"Dear Heart" is a song written by Henry Mancini,

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, and

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and performed by

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. It appears on the 1965 Andy Williams album, ''

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''. The song was the theme to the 1964 movie ''

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''. It was nominated for the

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and also nominated for best song at the

22nd Golden Globe Awards The 22nd Golden Globe Awards, honoring the best in film and television for 1964, were held on February 8, 1965. Winners and nominees Film Best Film - Drama ''Becket'' * ''The Chalk Garden'' * ''Dear Heart'' * ''The Night of the Iguana'' * ''Zo ...

Chart performance

The song reached #2 on the U.S. adult contemporary chart and #24 on the ''Billboard'' chart in 1964.

Recordings

* Henry Mancini released a version of the song in 1964 that reached #14 on the adult contemporary chart and #77 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. *

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recorded the song for his 1964 album '' Softly, as I Leave You''. *

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also released a version in 1964, reaching #6 on the adult contemporary chart and #30 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. * Al Martino - for his album ''We Could'' (1965). * Bobby Darin - included in his album ''

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'' (1965) * Brenda Lee - in her album ''The Versatile Brenda Lee'' (1965). * Bobby Vinton - on his LP ''

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'' (1965). *

Mrs. Miller Elva Ruby Miller (October 5, 1907 – July 5, 1997), who recorded under the name "Mrs. Miller", was an American singer who gained some fame in the 1960s, for her series of shrill and off-tempo renditions of popular songs such as "Moon Rive ...

covered the song for her first

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album '' Mrs. Miller's Greatest Hits'' (1966). * Slim Whitman - included in his album '' Home on the Range'' (1977) *In the UK, there were cover versions in 1965 issued by Ronnie Hilton and Ronnie Carroll.

References

1964 singles Songs with music by Henry Mancini Songs with lyrics by Ray Evans Songs with music by Jay Livingston Andy Williams songs Jack Jones (singer) songs Columbia Records singles Songs written for films 1964 songs {{1960s-single-stub