"Under the Moon of Love" is a song written by

Tommy Boyce Sidney Thomas "Tommy" Boyce (September 29, 1939 – November 23, 1994) and Bobby Hart (born Robert Luke Harshman; February 18, 1939) were a prolific American duo of singer-songwriters. In addition to three top-40 hits as artists, the duo is ...

and

Curtis Lee Curtis Edwin Lee (October 28, 1939 – January 8, 2015) was an American singer of the early 1960s, who was twice a beneficiary of Phil Spector's productions in 1961. These were " Pretty Little Angel Eyes" ( US #7) and " Under the Moon of Love" ...

, and first recorded in 1961 by Curtis Lee. Produced by

Phil Spector Harvey Phillip Spector (born Harvey Philip Spector; December 26, 1939January 16, 2021) was an American record producer and songwriter, best known for his innovative recording practices and entrepreneurship in the 1960s, followed decades later by ...

, Lee's recording was released on Dunes Records #45-2008, with the "B" side "Beverly Jean". It peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at No. 46 on November 27, 1961.

Showaddywaddy version

In 1976 the

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was revived by

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revival act

Showaddywaddy Showaddywaddy are a rock and roll group from Leicester, England. They specialise in revivals of hit songs from the 1950s and early 1960s, while also issuing original material. Showaddywaddy spent 209 weeks on the UK Singles Chart, and had 10 T ...

and became a major hit in the UK. The Mike Hurst-produced version went on to spend three weeks at the top of the

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in December that year, and has since sold over a million copies in the UK.

Chart performance

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Other version

In 1975,

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covered the song for their album ''Use Your Imagination'' which reached No. 33 in the

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. It was also the

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of their 1976 single, "Beating Around The Bush", which failed to chart.

References

Song recordings produced by Phil Spector 1961 singles 1976 singles American songs British songs European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles UK Singles Chart number-one singles 1961 songs Song recordings produced by Mike Hurst (producer) Songs written by Tommy Boyce Songs written by Curtis Lee Warner Records singles Bell Records singles Showaddywaddy songs {{1970s-single-stub