Single:
This is My Song entered the Australian singles chart* on 22 April 1967 and peaked at #1. It ranked #2 on the Top 100 of 1967.
Album:
The song is on Petula’s 1967 album These Are My Songs.
Songwriter:
Charlie Chaplin
Producer:
Sonny Burke
Record label of Australian release:
Astor
*Kent Music Report / Australian Chart Book. See About.
Songfacts:
This song was written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966 for the film A Countess From Hong Kong, which he wrote, directed and produced. The film starred Sophia Loren and Marlon Brando.
Petula Clark recorded versions of the song in French, Italian, and German for the European market. At the same time, her husband Claude recorded the original English version used in the movie. At the end of her recording session, Petula Clark recorded her English version using her husband’s backing track.
Clark didn’t want to record the song in English, as she didn’t think it would work, but her producer Sonny Burke convinced her to do it.
Read more: www.songfacts.com/facts/petula-clark/this-is-my-song
Lyrics:
Why is my heart so light?
Why are the stars so bright?
Why is the sky so blue
Since the hour I met you?
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