Written by the country singer/songwriter John D. Loudermilk ("Tobacco Road"), this dreamy ballad suggests a romantic pact that entails a million-year commitment. If the couple can't work out their differences after a near eternity together, only then they can split up. Since its debut in 1962, the song has been recorded by several artists, with the most popular being The Casinos' 1967 version, which went to #6 on the Hot 100.
This was the Casinos' very first hit. It took the group nine years to attain it. (Funny enough, the group consisted of nine men and it took them nine years to receive their first hit!).
This has also been covered by Johnny Tillotson, Andy Williams, Bettye Swan, The Manhattans, James Brown, Perry Como, Frankie Valli, Rosanne Cash, and Joss Stone, among others.
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