My Melody of Love
"My Melody of Love" | ||||
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Single by Bobby Vinton | ||||
from the album Melodies of Love | ||||
B-side | "I'll Be Loving You" | |||
Released | September 9, 1974 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:08 | |||
Label | ABC Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Henry Mayer, Bobby Vinton | |||
Producer(s) | Bob Morgan | |||
Bobby Vinton singles chronology | ||||
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"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 (see 1974 in music) by the American singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a German schlager song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love. The song was also recorded by Spanish pop singer Karina as "Palabras de Cristal".
Vinton came up with the idea to adapt Mayer's song while performing in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original song was called "Herzen haben keine Fenster" ("Hearts have no windows") and was a hit in Germany and Austria as performed by Austrian singer Elfi Graf. A version with newly written English lyrics, released as a single called "Don't Stay Away Too Long" by the British duo Peters and Lee earlier in 1974, failed to chart in the US but reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Vinton's lyrics use a refrain that switches between English and Polish:
Moja droga, ja cię kocham,
Means that I love you so.
Moja droga, ja cię kocham,
More than you'll ever know.
Kocham ciebie całym sercem,
Love you with all my heart.
"My Melody of Love" was Vinton's highest charting US pop hit since "Mr. Lonely" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964, nearly ten years before. The RIAA-certified gold single[2] spent two weeks at number three on the Hot 100 chart in November 1974 and one week at number one on the Billboard easy listening chart, the singer's fourth song to top this chart. Its success led to Vinton's nickname "the Polish Prince".[1] The song also became the theme-song of The Bobby Vinton Show, Vinton's variety show which ran in Canada on the CTV Network from 1975 to 1978. The song was also performed numerous times on the Lawrence Welk Show during the mid- to late-1970s.
Charts
Weekly charts
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See also
- List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1974 (U.S.)
References
- ^ a b Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996) The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 330. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RPM - Library and Archives Canada | RPM - Bibliothèque et Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-12-07. Retrieved 2016-10-09.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1974-11-23. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 248.
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, November 30, 1974". Archived from the original on December 26, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2017.
- ^ Canada, Library and Archives (September 13, 2017). "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
External links
- Single release info at discogs.com
- Bobby Vinton - My Melody of Love on YouTube
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