Softly Whispering I Love You

"Softly Whispering I Love You"
Single by David and Jonathan
Released 1967
Writer(s) Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook
David and Jonathan singles chronology
"She's Leaving Home" "Softly Whispering I Love You" "You Ought To Meet My Baby"

"Softly Whispering I Love You" is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook originally recorded by the duo under the name of David and Jonathan. This peaked at No. 23 in Australia on Go-Set's National Top 40 Singles Chart.[1]

It was covered in 1971 by The Congregation (known in the US as The English Congregation). This peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 1 in South Africa and New Zealand, No. 10 in Germany and No. 11 in Australia's Go-Set's Singles Chart.[2]

Paul Young recorded the song for his Other Voices album, and the single reached #21 on the UK charts.

References

  1. Nimmervoll, Ed (17 July 1968). "Go-Set National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  2. Nimmervoll, Ed (10 June 1972). "Go-Set National Top 40". Go-Set. Waverley Press. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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