Miller, the Peanuts, the Pearls, Perrey and Kingsley ( electronic music instrumental cover in 1967), the Supremes, Carla Thomas, Tight Fit, Leslie Uggams, and Sarah Vaughan ( 1966). In subsequent years, 'A Lover's Concerto' has been recorded by numerous other notable artists, including Cilla Black, Kelly Chen, the Delfonics, Doris, the Fleetwoods, Audrey Hall, Doyle Lawson (instrumental country cover in mandolin, 1977), the Lennon Sisters, Mrs. How gentle is the rain That falls softly on the meadow, Birds high up in the trees Serenade the flowers with their melodies Chart history 'A Lover's Concerto' marks the apogee of the Girl Group sound.' The song also had an unusual structure that blurred the differences between its verses and choruses. Riding across one of the most deceptively hook-laden melodies ever conceived.

Ĭritic Dave Thompson wrote of the Toys' version, 'Few records are this perfect. The melody had been popularized by bandleader Freddy Martin in the 1940s Martin's recording was released under the title 'A Lover's Concerto'.

Although often attributed to Bach himself, the 'Minuet in G major' is now believed to have been written by Christian Petzold. The only difference is that the 'Minuet in G major' is written in 3Ĥ time, whereas 'A Lover's Concerto' is arranged in 4Ĥ time. Linzer and Randell used the melody of the familiar ' Minuet in G major' (BWV Anh. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart. 'A Lover's Concerto' reached number 1 both on the US Cashbox chart ( Billboard 's main competitor), and in Canada on the RPM national singles chart. It was kept out of the number 1 spot by both ' Yesterday' by The Beatles and ' Get Off of My Cloud' by The Rolling Stones. It peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 2. Their original version of the song was a major hit in the United States and United Kingdom (among other countries) during 1965. 'A Lover's Concerto' sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the RIAA. ' A Lover's Concerto' is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell based on the 18th century composition ' Minuet in G major', and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, Christian Petzold 1965 single by The Toys 'A Lover's Concerto'įrom the album The Toys Sing 'A Lover's Concerto' and 'Attack!'

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