"Here in My Heart" is a popular song written by Pat Genaro, Lou Levinson, and Bill Borrelli, first published in 1952.
[1][2] A recording of the song by Italian-American singer Al Martino made history as the first number one hit on the UK Singles Chart, on November 14, 1952.
[8] Martino rerecorded the song in an unsuccessful rockaballad version for MGM's Cub label, released in 1958.
Subsequent cover versions available in the UK were mostly recorded by British artists: Issy Bonn (with Eddie Calvert on trumpet), Larry Day, Dennis Lotis, David Hughes, Victor Silvester and his Ballroom Orchestra, Lee Lawrence, Eve Boswell and Harry Secombe.
[5] Larry Day's version (with orchestra conducted by Frank Cordell) was made in London on June 24, 1952.