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'"Like I Do"' is a song that was first released in 1962 by Nancy Sinatra. The melody is an adaptation, by Dick Manning, of Amilcare Ponchielli's 'Dance of the Hours' from 'La Gioconda'.[Dave McAleer, "The Omnibus Book of British and American Hit Singles, 1960-1990", Omnibus Press, (1990) p. 59] The song reached No. 2 in Italy,["[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-04-28.pdf Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', April 28, 1962. p. 22. Accessed October 28, 2015] No. 4 in the Netherlands,[[http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nancy+Sinatra&titel=Like+I+Do&cat=s Nancy Sinatra - Like I Do], 'Dutch Charts'. Retrieved October 28, 2015] No. 6 in Japan,[[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-01-12.pdf Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', January 12, 1963. p. 28. Accessed October 28, 2015] and No. 8 in South Africa.["[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1962/Billboard%201962-03-31.pdf Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', March 31, 1962. p. 15. Accessed October 28, 2015]
Later in 1962, Maureen Evans released a version of "Like I Do", which spent 18 weeks on the UK's 'Record Retailer' chart, peaking at No. 3,[[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7968/maureen-evans/ Maureen Evans - Full Official Chart History], 'Official Charts Company'. Accessed October 28, 2015] while reaching No. 5 in Ireland,["[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-03-09.pdf Hits of the World]", 'Billboard', March 9, 1963. p. 23. Accessed October 28, 2015] and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1963&qmonth=Feb&qweek=14-Feb-1963#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 14-Feb-1963], 'Flavour of New Zealand'. Accessed February 19, 2016.]
In December 1962, Japanese pop duo The Peanuts released a version of the song, which was titled in Japanese "Lemon Kiss".[[http://www.utamap.com/showkasi.php?surl=F04150 ], Utamap.com. Accessed October 29, 2015] The song retained a small portion of the song's original English language lyrics, but the Japanese lyrics, written by Minami Kazumi, were completely different.
Teresa Brewer released a version of the song titled "She'll Never, Never Love You (Like I Do)" in 1963. Brewer's version reached No. 122 on 'Billboard's "Bubbling Under the Hot 100"["[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1963/Billboard%201963-03-30.pdf Bubbling Under the Hot 100]", 'Billboard', March 30, 1963. Accessed May 31, 2016.] and No. 13 on 'Cash Box's "Looking Ahead" chart of singles with potential of entering the 'Cash Box' Top 100.["[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/60s/1963/CB-1963-03-30.pdf Looking Ahead]", 'Cash Box', March 30, 1963. p. 14. Retrieved February 25, 2018.]
Chart performance
;Nancy Sinatra version
;Maureen Evans version
References
Category:1962 songs
Category:1962 singles
Category:Nancy Sinatra songs
Category:Teresa Brewer songs
Category:Philips Records singles
Category:Reprise Records singles
Category:Songs written by Dick Manning
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