About The Song
“Someday” (also known as “Someday (You’ll Want Me to Want You)”) is a track by American country singer Patsy Cline, recorded on August 25, 1961, at Bradley Film and Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, during a Decca session produced by Owen Bradley. The song is a cover of the 1944 popular standard written by James “Jimmy” Hodges, originally a hit for The Mills Brothers (1944) and later recorded by many artists across genres, including Ricky Nelson (1958 rockabilly version) and Jimmie Rodgers (1959 country-pop). Cline’s version features her warm, wistful vocals over a polished Nashville Sound arrangement with strings arranged by Bill McElhiney, The Jordanaires on backing harmonies, and session musicians such as Grady Martin (electric guitar), Harold Bradley (electric bass), Floyd Cramer (piano), Bob Moore (bass), Buddy Harman (drums), and a full string section. The recording runs approximately 2:50 in duration and exemplifies the sophisticated pop-country crossover style that defined her Decca era (1960–1963).
The song was released as the A-side single on Decca Records (catalog 31283) on October 23, 1961, paired with “Strange” as the B-side. It reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and number 101 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 in late 1961, marking one of her early crossover attempts before her biggest hits like “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy.” The single was part of her rising commercial momentum in 1961. “Someday” appeared on various posthumous compilations after her death in a plane crash on March 5, 1963, including Patsy Cline’s Golden Hits (1962 Everest budget release), Here’s Patsy Cline (1965 Vocalion), The Patsy Cline Story (1973), Gold (2005), The Commemorative Collection, and archival releases such as Imagine That: The Lost Recordings (1954-1963) (2025 Elemental Music/Deep Digs).
Musically, Cline’s rendition is a gentle, mid-tempo country-pop ballad with swaying strings, soft piano, and The Jordanaires’ warm harmonies creating a dreamy, nostalgic atmosphere. Her vocal performance is tender and controlled, emphasizing the bittersweet longing in the melody. The lyrics are a classic tale of unrequited love and future regret (“Someday you’ll want me to want you / When I’m in love with somebody new”), with the narrator warning a careless lover that roles will reverse (“You expect me to be true / And keep on loving you / Though I am feeling blue”). The song conveys quiet confidence and resignation, delivered with Cline’s trademark emotional depth. Owen Bradley’s production elevates the standard to a sophisticated country-pop piece, aligning with her successful 1961 sound on hits like “I Fall to Pieces” and “Crazy,” showcasing her interpretive mastery on timeless romantic material.
The track is part of Cline’s prolific Decca catalog from 1960 to 1963, a phase of around 50 masters that yielded her biggest hits before her tragic passing. While not one of her top-charting singles, “Someday” exemplifies her vocal elegance and the orchestral direction of her breakthrough years. Posthumous reissues have kept the song in circulation, often grouped with other romantic or cautionary ballads in retrospectives. Sources such as discographies, session logs, and Genius annotations confirm the August 25, 1961 recording date and October 1961 single release, underscoring her legacy as a pioneering female country artist who brought profound sincerity, vulnerability, and sophistication to themes of love, regret, and reversal of fortune in the Nashville Sound era.
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Someday you’ll want me to want you
When I’m in love with somebody new
You expect me to be true
And keep on loving you
Though I am feeling blueYou think I can’t forget you
Until someday you’ll want me to want you
When I am in love with somebody newYou expect me to be true
And keep on loving you
Though I am feeling blueYou think I can’t forget you
Until someday you’ll want me to want you
When I am in love with somebody new