Written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin
Peaked at # 42 in 1961
One of the first hits produced by young Phil Spector,who spent a then-unprecedented $14,000 recording thissong at New York's Bell Sound Studios in late June of 1961.
Gene Pitney reportedly had a cold while trying to sing thissong in the studio, forcing him to sing the final verses in falsetto.
Arranged by Alan Lauber, and featuring backing vocals by The Halos.
Single b/w "
Mr. Moon, Mr. Cupid and I." Two decades later, Britishsinger/songwriter Sting did an homage to this song with the Police'ssmash 1983 hit "
Every Breath You Take."OPENING SCAT(dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop)
<continues in background throughout>I hardly ever thank the stars above
For sending me your very precious love
You never hear me say a prayer
Of thanks to someone 'way up there
Who gave me such a lucky *break*
Oh, no, darling
Only with ev'ry breath I take
And every time we have to be apart
I hardly ever find you in my heart
And when it comes to thinking of
The thought of losing all your love
I never worry how my heart would ache
Oh, no, darling
Only with ev'ry breath I *take*
Only with ev'ry little step I *make*
Only with ev'ry little beat of my *heart*
And ev'ry single minute I'm *awake*
<instrumental-one full verse>
Oh, no, darling
Only with ev'ry breath I *take*
Only with ev'ry little step I *make*
Only with ev'ry little beat of my *heart*
And ev'ry single minute I'm awake
<falsetto> Oh-aah, ev'ry little breath I take
Ev'ry little step I *make*
Ah, ah, ah, ah, uh, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ev'ry breath I take(dip-dip, dooba bop bop) (dip-dip, dooba bop bop)'s to end
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