Gene Pitney
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 European stars Nina and Frederick
Nina and
Frederick
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release (Stateside only) the 12 track album Lovers Of The World Unite (ATCO SD 33-217), consisting of 4 Cook and Greenaway numbers; the title track Lovers Of The World Unite
plus What A Pretty Colour, The Magic Book
and Summer Love.
 Whistling Jack Smith
, under the musical direction of Ivor Raymonde and producer Noel Walker, records I Was Kaiser Bill's Batman (Deram
D112 ). Penned by Cook and Greenaway and originally known as Too Much Bird Seed, it climbs to No.5 in the UK charts and to No.20 in the
USA 
 David and Jonathan release She's Leaving Home (Columbia DB
8208 ). Penned by Lennon and McCartney, it was produced by George Martin.
 Mark Wynter records and release Cook and Greenaway's Land Of Dreams (Pye/Marble Arch MAL
647 ).
 David and Jonathan release the original version of Softly Whispering I Love You (Columbia DB
8287 ) featuring Such A Peaceful Day on the flip-side . The American version contained a different flip-side, Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart (Amy Records
11012 ). All songs are produced by George Martin and directed by Mike
Vickers
 Gene Pitney releases Cook and Greenaway's Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart (Stateside SS
2060 ). It climbs to No.5 in the UK charts. Pitney has great difficulty in trying to capture the right arrangement in the studios for this particular song. In the end he asks the
Rogers if he can lay down his own vocals to their original demo track, to which they agree. The number was produced under the direction of Stanley Kahan
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