The last time Petula Clark recorded in L.A. with the Wrecking Crew, she really disliked the single that came from the session, even though "My Love" became her second #1 in the States. She didn't care for this, either, despite being written by Charlie Chaplin (her neighbor in Switzerland); she felt the lyrics were too sappy. Charlie wrote it for a flick he directed, "A Countess From Hong Kong," a throwback to 1930's shipboard romance movies. Regardless, it brought Petula back to the top of the UK charts and made the Top 5 over here. Her version in French also made it to #1 in that country.
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