The World We Knew (Over and Over)
"The World We Knew (Over and Over)" is a popular song recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1967. It is based on a composition by Bert Kaempfert, a German musician and composer.
| "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Frank Sinatra | |
| from the album The World We Knew | |
| B-side | "You Are There" |
| Released | 1967 |
| Recorded | June 1967 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Length | 2:50 |
| Label | Reprise |
| Songwriter(s) | Carl Sigman, Bert Kaempfert, Herbert Rehbein |
| Producer(s) | Jimmy Bowen |
The song first appeared on Sinatra's 1967 album The World We Knew and was released as a single later that year. "The World We Knew (Over and Over)" peaked at number thirty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1967.[1] On the Billboard easy listening chart, it spent five weeks at number one, and was Sinatra's sixth and final single to top that chart.[2]
Charles Aznavour adapted the song to French for Paul Mauriat and Mireille Mathieu called "Un monde avec toi".[3] Fred Bongusto adapted the song to Italian called "Ore D'Amore". Josh Groban covered the song in his album "Harmony."
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications)
- Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)
- "French Version Set Of Sinatra 'World'". Billboard. 2 September 1967. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
