"The Game of Love (Wayne Fontana song) ""The Game of Love"" is a 1965 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, released in the US as ""Game of Love"". It was covered by New Zealand musician Tex Pistol and released in 1987. The song reached #1 on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100 week of April 24, 1965 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart in February 1965. The song was covered in 1987 by New Zealand musician Ian Morris, under the stage name Tex Pistol and released as ""The Game of Love"". Morris was looking for a ""more commercial"" follow"
"The Game of Love (Santana song) ""The Game of Love"" is a song performed by Latin rock band Santana from their eighteenth studio album ""Shaman"". The vocal performance on the song is by Michelle Branch. It was composed by Gregg Alexander and Rick Nowels. The song was launched as single in 2002, and won a Grammy Award for ""Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals"", as well as peaking at No. 5 in on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 singles chart. The song was also a top 10 hit in Canada, Hungary, New Zealand, Romania, and Spain, and reached number one in Poland."
"Wayne Fontana Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, 28 October 1945) is an English rock and pop singer, best known for the 1965 hit ""Game of Love"" with the Mindbenders. Fontana was born in Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire, and took his stage name from Elvis Presley's drummer, D. J. Fontana. In 1963 he formed his backing group, The Mindbenders, and secured a recording contract, coincidentally, with Fontana Records. He remained under contract to the label after parting with The Mindbenders. He soldiered on alone, using musicians working under the name of the Opposition, notably Frank Renshaw (lead guitar) (born 22 June"
"Wayne Fontana Wayne Fontana (born Glyn Geoffrey Ellis, 28 October 1945) is an English rock and pop singer, best known for the 1965 hit ""Game of Love"" with the Mindbenders. Fontana was born in Levenshulme, Manchester, Lancashire, and took his stage name from Elvis Presley's drummer, D. J. Fontana. In 1963 he formed his backing group, The Mindbenders, and secured a recording contract, coincidentally, with Fontana Records. He remained under contract to the label after parting with The Mindbenders. He soldiered on alone, using musicians working under the name of the Opposition, notably Frank Renshaw (lead guitar) (born 22 June"
"Stop! In the Name of Love ""Stop! In the Name of Love"" is a 1965 song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. Written and produced by Motown's main production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, ""Stop! In the Name of Love"" held the number one position on the ""Billboard"" pop singles chart in the United States from March 27, 1965 through April 3, 1965, and reached the number-two position on the soul chart. ""Billboard"" named the song #38 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time. The Supremes recorded ""Stop! In the Name of Love"" in January 1965"
"5 March 1965. ""For Your Love"" became their first Top 10 hit in both the UK and the US. To replace Clapton, the group needed a lead guitarist who was experienced with blues and R&B, but also willing to explore more progressive and experimental material. They approached Jimmy Page, but he was unwilling to give up his steady employment as one of London's most popular studio guitarists. Page recommended Jeff Beck, who was invited to an informal audition. Drummer McCarty recalled the tryout: ""Not only could he play all the Eric stuff, but also a lot more ... There was"
"The Glory of Love (song) ""The Glory of Love"" is a song written by Billy Hill, recorded by Benny Goodman in 1936, whose version was a number one pop hit. Subsequently, the song has been recorded by a vast number of artists, ranging from Dean Martin to Jimmy Durante to Paul McCartney. Bette Midler included the song in her film ""Beaches"" (1988) and it appears in the soundtrack recording. In 1951, R&B vocal group, The Five Keys, had their biggest R&B hit with their version of the song, hitting number one on the R&B chart for four non-consecutive weeks. Although"
"Games That Lovers Play (song) ""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. Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best. His and Newton's versions also charted on the Easy Listening chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle. In early 1967, ""Games That Lovers Play"" became a hit for"
"Clint Ballard Jr. Clinton Conger Ballard Jr. (May 24, 1931 – December 23, 2008) was an American songwriter. He wrote two ""Billboard"" Hot 100 number one hits. The first was ""Game of Love"" by Wayne Fontana and The Mindbenders in 1965. The second was the 1975 hit, ""You're No Good"" by Linda Ronstadt (first sung by Dee Dee Warwick, later covered by Van Halen). He wrote two UK No.1 singles, recorded by Jimmy Jones (""Good Timin'"", 1960) and The Hollies (""I'm Alive"", 1965). When Ballard was three years old, he played the piano for KTSM, an El Paso radio station."
