Softly Whispering I Love You Explained

Softly Whispering I Love You
Type:	single
Artist:	David and Jonathan
Released:	1967
Genre:	Pop
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Softly Whispering I Love You
Type:	single
Artist:	The English Congregation
Released:	October 15, 1971 (UK); December 1971 (US)
Recorded:	1971
Genre:	Pop
Length:	2:58
Label:	Columbia (UK); Atco (US)
Next Title:	Lovers of the World Unite
Next Year:	1972

"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 version peaked at No. 23 in Australia on Go-Sets National Top 40 Singles Chart.^[1]

The Congregation version

• It was covered in 1971 by The Congregation, where the group's version was a worldwide hit. Their version peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart,^[2] 1 in South Africa and New Zealand, No. 10 in Germany and No. 11 in Australia's Go-Sets Singles Chart.^[3] In North America, the group was known as The English Congregation, where the song went to #29 on the Billboard Hot 100^[4] and #21 in Canada.^[5]

Paul Young version

English singer Paul Young recorded the song for his Other Voices album, and it was released as the first single from the album on 30 April 1990.^[6] It reached No. 21 on the UK Singles Chart and No. 16 in Ireland.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	102
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	50

Notes and References

1. Web site: Go-Set National Top 40 . . Nimmervoll . Ed . Ed Nimmervoll . Waverley Press . 17 July 1968 . 28 January 2015 .
2. Web site: officialcharts.com. officialcharts.com. May 12, 2021.
3. Web site: Go-Set National Top 40 . Go-Set . Nimmervoll . Ed . Waverley Press . 10 June 1972 . 28 January 2015 .
4. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 276.

5. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - March 18, 1972.
6. New Singles. Music Week. 45. 28 April 1990.
7. Web site: Bubbling Down Under 17 September 1990. 17 September 2021. 17 September 2021.
8. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. Music & Media. 7. 22. IV. 2 June 1990. 19 June 2021.