This song about unrequited love is featured on The Sopranos soundtrack.
The song's melody was based on an Italian song, "Uno Dei Tanti," (English: "One of Many"), which King had heard in Italy. King's producers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller translated the lyrics into English.
Other versions of King's melodramatic soul hit that reached the Billboard charts were performed by: 1966 Terry Knight and the Pack (who later became Grand Funk Railroad) in 1966 (#46) 1970 Liquid Smoke (#82) 1970 Tom Jones (#14) 1979 Sylvester (#46) In the UK Shirley Bassey's George Martin produced version, which peaked at #6 in 1963, is the best known.
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