Bernie Lowe
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Born in Philadelphia, Lowe started Teen Records and in 1955 was working with Freddie Bell and t ...
and
Kal Mann
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Bobby Rydell
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in 1959. The song became a hit, spending 17 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at No. 6, while reaching No. 4 on the ''
Cash Box
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'' Top 100, and No. 5 on
Canada
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cover version
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by
Alma Cogan
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was released in late 1959, and reached No. 26 on the UK's ''
New Musical Express
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'' chart.
*A French-language version, titled "Je Compte Sur Toi", was issued by
Petula Clark
Petula Sally Olwen Clark, CBE (born 15 November 1932) is an English singer, actress, and composer. She has one of the longest serving careers of a British singer, spanning more than seven decades.
Clark's professional career began during the ...
in 1960, and reached No. 36 in
Wallonia
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.
*The song was also covered by Tom Jones in 2009 at a
Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon (real name Mathieu Saura, born 25 August 1979) is an independent filmmaker, photographer, and sound artist from Paris. He was the main director of the Blogotheque's Take Away Shows, a web-based project recording field work music vide ...
Take-Away Show video session.
*A Swedish-language version, "Jag är kär" (I'm in love) by
Britt Damberg
Britt Damberg (married Britt Elisabet Lindroth; 11 January 1937 – 31 March 2019) was a Swedish Schlager and jazz singer and occasional actress.
Life and career
In 1954, Britt Damberg first entered the world of music finishing second in an am ...