| Games That Lovers Play | |
| Cover: | Games_That_Lovers_Play_-_Eddie_Fisher.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Eddie Fisher |
| Album: | Games That Lovers Play |
| B-Side: | Mame |
| Released: | October 1966 |
| Recorded: | 1966 |
| Genre: | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening |
| Label: | RCA |
| Producer: | Al Schmitt |
| Prev Title: | Tonight |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | People Like You |
| Next Year: | 1967 |
| Games That Lovers Play | |
| Cover: | Games_That_Lovers_Play_-_Wayne_Newton.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Wayne Newton |
| B-Side: | Half a World Away |
| Released: | October 1966 |
| Recorded: | 1966 |
| Genre: | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening |
| Label: | MGM |
| Prev Title: | Remember When |
| Prev Year: | 1965 |
| Next Title: | Dreams of the Everyday Housewife |
| Next Year: | 1968 |
| Games That Lovers Play | |
| Cover: | Games_That_Lovers_Play_-_Connie_Francis.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Connie Francis |
| B-Side: | Spanish Nights and You |
| Released: | October 1966 |
| Recorded: | 1966 |
| Genre: | Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening |
| Label: | MGM |
"Games That Lovers Play" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times.[1]
Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton, and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best, reaching number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] His and Newton's versions also charted on the Easy Listening chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. Nelson Riddle arranged it.
In early 1967, "Games That Lovers Play" became a hit for Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and for Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the Top 20. Her B-side, "Spanish Nights and You," became a pop (#99) and Easy Listening (#15) hit in the United States.
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[3] | 52 |
| South Africa (Springbok)[4] | 20 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 45 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 2 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6] | 41 |
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] | 86 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 22 |
| Chart (1966) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 | 122 |
| U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [8] | 93 |
