My Love (Petula Clark song)
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| Single by Petula Clark from the album 'My Love' |
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| B-side | "Where Am I Going?" | ||||
| Released | October 1965 | ||||
| Recorded | 1965 | ||||
| Label | Warner Bros. Records (US)/Vogue (UK) | ||||
| Writer(s) | Tony Hatch | ||||
| Producer | Tony Hatch | ||||
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"My Love" is a song performed by Petula Clark which, like most of her hits of the era, was written by Tony Hatch.
Hatch was on a flight from London to Los Angeles, where he was joining Clark to record a new album, and was putting the finishing touches on a tune entitled "The Life and Soul of the Party," which was to be included on the LP and released as a single. The American seated next to him inexplicably claimed the phrase had no meaning in the States, so Hatch quickly dashed off the lyrics to "My Love" before landing and set them to music soon after arrival.
Although she detested the song on first hearing, Clark was coaxed into recording it. Unhappy with the result, she begged Warner Bros. Records not to release it, but executives there ignored her pleas. Ironically, it went on to become her second US chart-topper (reaching Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1966) and made Clark the first British female to have two number one singles in the US. It remains a staple of her concert repertoire to this day.
Clark also recorded the song in German ("Verzeih' die dummen Tränen"), French ("Mon amour"), and Italian ("L'amore e il vento"), making it a major international hit.
[edit] Cover version
Country singer Sonny James covered the song in 1970. His version reached No. 1 that May on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles chart, in the midst of his then-record string of 16-straight No. 1 singles in as many releases.
This song was also covered by Mrs. Miller in 1966, on her debut album with Capitol Records entitled Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits and is on the 1997 compilation CD of her work released on Capitol's Ultra-Lounge label: Wild, Cool & Swingin', The Artist Collection Vol. 3: Mrs. Miller.
Actress/singer Florence Henderson performed the song as a serenade on the famous 1969 "Tonight Show" segment in which Tiny Tim married Miss Vicky.
| Preceded by "We Can Work It Out" by The Beatles |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single February 5, 1966 (2 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Lightnin' Strikes" by Lou Christie |
| Preceded by "The Pool Shark" by Dave Dudley |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single May 16, 1970 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by "Hello Darlin'" by Conway Twitty |
