Games That Lovers Play (song)

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"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Eddie Fisher
from the album Games That Lovers Play
B-side"Mame"
ReleasedOctober 1966
Recorded1966
GenreVocal pop, easy listening
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose
Producer(s)Al Schmitt
Eddie Fisher singles chronology
"Young and Foolish"
(1965) 		"Games That Lovers Play"
(1966) 		"People Like You"
(1967)
"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Wayne Newton
B-side"Half a World Away"
ReleasedOctober 1966
Recorded1966
GenreEasy listening
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose
Wayne Newton singles chronology
"Remember When"
(1965) 		"Games That Lovers Play"
(1966) 		"Dreams of the Everyday Housewife"
(1968)
"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side"Spanish Nights and You"
ReleasedOctober 1966
Recorded1966
GenreEasy listening
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose

"Games That Lovers Play" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times.[1] Last's own version was included on his 1967 album Games That Lovers Play.

Eddie Fisher's version

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The American singer Eddie Fisher had many charting songs in the 1950s, but by 1966 most of his songs were just scrapping the charts like "Sunrise, Sunset", and his recording career was basically dead. In September 1966, he recorded the song "Games That Lovers Play" (arranged by Nelson Riddle) and with it he started his comeback on the charts. Fisher reached No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart and No. 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 following its release as a single.[2] With this success, Fisher recorded the album Games That Lovers Play (also arranged by Nelson Riddle).

Cover versions

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Renditions by Wayne Newton and Mantovani charted concurrently in late 1966 in the United States. Newton's version peaked at No. 22 on the Easy Listening chart. In early 1967, "Games That Lovers Play" became a hit for Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the top 20.[3]

Chart history

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Eddie Fisher
Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 52
South Africa (Springbok)[5] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[6] 45
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [7] 41
Wayne Newton
Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[8] 86
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 22
Mantovani and His Orchestra
Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 122
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [9] 93
Donald Peers
Chart (1966–1967) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[10] 46
Connie Francis
Chart (1966–1967) Peak
position
South Africa (Springbok)[3] 17

References

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  1. ^ "Biography of James Last". grandorchestras.com. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990. ISBN 0-89820-089-X.
  3. ^ a b "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1966-12-19. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
  5. ^ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  7. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 10, 1966
  8. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  9. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 12, 1966
  10. ^ "Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 1967-01-04. Retrieved 2018-11-21.
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