Love Is Blue 1967
17 Appearance chronology ' L'amour est bleu' (English title: ' Love Is Blue') is a song whose music was composed by, and whose lyrics were written by, in 1967. Later wrote English-language lyrics for it. First performed in French by Greek singer (appearing as Vicky) as the Luxembourgian entry in the, it has since been recorded by many other musicians, most notably French orchestra leader, whose familiar version (recorded in late 1967) became the only number-one hit by a French lead artist to top the in America. The song describes the pleasure and pain of love in terms of colours (blue and grey) and elements (water and wind). The English lyrics ('Blue, blue, my world is blue ') focus on colours only (blue, grey, red, green, and black), using them to describe components of lost love.
The English version by Vicky Leandros also appeared as 'Colours of Love' in some locations including the UK. 'Alone in the World (Seuls Au Monde)' (most countries, including initial US pressings).
' (USA, hit pressings). 'Une Petite Cantate' (UK) Released January 1968 Format Recorded Late 1967 Length 2: 31, singles chronology ' (1967) ' Love is Blue (L'amour est bleu)' (1968) 'Love in Every Room' (1968) In late 1967, conducted/recorded an orchestral ' version that was a for five weeks in February and March 1968, becoming the only performance by a French artist ever to top the until 2017 when (with artist ) topped the chart with '.
Its five-week run at the top was second longest of any instrumental of the Hot 100 era next to 1960's ' '. Not surprisingly, the song spent 11 weeks atop Billboard's Easy Listening survey, and held the longest-lasting title honours on this chart for 25 years. Billboard ranked the record as the No. It is the best-known version of the song in the United States. The Mauriat recording also reached number 12 on the. The Mauriat album containing 'Love is Blue', 'Blooming Hits' also reached #1 on the Billboard Top Lps and Tapes chart for five weeks. Mauriat's version was featured repeatedly in an episode of 's television series titled ', which originally aired on 24 April 1998 on the.
During the episode, the omnipresent melody is used by a kidnapper to a group of youths. His version is also briefly heard in episodes ' ' and '.' It was played over the closing credits of 's sixth-season episode ' The Flood', which takes place during April 1968. Other covers.
's 'Love is Blue' peaked at No. 57 on the and No. 3 on the charts in 1968, and was the title song of one of his 1968 albums. recorded a ' interpretation of Mauriat's version in 1968. It reached No. 's 'Love Is Blue (L'Amour Est Bleu)' peaked at No.
Love Is Blue Song 1968
71 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968. recorded a medley, '/Love Is Blue', which reached No. 22 in the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 5 in the charts in the US, and No.
15 in the UK charts, in 1969. References.