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| Single by Eddie Fisher | ||||
| from the album Games That Lovers Play | ||||
| B-side | "Mame" | |||
| Released | October 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose | |||
| Producer(s) | Al Schmitt | |||
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| Single by Wayne Newton | ||||
| B-side | "Half a World Away" | |||
| Released | October 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1966 | |||
| Genre | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose | |||
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| Single by Connie Francis | |
| B-side | "Spanish Nights and You" |
| Released | October 1966 |
| Recorded | 1966 |
| Genre | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening |
| Label | MGM |
| Songwriter(s) | Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose |
"Games That Lovers Play" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times.[1]
Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton, and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best, reaching number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] His and Newton's versions also charted on the Easy Listening chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. Nelson Riddle arranged it.
In early 1967, "Games That Lovers Play" became a hit for Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and for Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the Top 20. Her B-side, "Spanish Nights and You," became a pop (#99) and Easy Listening (#15) hit in the United States.