Australian singles charts:
Softly Whispering I Love You entered the Kent charts on 21 February 1972 and peaked at #12. The song was #69 on the Top 100 of 1972.
Songwriters:
Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook
Record label of Australian release:
Columbia
Wikipedia:
Softly Whispering I Love You was written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook and originally recorded in 1967 by the duo under the name of David and Jonathan.
It was covered in 1971 by The Congregation whose version was a worldwide hit. The Congregation was a British pop ensemble, formed by Greenaway and Cook. The group’s lead singer was the former Plastic Penny vocalist Brian Keith.
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softly_Whispering_I_Love_You
Lyrics:
Softly whispering I love you
Echoes of your voice are calling
Still through my dreams
Softening the chill of the breeze
Through my window
I can see the moonglow
Painting silver shadows
On a rose-colored land
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