Welcome to My World (Jim Reeves song)

"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'''s 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. A Dean Martin version of the song also appears on Martin's album of the same title. Usage in media
The song was used in a 2008 UK advertisement for Thomson's Holidays. In 2020, a cover of the song based on the Dean Martin version was used in an advertisement for Apple Arcade. In a 2020 episode of Better Call Saul'', "Magic Man", the song plays during the opening flashforward scene. Wickes began using a cover of "Welcome To My World" by British singer-songwriter Remi Nicole in advertisements in 2022, continuing in 2023. Chart performance

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1963 singles
Jim Reeves songs
1962 songs
RCA Records singles