Chanson d'Amour
Chanson d'Amour is a hit in the style of slow fox . It was composed by Wayne Shanklin and became a # 1 hit on the version of The Manhattan Transfer . Lyrically he mixes English and French phrases.
In 1958, the single Chanson d'Amour first appeared on Era Records , composed by Wayne Shanklin for the singing couple Art & Dotty Todd from New Jersey . The single climbed to number 6 in the US charts. It was the only hit of this one-hit wonder , but the duo was able to enjoy a nightclub career of several years in Las Vegas and later in Hawaii.
1976 appeared a cover version of the title by the US singing group The Manhattan Transfer on the album Coming Out . Janis Siegel took over the solo vocals . The single reached number 1 in the British charts in 1977 as well as number 6 in Switzerland and number 20 in Germany.
Cover versions
- 1958: The Fontane Sisters
- 1966: The Lettermen
Individual evidence
- ↑ Colin Larkin (Ed.): The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music (2002). Virgin Books. P. 445. ISBN 1-85227-937-0
- ^ Manhattan Transfer at chartsurfer.de