| Peaked at # 42 in 1961 |
| One of the first hits produced by young Phil Spector, |
| Who spent a then-unprecedented $ 14,000 recording this |
| Song at New York’s Bell Sound Studios in late June of 1961. |
| Gene Pitney reportedly had a cold while trying to sing this |
| Song in the studio, forcing him to sing the final verses in falsetto. |
| Arranged by Alan Lauber, and featuring backing vocals by The Halos. |
| Single b/w «Mr. Moon, Mr. Cupid and I."Two decades later, British |
| Singer/songwriter Sting did an homage to this song with the Police’s |
| Smash 1983 hit «Every Breath You Take.» |
| OPENING SCAT |
| (dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop) |
| I hardly ever thank the stars above |
| For sending me your very precious love |
| You never hear me say a prayer |
| Of thanks to someone 'way up there |
| Who gave me such a lucky *break* |
| Oh, no, darling |
| Only with ev’ry breath I take |
| And every time we have to be apart |
| I hardly ever find you in my heart |
| And when it comes to thinking of |
| The thought of losing all your love |
| I never worry how my heart would ache |
| Oh, no, darling |
| Only with ev’ry breath I *take* |
| Only with ev’ry little step I *make* |
| Only with ev’ry little beat of my *heart* |
| And ev’ry single minute I’m *awake* |
| Oh, no, darling |
| Only with ev’ry breath I *take* |
| Only with ev’ry little step I *make* |
| Only with ev’ry little beat of my *heart* |
| And ev’ry single minute I’m awake |
| Oh-aah, ev’ry little breath I take |
| Ev’ry little step I *make* |
| Ah, ah, ah, ah, uh, ah |
| Ah, ah, ah, ev’ry breath I take |
| (dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop)'s to end |