R&B
The writers of the song, Mort Garson and Bob Hilliard, recorded two versions because they were not sure if they could make it a hit. One version was for easy listening. The second had a bossa nova style and featured a Hammond organ solo. That version was a huge success and went to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the R&B chart in 1963. It went to #38 in the U and #11 in Australia. Ruby and The Romantics won The Rhythm and Blues Foundations Pioneer Award in 1963.
The original group members of Ruby & The Romantics formed in Akron, Ohio, in 1961. They were Ruby Nash, George Lee, Ed Roberts, Ronald Mosley, and Leroy Fann. They also had charting success with “My Summer Love,” “Hey There Lonely Boy,” Young Wongs Can Fly,” Our Everlasting Love,” and “When You’re Young and in Love.” They were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2007.
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