Music, Fair use, Link

Studio album by Jim Reeves
Released1962
GenreCountry
LabelRCA Victor
ProducerChet AtkinsAnita Kerr
Jim Reeves chronology
The Country Side of Jim Reeves
(1962)A Touch of Velvet
(1962)We Thank Thee
(1962)

A Touch of Velvet is a studio album by country music singer Jim Reeves with backing from the Anita Kerr Singers. It was released in 1962 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. LPM-2487). The album was produced by Chet Atkins. It included the No. 2 country single, “Welcome to My World“.

In Billboard magazine’s annual poll of country and western disc jockeys, it was ranked No. 5 among the “Favorite Country Music LPs” of 1962.

Track listing

Side A

  1. “Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)”
Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)

2. “There’s Always Me”

There's Always Me

3. “Just Walking in the Rain”

Just Walking in the Rain

4. “Be Honest with Me”

Jim Reeves – Be Honest With Me (1961).

5. “Welcome to My World

Welcome to My World

6. “(It’s No) Sin”

Jim Reeves – (It's No) Sin (1961).

Side B

  1. I Fall to Pieces
I Fall to Pieces

2. “Am I That Easy to Forget”

Am I That Easy to Forget

3. “Blue Skies”

Jim Reeves – Blue Skies (1961).

4. “All Dressed Up and Lonely”

All Dressed Up and Lonely

5. “Wild Rose”

Wild Rose

6. “I’m a Fool to Care”

I'm a Fool to Care

Comments

Write a comment

*