"Games That Lovers Play" is a popular song composed by

James Last James Last (, ; born Hans Last; 17 April 1929 – 9 June 2015), also known as Hansi, was a German composer and big band leader of the James Last Orchestra. Initially a jazz bassist (Last won the award for "best bassist" in Germany in each of ...

which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times. Renditions by

Eddie Fisher Edwin Jack Fisher (August 10, 1928 – September 22, 2010) was an American singer and actor. He was one of the most popular artists during the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show, ''The Eddie Fisher Show''. Actress Eli ...

Wayne Newton Carson Wayne Newton (born April 3, 1942) is an American singer and actor. One of the most popular singers in the nation from the mid-to-late 20th-century, Newton remains one of the best-known entertainers in Las Vegas. He is known by the nicknam ...

, and

Mantovani Annunzio Paolo Mantovani (; 15 November 1905 – 29 March 1980) was an Anglo-Italian conductor, composer and light orchestra-styled entertainer with a cascading strings musical signature. The book ''British Hit Singles & Albums'' stat ...

charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best, reaching number 45 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - His and Newton's versions also charted on the

Easy Listening Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. It is related to middle-of-the-road (MOR) music and encompasses instrumental recordings of standards, hit songs, n ...

chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. It was arranged by

Nelson Riddle Nelson Smock Riddle Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid-1980s. He worked with many world-famous vocalists at Capitol Records ...

. In early 1967, "Games That Lovers Play" became a hit for

Donald Peers Donald Rhys Hubert Peers (10 July 1908 – 9 August 1973) was a popular Welsh people, Welsh singer. His best remembered rendition and signature song was "In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook". Biography Early life Peers was born in the Welsh m ...

in the United Kingdom and for

Connie Francis Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero (born December 12, 1937), known professionally as Connie Francis, is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Called the “First Lady of Rock & Roll” ...

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 ;Wayne Newton ;Mantovani and His Orchestra ;Donald Peers ;Connie Francis

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* (Eddie Fisher) * (Wayne Newton) 1966 songs 1966 singles 1967 singles Eddie Fisher (singer) songs Wayne Newton songs Connie Francis songs Songs with music by James Last RCA Records singles MGM Records singles Songs written by Eddie Snyder Songs with lyrics by Larry Kusik {{1960s-song-stub