I 'm Leaving It up to You - wikipedia I 'm Leaving It up to You `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' Single by Dale & Grace from the album I 'm Leaving It Up to You B - side `` Stop and Think It Over '' Released September 1963 Format 45 rpm Recorded 1963 Genre Pop, doo - wop Length 2 : 13 Label Montel Songwriter ( s ) Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry Producer ( s ) Sam Montel Dale & Grace singles chronology `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' ( 1963 ) `` Stop and Think It Over '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' ( 1963 ) `` Stop and Think It Over '' ( 1964 ) `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' is a song written by and originally performed by Don Harris and Dewey Terry in 1957. It was later popularized in 1963 by the American duo Dale and Grace, who took the song to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. In 1974, Donny and Marie Osmond reached the top five on the US Hot 100 chart and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary chart with their cover version. Contents 1 Dale and Grace version 1.1 Chart performance 1.2 Weekly charts 1.3 Year - end charts 2 Donny and Marie Osmond version 2.1 Chart performance 2.2 Weekly charts 2.3 Year - end charts 3 Other versions 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Dale and Grace version `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' first became popular when recorded by the duo Dale and Grace in 1963. Their version became a No. 1 hit in the United States on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in late 1963. It was the first time a duet succeeded another duet at the top spot. The single also spent two weeks atop the easy listening chart. It was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 chart when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Dale and Grace were in Dallas on the day of the assassination and scheduled to perform that night as part of Dick Clark 's Caravan of Stars ( with Bobby Rydell, Jimmy Clanton, and Brian Hyland ), and moments before the assassination had waved to the president 's motorcade from a vantage point near their hotel. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1963 -- 64 ) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Easy Listening US Cash Box Top 100 Year - end charts Chart ( 1963 ) Rank US Billboard Hot 100 20 Chart ( 1964 ) Rank US Cash Box 27 Donny and Marie Osmond version `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' Single by Donny and Marie Osmond from the album I 'm Leaving It All Up to You B - side `` The Umbrella Song '' Released July 1974 Format 45 rpm Recorded Pop Label MGM Songwriter ( s ) Don F. Harris, Dewey Terry Donny and Marie Osmond singles chronology `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' ( 1974 ) `` Morning Side of the Mountain '' ( 1974 ) `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' ( 1974 ) `` Morning Side of the Mountain '' ( 1974 ) In 1974, `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' again became a chart - topping hit in the US when brother and sister duo Donny and Marie Osmond covered it in September, it reached number 4 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the easy listening chart. It also reached number 2 in the UK. Their version became a gold record, as did the album from which the title track was taken. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1974 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 14 Canada RPM Top Singles Canada RPM Adult Contemporary Canada RPM Country 7 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) UK US Billboard Hot 100 US Billboard Easy Listening US Billboard Country 17 US Cash Box Top 100 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1974 ) Rank Australia 98 Canada RPM Top Singles 62 Netherlands 21 UK 23 US Billboard Hot 100 81 US Billboard Easy Listening 34 US Cash Box 74 Other versions The song was covered in 1970 by Linda Ronstadt on her Nashville - recorded Silk Purse album. Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius recorded their version in 1976, it was included on their album I Do n't Want to Have to Marry You. See also List of Hot 100 number - one singles of 1963 ( U.S. ) List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1963 ( U.S. ) List of number - one adult contemporary singles of 1974 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Don & Dewey : Jungle Hop, Legends of Speciality Records, Speciality Records ( 1991 ), liner notes ^ Jump up to : Bronson, Fred ( 2003 ). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits -- revised & enlarged. New York : Billboard Books. p. 140. ISBN 0 - 8230 - 8298 - 9. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 02 - 16. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1963 / Top 100 Songs of 1963 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 187. Jump up ^ http://www.worldation.com/stories/osmond-family-little-known-stories-revealed/18/ Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts -- Search Results -- I 'm Leaving It Up to You ''. Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved July 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1974 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 02 - 16. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 12. Jump up ^ Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992 ( doc ) format = requires url = ( help ). Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. Jump up ^ Bac-lac.gc.ca Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1974 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 2, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Top Selling Singles for 1974 ''. Music Week. London, England : Spotlight Publications : 20. 4 January 1975. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1974 / Top 100 Songs of 1974 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1974 Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2014 - 10 - 19. Retrieved 2015 - 07 - 16. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Preceded by `` Deep Purple '' by Nino Tempo and April Stevens Billboard Hot 100 number - one single November 23, 1963 ( two weeks ) Succeeded by `` Dominique '' by The Singing Nun Marie Osmond Studio albums Paper Roses In My Little Corner of the World Who 's Sorry Now This Is the Way That I Feel There 's No Stopping Your Heart I Only Wanted You All in Love Steppin ' Stone I Can Do This Music Is Medicine Compilation albums The Best of Marie Osmond Magic of Christmas Notable singles `` Paper Roses '' `` In My Little Corner of the World '' `` Who 's Sorry Now ? '' `` Meet Me in Montana '' ( with Dan Seals ) `` There 's No Stopping Your Heart '' `` Read My Lips '' `` You 're Still New to Me '' ( with Paul Davis ) `` I Only Wanted You '' `` Everybody 's Crazy ' Bout My Baby '' `` Sweet Life '' `` Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy '' Donny & Marie albums I 'm Leaving It All Up to You Featuring Songs from Their Television Show New Season Donny & Marie singles `` I 'm Leaving It Up to You '' `` Morning Side of the Mountain '' `` Make the World Go Away '' `` Deep Purple '' `` Ai n't Nothing Like the Real Thing '' `` ( You 're My ) Soul and Inspiration '' Related Discography The Osmonds Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I%27m_Leaving_It_Up_to_You&oldid=843556556 '' Categories : 1957 songs 1963 singles 1974 singles Donny Osmond songs Marie Osmond songs Billboard Hot 100 number - one singles Billboard Adult Contemporary number - one singles Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from September 2016 CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Pages using citations with format and no URL Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Ireland2 Singlechart called without artist Talk Contents About Wikipedia Nederlands Edit links This page was last edited on 29 May 2018, at 22 : 34. 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Question: who sang the song i'm leaving it up to you
Answer: Dale & Grace