"case slides into. South African Edition Japanese Edition ""Mambo!"" ""Heroes"" ""Gigolo"" ""Teardrops"" The Game of Love (album) The Game of Love is the Greek singer Elena Paparizou's second English-language international album after the release of ""My Number One"" in 2005. It was first released in Greece on 25 October 2006. The album is composed of 12 tracks and a bonus track; seven of these had been previously released on Paparizou's previous album ""Iparhi Logos"", and another was released exclusively to Scandinavia as the official song of the European Athletics Championships. Five of the songs were just English translations of Greek"
"What the World Needs Now Is Love ""What the World Needs Now Is Love"" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the US Hot 100 in July of that year. In Canada, the song reached number one. Co-songwriter Burt Bacharach revealed in his 2014 autobiography that this song had among the most difficult"
"studio album ""Chapel of Love"" issued on Red Bird Records. The song was arranged by Joe Jones and produced by Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Ellie Greenwich, and Jeff Barry. It charted at number one on June 6, 1964 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 knocking The Beatles out of the number one spot and remained at the top for three weeks. The song also peaked at number 22 on the UK Singles Chart and hit number one in Canada on the ""RPM"" Chart. The ""Chapel of Love"" version by The Dixie Cups sold over one million copies, and was awarded a"
"of Myself."" Ballard wrote ""I'm Alive"" expressly for the Hollies which became their first number-one hit. One of Ballard's best-known songs, ""The Game of Love,"" was recorded by Manchester-based Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders in 1965. The single went hit number one in the U.S. and peaked at number two in the U.K. Ballard also wrote the subsequent Mindbenders' chart singles ""Just a Little Bit Too Late"" and ""She Needs Love."" Ballard later wrote songs for the Ricky Nelson feature film ""Love and Kisses."" He also wrote a series of commercial jingles, including a theme for the Greyhound bus line."
"The Game of Love (album) The Game of Love is the Greek singer Elena Paparizou's second English-language international album after the release of ""My Number One"" in 2005. It was first released in Greece on 25 October 2006. The album is composed of 12 tracks and a bonus track; seven of these had been previously released on Paparizou's previous album ""Iparhi Logos"", and another was released exclusively to Scandinavia as the official song of the European Athletics Championships. Five of the songs were just English translations of Greek songs as well as two covers. The album was Paparizou's second album"
"""The Dating Game"", notably the tracks ""Whipped Cream"", ""Spanish Flea"", and ""Lollipops and Roses"". Despite the popularity of his singles, Alpert's albums outsold and outperformed them on the charts. Alpert and the Tijuana Brass won six Grammy Awards. Fifteen of their albums won gold discs, and fourteen won platinum discs. From the week ending October 16, 1965 through the week ending April 29, 1967, the group had at least one album in the Top 10, marking 81 consecutive weeks. For many of these weeks, more than one album registered in the Top 10. In 1966, over 13 million Alpert recordings"
"Lu"" peaking on ""Billboard"" at No. 46 and ""Cashbox"" at No. 49. After that it was ""Death of An Angel"" No. 33 on Cashbox and No. 42 on Billboard. 1965 saw the Kingsmen return to the Top 10 nationally with ""The Jolly Green Giant"" reaching No. 4 on Billboard and No. 8 on Cashbox. The follow-up song was ""The Climb"" No. 45 on Cashbox and No. 65 on Billboard. ""Annie Fanny"" was released next reaching No. 43 on Cashbox & No. 47 on Billboard. Next came ""(You Got) The Gamma Goochee"" No. 98 on Cashbox & No. 122 on Billboard."
