A Lover's Concerto
"A Lover's Concerto" is a pop song written by American songwriters Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, based on the 18th century composition by Christian Petzold, "Minuet in G major", and recorded in 1965 by the Toys. "A Lover's Concerto" sold more than two million copies and was awarded gold record certification by the RIAA.
| "A Lover's Concerto" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Toys | ||||
| from the album The Toys Sing "A Lover's Concerto" and "Attack!" | ||||
| B-side | "This Night" | |||
| Released | August 1965 (US) October 1965 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:36 | |||
| Label | DynoVoice | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sandy Linzer, Denny Randell, Christian Petzold | |||
| Producer(s) | Linzer and Randell | |||
| The Toys singles chronology | ||||
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Their original version of the song was a major hit in the United States and United Kingdom (among other countries) during 1965. It peaked on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 2. "A Lover's Concerto" reached number 1 both on the US Cashbox chart (Billboard's main competitor), and in Canada on the RPM national singles chart. It peaked at number 5 in the UK Singles Chart.
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