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"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (originally a 1965 Italian song, '"Io che non vivo (senza te)", by Pino Donaggio and Vito Pallavicini) is a 1966 hit recorded by English singer Dusty Springfield that proved to be her most successful single, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the Billboard Hot 100. The song subsequently charted in the UK via remakes by Elvis Presley (No. 9/1971), Guys 'n' Dolls (No. 5/1976) and Denise Welch (No. 23/1995). Presley's version, released in 1970, also reached No. 11 in the United States. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was also a Top Ten hit in Ireland for Red Hurley (No. 5/1978), in Italy for Wall Street Crash (No. 6/1983), and - as "En koskaan" - in Finland for Kristina Hautala (No. 6/1966). more »
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When I said I needed youYou said you would always stayIt wasn't me who changed but you and now you've gone awayDon't you see that now you've goneAnd I'm left here on my ownThat I have to follow you and beg you to come homeYou don't have to say you love me just be close at handYou don't have to stay forever I will understandBelieve me, believe me, I can't help but love youBut believe me I'll never tie you downLeft alone with just a memoryLife seems dead and so unrealAll that's left is loneliness there's nothing left to feelYou don't have to say you love me just be close at handYou don't have to stay forever I will understandBelieve me, believe meYou don't have to say you love me just be close at handYou don't have to stay forever I will understandBelieve me, believe me
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Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien OBE (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), known professionally as Dusty Springfield, was an English pop singer whose career extended from the late 1950s to the 1990s. With her distinctive sensual sound, she was an important blue-eyed soul singer, and at her peak was one of the most successful British female performers, with six top 20 singles on the United States Billboard Hot 100 and sixteen on the United Kingdom Singles Chart from 1963 to 1989. She is a member of both the US Rock and Roll and UK Music Halls of Fame. International polls have named Springfield among the best female rock artists of all time. Her image, supported by a peroxide blonde beehive hairstyle, evening gowns, and heavy make-up, made her an icon of the … more »
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Written by: Giuseppe Donaggio, Simon Napier-Bell, Vito Pallavicini, Vicki Heather Wickham
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd
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6 facts about this song
Song Creation"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" was originally an Italian song titled "Io che non vivo (senza te)" which translates to "I who can't live (without you)". |
Dusty Springfield VersionDusty Springfield heard "Io che non vivo (senza te)" at the Sanremo Music Festival and decided to release an English version of the song. - She reportedly wrote the English lyrics in a taxi on her way to recording the song. - Dusty Springfield's version of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" reached #1 on the UK Singles Chart in 1966. |
Elvis Presley VersionElvis Presley covered "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" in 1970, four years after Dusty Springfield's version. - Presley's version was a major hit, reaching #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart. |
Song ImpactThe song has had a significant impact and has been covered by many artists around the world, including Elvis Presley, Cher, and Neil Diamond. |
Pop CultureThe song was featured in the 1995 film "Casino" starring Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone. - It also had a significant spot in the narrative of "Only Yesterday," a 1991 Japanese animated drama film. |
Lyric MisconceptionDespite being widely considered as a love song, the lyrics of "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" communicate a sense of despair and loneliness, rather than romantic love. |
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