Looking Through the Eyes of Love explained

Looking Through the Eyes of Love
Type:single
Artist:Gene Pitney
Album:I Must Be Seeing Things
B-Side:There's No Livin' Without Your Lovin'
Released:June 1965
Genre:Pop
Label:Musicor Records 1103
Producer:
Prev Title:Last Chance to Turn Around
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Princess in Rags
Next Year:1965
Looking Through the Eyes of Love
Type:single
Artist:The Partridge Family
Album:The Partridge Family Notebook
B-Side:Storybook Love
Released:1972
Recorded:1972
Genre:Pop
Label:Bell Records 45,301
Producer:Wes Farrell
Prev Title:Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
Prev Year:1972
Next Title:A Friend and a Lover
Next Year:1973

"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" is a song written and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It became a popular hit in 1965 by Gene Pitney. In 1972, The Partridge Family recorded a cover version.

Gene Pitney version

Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965.[1] It was featured on Pitney's 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things.[2]

The song was produced by Stan Kahan and Pitney.[3]

The Partridge Family version

The Partridge Family recorded a cover version of the song, and it was released as a single in 1972, reaching number 9 on both the U.S. easy listening chart and UK Singles Chart,[4] number 16 in Canada,[5] and number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's final top 40 hit.[6] Their cover was produced by Wes Farrell and released on Bell Records. It was featured on their 1972 album, The Partridge Family Notebook.

Notes and References

  1. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Looking+Through+the+Eyes+of+Love+by+Gene+Pitney&id=17247 Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Chart Positions
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Gene-Pitney-I-Must-Be-Seeing-Things/release/3789247 Gene Pitney, I Must Be Seeing Things
  3. http://www.45cat.com/record/mu1103us Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" single release
  4. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. .
  5. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.4261&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position
  6. http://www.musicvf.com/song.php?title=Looking+Through+the+Eyes+of+Love+by+The+Partridge+Family&id=44173 The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions