"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" is a song written and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It became a popular hit in 1965 by Gene Pitney. In 1972, The Partridge Family recorded a cover version.
Gene Pitney version Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965.Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015 It peaked at #6 on the New Zealand Lever Hit Parade charts.https://web.archive.org/web/20210208152923/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1965&qmonth=Sep&qweek=23-Sep-1965#n_view_location It was featured on Pitney's 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things.Gene Pitney, I Must Be Seeing Things Retrieved January 16, 2015
The song was produced by Stan Kahan and Pitney.Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" single release Retrieved January 16, 2015
The Partridge Family version The Partridge Family recorded a cover version of the song, and it was released as a single in 1972, reaching number 9 on both the U.S. easy listening chart and UK Singles Chart,Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 419. . number 16 in Canada,The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 16, 2015 and number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100, the group's final top 40 hit.The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015 Their cover was produced by Wes Farrell and released on Bell Records. It was featured on their 1972 album, The Partridge Family Notebook.
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