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"Games That Lovers Play" is a popular song composed by James Last which became a hit for multiple artists in 1966 and 1967. The song has been recorded more than 100 times.[1]

"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Eddie Fisher
from the album Games That Lovers Play
B-side	"Mame"
Released	October 1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose
Producer(s)	Al Schmitt
Eddie Fisher singles chronology
"Tonight" (1961) "Games That Lovers Play" (1966) "People Like You" (1967)

"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Wayne Newton
B-side	"Half a World Away"
Released	October 1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose
Wayne Newton singles chronology
"Remember When" (1965) "Games That Lovers Play" (1966) "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" (1968)

"Games That Lovers Play"
Single by Connie Francis
B-side	"Spanish Nights and You"
Released	October 1966
Recorded	1966
Genre	Adult Contemporary, Easy Listening
Label	MGM
Songwriter(s)	Eddie Snyder, James Last, Larry Kusik, Rudolf Gunter-Loose

Renditions by Eddie Fisher, Wayne Newton, and Mantovani charted concurrently late in 1966 in the U.S., with Fisher's doing best, reaching number 45 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2] His and Newton's versions also charted on the Easy Listening chart, with Fisher's rendition reaching number two. His record also became a moderate hit in Canada. It was arranged by Nelson Riddle.

In early 1967, "Games That Lovers Play" became a hit for Donald Peers in the United Kingdom and for Connie Francis in South Africa, where it reached the Top 20. Her B-side, "Spanish Nights and You," became a pop (#99) and Easy Listening (#15) hit in the United States.

Chart history

Eddie Fisher

Chart (1966)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles[3]	52
South Africa (Springbok)[4]	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5]	45
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	2
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [6]	41

Wayne Newton

Chart (1966)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7]	86
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	22

Mantovani and His Orchestra

Chart (1966)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100	122
U.S. Cash Box Top 100 [8]	93

Donald Peers

Chart (1966–67)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart (The Official Charts Company)[9]	46

Connie Francis

Chart (1966–67)	Peak position
South Africa (Springbok)[10]	17

References

External links

• Listen to "Games That Lovers Play" on YouTube (Eddie Fisher)
• Listen to "Games That Lovers Play" on YouTube (Wayne Newton)

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