"in late 1969-early 1970. In 1957 a song unrelated, except by title, by The Ames Brothers, ""Melodie D'Amour"" (Melody Of Love) charted at #5. Melody of Love (song) ""Melody of Love"" is a popular song. The music was originally written by Hans Engelmann in 1903. The lyrics were added by Tom Glazer in 1954. Although recorded by Edison Records within a year of its release, the song's breakthrough came in 1955 with an instrumental version recorded by Billy Vaughn. Other charting versions in 1955 were by David Carroll, by The Four Aces, and by Leo Diamond. The recording by Billy"
"""Hot Shots!"", ""Happy Gilmore"", and ""Forrest Gump"". In the Danish zodiac porn comedy ""I Jomfruens tegn"" (1973), an extended version is used for the hardcore underwater orgy that ends the film. What the World Needs Now Is Love ""What the World Needs Now Is Love"" is a 1965 popular song with lyrics by Hal David and music composed by Burt Bacharach. First recorded and made popular by Jackie DeShannon, it was released on April 15, 1965, on the Imperial label after a release on sister label Liberty records the previous month was canceled. It peaked at number seven on the"
"Ballard wrote ""I'm Alive"" for The Hollies, which was number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1965; and also ""Good Timin'"" for Jimmy Jones which reached number one in the UK five years earlier in 1960. Other songs include ""Ginger Bread"" for Frankie Avalon, and ""There's Not a Minute"" for Ricky Nelson and ""Gotta Get a Hold of Myself"" for The Zombies – see fuller list below. Clint Ballard Jr. Clinton Conger Ballard Jr. (May 24, 1931 – December 23, 2008) was an American songwriter. He wrote two ""Billboard"" Hot 100 number one hits. The first was ""Game of"
"of Love"" reached #3 on the country chart in late 1965, and followed it up with ""Almost Persuaded"", also written by Sherrill and Sutton, which spent nine weeks at the top of the U.S. country charts in mid 1966. The song won a Grammy for Best Country & Western Song, and was later recorded by Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, and Etta James among others. Sherrill continued to write and produce for Houston until the 1970s. Sherrill's association with Wynette began in 1966, when the then-unknown performer auditioned for him. He signed Wynette to Epic, and involved himself in nearly every"
"A Lover's Concerto ""A Lover's Concerto"" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and recorded in 1965 by The Toys. ""A Lover's Concerto"" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the R.I.A.A.. Their original version of the song was a major hit in the United States and United Kingdom (among other countries) during 1965. It peaked on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart at number 2. It was kept out of the number 1 spot by both Yesterday by The Beatles and Get Off of My Cloud by"
"singer and mastermind of the acid jazz band Jamiroquai. In 1965, on the U.S. ""Billboard"" Hot 100, a unique hat-trick of consecutive number 1s took place in the spring, all from Mancunian pop groups. Freddie and the Dreamers spent two weeks at the top with ""I'm Telling You Now"" (April 10–24), Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders one week with ""Game of Love"" (24 April-1 May), and finally Herman's Hermits with ""Mrs Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter"", a further three weeks (1–22 May), a total of six weeks, an achievement never matched even in the UK Top 50. Manchester's main"
"shops. The song went to number 1 in May 1965 and, according to some UK Charts, it knocked The Beatles's ""Ticket to Ride"" off the number one spot. A duet with Hatch, ""The Two of Us"", later achieved success on the Australian chart. Where Are You Now (My Love) ""Where Are You Now (My Love)"" is a 1965 song written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent, and recorded in December 1964 by Trent. The single gave Trent her only No. 1 hit when it reached the top of the UK Singles Chart for one week in May 1965. The song"
"Gangster of Love ""Gangster of Love"" is a blues song recorded by Johnny ""Guitar"" Watson in 1957. When Watson re-recorded the song in 1978, it became a hit. Author David Ritz has identified it as ""his most famous song"" and several artists have recorded interpretations. Johnny ""Guitar"" Watson first recorded a demo version of ""Gangster of Love"" while he was with RPM Records in the mid-1950s. In 1957, a version of the song, a mid-tempo blues shuffle featuring a stop-time arrangement, was released by Keen Records. The single did not appear in the record charts. However, with Johnny Otis producing,"
