That was my most beautiful dance
That was my most beautiful dance is a German hit that became a hit in Germany in 1965 with Bernd Spier .
It is a cover version of the English-language song I Only Came To Dance With You , initially interpreted by John Stewart and Scott Engel . The composition is by James Marcus Smith .
The German version sung by Bernd Spier with a text by Kurt Hertha was brought to the German market at the end of 1964 by the German branch of the US media group CBS under catalog number CBS 1639. On the B-side of the vinyl single , Spier sang the title What I Love Most About You . As on Spier's previous record releases at CBS, the producer was Hans Bertram .
The version with Bernd Spier came into the top 50 of the music magazine Musikmarkt for the first time on January 15, 1965 and climbed to number 2, according to other information even number 1. In the top 50, That was my most beautiful dance for half a year was listed. In Austria, the hit reached 4th place.
An English version of the song was also published by Bernd Spier.
Individual evidence
- ^ Paul Woods: The Curious Life and Work of Scott Walker . Omnibus Press, London 2013.
- ↑ Title information on I Only Came To Dance With You at http://hitparade.ch
- ↑ a b c Title information on That was my most beautiful dance at http://hitparade.ch
- ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet. German chart singles 1956-1980 . Taurus Press, Hamburg 1990, p. 194. Two contemporary documents, Jimmy Jungermann in Billboard from March 6, 1965 and Germany's bestsellers in Cashbox from March 6, 1965, speak of first place in the German hit list.
- ↑ Bernd Spier - I Only Came To Dance With You on YouTube