In the late 60’s, Bobby Vinton’s singles seemed to be a bunch of remakes. Here, he re-did a Gerry Goffin/Carole King tune that was the first chart record in 1961 for one Michael Anthony Orlando Cassavitis. We all know him as Tony Orlando, who was just 15 when he got Don Kirshner’s attention at the famed Brill Building. Tony worked his way up to VP of publishing firm CBS Music, signing Barry Manilow to his first record deal, before becoming wildly successful as the front man of Dawn in the 70’s. Vinton’s version of this song is a bit more mellow than Tony’s.
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