Like I Do (Nancy Sinatra song)

"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra. The melody is an adaptation, by Dick Manning, of Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda.[1] The song reached No. 2 in Italy,[2] No. 4 in the Netherlands,[3] No. 6 in Japan,[4] and No. 8 in South Africa.[5]

"Like I Do"
Single by Nancy Sinatra
B-side"To Know Him Is to Love Him"
Released1962
GenrePop
Length2:09
LabelReprise
Songwriter(s)
Nancy Sinatra singles chronology
"Cuff Links and a Tie Clip"
(1961)		 "Like I Do"
(1962)		 "June, July, and August"
(1962)

Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3,[6] while reaching No. 5 in Ireland,[7] and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[8]

In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon Kiss".[9] The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different.[9]

Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on Billboard's "Bubbling Under the Hot 100"[10] and No. 13 on Cash Box's "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100.[11]

Chart performance
Nancy Sinatra version
Chart (1962–63) Peak
position
Italy – Musica e dischi[2] 2
Netherlands 4
Japan 6
South Africa 8
Maureen Evans version
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK – Record Retailer 3
Ireland – The Irish Times[7] 5
New Zealand – Lever Hit Parade 7

References
  1. Dave McAleer, "The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990", Omnibus Press, (1990) p. 59
  2. "Hits of the World", Billboard, April 28, 1962. p. 22. Accessed October 28, 2015
  3. Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do, Dutch Charts. Retrieved October 28, 2015
  4. ”Hits of the World", Billboard, January 12, 1963. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015
  5. "Hits of the World", Billboard, March 31, 1962. p. 15. Accessed October 28, 2015
  6. Maureen Evans - Full Official Chart History, Official Charts Company. Accessed October 28, 2015
  7. "Hits of the World", Billboard, March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015
  8. "Lever Hit Parade" 14-Feb-1963, Flavour of New Zealand. Accessed February 19, 2016.
  9. レモンのキッス, Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015
  10. "Bubbling Under the Hot 100", Billboard, March 30, 1963. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  11. "Looking Ahead", Cash Box, March 30, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2018.


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