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.[1]

"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Eddie Fisher
from the album Games That Lovers Play
B-side"Mame"
ReleasedOctober 1966
Recorded1966
GenreAdult Contemporary, Easy Listening
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose
Producer(s)Al Schmitt
Eddie Fisher singles chronology
"Tonight"
(1961)		 "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
GenreAdult Contemporary, Easy 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
GenreAdult Contemporary, Easy Listening
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose

Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton, and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best, reaching number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] 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 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.

Chart history
Eddie Fisher
Chart (1966) Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3] 52
South Africa (Springbok)[4] 20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] 45
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] 41
Wayne Newton
Chart (1966) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 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 [8] 93
Donald Peers
Chart (1966–67) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[9] 46
Connie Francis
Chart (1966–67) Peak
position
South Africa (Springbok)[10] 17

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


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