The Toys - A Lover’s Concerto (Stereo Mix)

Stereo Mix by Mot Mool (Motty99). The song was written by Sandy Linzer & Denny Randell. It was recorded by the Toys at Olmstead Recording Studio in New York City and released as a single in August 1965 (US) & October 1965 (UK). The single had sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the . The original version of the song was a major hit in the US and UK (among other countries) during 1965. It reached #2 on the US Billboard Hot 100 & New Zealand, #1 on the US Cashbox chart (Billboard’s competitor), and in Canada on the RPM national singles chart. It peaked at #5 in the UK Singles Chart. In subsequent years, the song has been recorded by numerous other notable artists, including Cilla Black, The Supremes, The Delfonics, The Fleetwoods, The Lennon Sisters, Sarah Vaughan and many others. It also had versions in Spanish (“Concierto para enamorados“), German (“So Fängt Es Immer An“), Finnish (“Aamukonsertto“), Japanese (“Delight“). Neil Sedaka had recorded an Italian version (“Lettera bruciata“) and Ferrante & Teicher did their own cover as well (“Familiar Concerto“).