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<ul><li>This is a cover of a song originally recorded by Charlie Gracie. </li><li>Both songs topped the US singles charts, Williams for three weeks and Gracie for two.</li><li>The song was written by Anthony September, which is a pseudonym for Bernie Lowe and Lal Mann, who also wrote "Teddy Bear" for Elvis Presley. </li><li>The duo hid their real names as they disliked the deal they had with Presley's organization and they didn't want them to know of their next song, "Butterfly."</li><li>Andy Williams was born in the town of Wall Lake, Iowa on December 3, 1928. </li><li>He first performed in a children's choir at the local Presbyterian church. </li><li>Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Don, and Dick formed the Williams Brothers quartet in the late 1930s, and they performed regularly on their own radio show. </li><li>The Williams Brothers made their first recording in 1944, when Andy was 15. </li><li>That session was with Bing Crosby, and the record they made was "<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bing-crosby/swinging-on-a-star" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Swinging on a Star</a>," which hit #1 in the States for nine weeks.</li><li>In 1952 Williams began his solo career, featuring regularly on Steve Allen's&nbsp;<em>Tonight</em>&nbsp;television show until 1955. </li><li>This song was his only chart-topper in the US and UK, however Williams established himself as one of the most popular of all American ballad singers, with a successful and long-running television show of his own, and a long run of Top 40 hits including "Can't Get Used to Losing You" and "Music to Watch Girls Go By."</li><li>In 2010 English singer-songwriter Eliza Doolittle sampled this on her UK hit, "<a href="https://www.songfacts.com/facts/eliza-doolittle/skinny-genes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);">Skinny Genes</a>."</li></ul><p><br></p>