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Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons; 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) [3] was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. [4]
"On Days Like These" is a pop ballad by English singer Matt Monro. It was composed by Quincy Jones, written by Don Black, and produced by George Martin.It was first released on Quincy Jones' soundtrack album The Italian Job by Paramount Records, [1] as it was written for the 1969 film of the same name, where it is played in the opening credits, uninterrupted by background soundscape.
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In 1960, Matt Monro released the song as a single. The song was Monro's first hit single, and spent 16 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 3, [2] also reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. [3] In 1961, the song was released on Monro's album My Kind of Girl. [4]
The Vinyl Factory opined, "It may seem like a hodgepodge of quirky film cues, baroque harpsichord bits and lounge (Matt Monro's silky turn on 'On Days Like These'), but this album is really a brilliant mash-up of styles ... There is samba, there is country, there is harpsichord, there are a bunch of blokes shouting in cockney; it's the sounds ...
Other recordings of the song include versions by Perry Como, recorded in 1952, [5] and Matt Monro. Monro's version reached number 29 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1962. [6] The song won Most Outstanding Song, Musically and Lyrically at the 8th Ivor Novello Awards held on 4 May 1963 and broadcast live on BBC television. [7]
"I Love the Little Things" was the British entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1964, performed in English by Matt Monro. The song was written by Tony Hatch. [1]The song was performed eighth on the night (following France's Rachel with "Le Chant de Mallory" and preceding the Germany's Nora Nova with "Man gewöhnt sich so schnell an das Schöne").
Matt Monro's version never charted. However, Roger Williams recorded a cover that was noted for its use of a male chorus, heard in the second half of the song after the instrumental section. The song reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult contemporary chart for six non-consecutive weeks in September/October ...