Like I Do (Nancy Sinatra song)

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"Like I Do"
Single by Nancy Sinatra
B-side " To Know Him Is to Love Him "
Released 1962
Genre Pop
Length 2 : 09
Label Reprise
Songwriter(s)
Nancy Sinatra singles chronology
"Cuff Links and a Tie Clip"
(1961) 		" Like I Do "
(1962) 		"June, July, and August"
(1962)

"Like I Do" is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra . The melody is an adaptation, by Dick Manning , of Amilcare Ponchielli 's Dance of the Hours from La Gioconda . [1] The song reached No. 2 in Italy, [2] No. 4 in the Netherlands , [3] No. 6 in Japan , [4] and No. 8 in South Africa . [5]

Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK 's Record Retailer chart, peaking at No. 3, [6] while reaching No. 5 in Ireland , [7] and No. 7 on New Zealand 's "Lever Hit Parade". [8]

In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon No Kiss". [9] The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different. [9]

Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on Billboard ' s " Bubbling Under the Hot 100 " [10] and No. 13 on Cash Box ' s " Looking Ahead " chart of singles with potential of entering the Cash Box Top 100. [11]

Chart performance [ edit ]

Nancy Sinatra version
Chart (1962–63) Peak
position
Italy – Musica e dischi [2] 2
Netherlands 4
Japan 6
South Africa 8
Maureen Evans version
Chart (1963) Peak
position
UK – Record Retailer 3
Ireland ? The Irish Times [7] 5
New Zealand ? Lever Hit Parade 7

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ Dave McAleer , "The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990", Omnibus Press , (1990) p. 59
  2. ^ a b " Hits of the World ", Billboard , April 28, 1962. p. 22. Accessed October 28, 2015
  3. ^ Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do , Dutch Charts . Retrieved October 28, 2015
  4. ^ ” Hits of the World ", Billboard , January 12, 1963. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015
  5. ^ " Hits of the World ", Billboard , March 31, 1962. p. 15. Accessed October 28, 2015
  6. ^ Maureen Evans - Full Official Chart History , Official Charts Company . Accessed October 28, 2015
  7. ^ a b " Hits of the World ", Billboard , March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015
  8. ^ "Lever Hit Parade" 14-Feb-1963 , Flavour of New Zealand . Accessed February 19, 2016.
  9. ^ a b レモンのキッス , Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015
  10. ^ " Bubbling Under the Hot 100 ", Billboard , March 30, 1963. Accessed May 31, 2016.
  11. ^ " Looking Ahead ", Cash Box , March 30, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2018.


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