| "A Lover's Concerto" | ||||
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| Single by The Toys | ||||
| from the album The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!" | ||||
| B-side | "This Night" | |||
| Released | August 1965 (US) October 1965 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | DynoVoice | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, Christian Petzold | |||
| Producer(s) | Linzer and Randell | |||
| The Toys singles chronology | ||||
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"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, based on the 18th century composition by Christian Petzold, "Minuet in G major", and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the RIAA.[1]
Their original version of the song was a major hit in the United States and United Kingdom (among other countries) during 1965. It peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 2.[2] "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 peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
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