Please Don't Go (Donald Peers song)
| "Please Don't Go" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Donald Peers | |
| B-side | "I've Lost My Love" |
| Released | 1968 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | |
"Please Don't Go" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Jackie Rae, and recorded by the Welsh singer Donald Peers.[1] The melody of the song was adapted from a classical piece, "Barcarolle" from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach.[2][3]
It was the first top 10 UK Singles Chart (compiled since 1952) entry for Peers, an old-style singer popular in the 1940s. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 24 December 1968, reaching number three on 11 March 1969.[4]
Eddy Arnold had a 1969 top-ten hit with the song in the United States.[5]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[6] | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Lincoln, Abe-Primettes. Guinness Pub. 1995. p. 3216. ISBN 9781561591763.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Sixties Music. Virgin. p. 368. ISBN 9780753501498.
- ^ "Donald Peers on Top of the Pops, Man out of Time". Wales Arts Review. December 4, 2014.
- ^ a b "Donald Peers: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Eddy Arnold". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Donald Peers". Irish Singles Chart.
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