"song is also sampled in American rapper Eminem's song ""Love Game"", from his 2013 album ""The Marshall Mathers LP 2"" and hip hop group De La Soul's song ""My Brother's a Basehead"" from the 1991 album ""De La Soul Is Dead"". In the '80s a French cover was used for the main theme of the radio ""Morning Zoo"" in Quebec City: ""J'écoute le Zoo"". Montrose did the song on their 1987 album ""Mean"". The Game of Love (Wayne Fontana song) ""The Game of Love"" is a 1965 song by Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, released in the US as ""Game"
"Mountain of Love ""Mountain of Love"" is a song written by Harold Dorman. Dorman released his version as a single in 1960. It was originally recorded in late 1959 at the Royal Recording Studios in Memphis before the backing vocals (and strings, much later) were overdubbed. It performed well, spending 19 weeks on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart, peaking at #21 in May 1960, while reaching #7 on the ""Billboard"" Hot R&B Sides chart, and #25 on Canada's ""CHUM Hit Parade"". The song was his only top forty hit on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and was the highest charting single"
"Look of Love (Lesley Gore song) ""Look of Love"" is a song written by Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry, which was a 1964 Top 40 hit for Lesley Gore. The song was one in a long line of successful ""Brill Building Sound"" hits created by composers and arrangers working in New York City's Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. Pop songwriting stars Barry and Greenwich had previously scored hits with songs such as ""Be My Baby"" and ""Baby, I Love You"" (The Ronettes), and ""Then He Kissed Me"" and ""Da Doo Ron Ron"" (The Crystals). The most commercially successful solo singer"
"of Love,"" which became their biggest hit reaching number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 Chart in June 1964. ""Chapel of Love"" sold over one million copies, and was awarded a gold disc. In 1987, the song ""Chapel of Love"" appeared on the ""Full Metal Jacket"" soundtrack and in the 1991 film, ""Father of the Bride"". The hit single by The Dixie Cups was ranked #279 on ""Rolling Stone""'s list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The group also had several other hits including, ""People Say"" (#12, 1964), ""You Should Have Seen the Way He Looked at Me"""
"Looking Through the Eyes of Love ""Looking Through the Eyes of Love"" is a song written and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It first became a popular hit in 1965 by Gene Pitney. In 1972, The Partridge Family recorded a hit cover version of their own. Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of ""Looking Through the Eyes of Love"" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965. It was featured on Pitney's 1965"
"of Stars"", ""Where Did Our Love Go"" reached number one on the US pop charts, much to the surprise and delight of the group. It was also their first song to appear on the UK pop charts, where it reached number three. ""Where Did Our Love Go"" was followed by four consecutive US number-one hits: ""Baby Love"" (which was also a number-one hit in the UK), ""Come See About Me"", ""Stop! In the Name of Love"" and ""Back in My Arms Again"". ""Baby Love"" was nominated for the 1965 Grammy Award for Best R&B Song. The Supremes deliberately embraced a"
"Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and for Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the Top 20. Her B-side, ""Spanish Nights and You,"" became a pop (#99) and Easy Listening (#15) hit in the United States. Games That Lovers Play (song) ""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. Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best. His and Newton's versions also"
"Glory of Love ""Glory of Love"" is a 1986 song by Peter Cetera written and composed by Cetera, David Foster, and Cetera's then-wife Diane Nini, and recorded by Cetera shortly after he left the band Chicago to pursue a solo career. Featured in the 1986 film ""The Karate Kid Part II"", it was Cetera's first hit single after he left the band, reaching number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100, and it was included on his 1986 album, ""Solitude/Solitaire"", which Michael Omartian produced.<ref name=""Solitude/SolitaireCD""></ref> (Cetera released this album to coincide with the theatrical release of ""The Karate Kid Part II"".)"
"Caravan of Love ""Caravan of Love"" is a 1985 R&B hit originally recorded by Isley-Jasper-Isley, the second half of The Isley Brothers' ""3 + 3"" lineup of the 1970s. After breaking away from the legendary family group, the group (notably Chris Jasper) wrote and produced this single, which was Jasper's interpolation intending to reach audiences by presenting Christian beliefs in his music. The song became the trio's biggest hit going to #1 on the ""Billboard"" R&B singles chart and #51 on the Billboard pop chart in 1985; it would be their only prominent hit before they splintered into solo careers"