Songs Written by George David Weiss - Can't Help Falling in Love, What a Wonderful World, the Lion Sleeps Tonight, Wheel of Fortune (Paperback)


Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Can't Help Falling in Love, What a Wonderful World, the Lion Sleeps Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore, Confess, Stay With Me, Need a Boss, Can Anyone Explain?, Cry No More, Lullaby of Birdland, Too Close for Comfort, Mandolins in the Moonlight, Cross Over the Bridge, Rumors Are Flying, That Sunday, That Summer, Echoes, Mr. Wonderful, How Important Can It Be?. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 74. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Can't Help Falling in Love," by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on "Plaisir d'amour" by Jean Paul Egide Martini. It was adapted for inclusion in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley. During the following four decades, it went on to be covered by numerous artists, most notably by the UK group UB40, whose 1993 version also topped the UK singles charts. Presley's version of the song, which topped the British charts in 1962, has appeared in numerous other films, including Coyote Ugly and Walt Disney's Lilo and Stitch. According to the RIAA, the single is certified Platinum, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the Elvis Presley version of the song peaked at number two on the pop chart and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart for six weeks . During Presley's late sixties and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the show's finale. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television special, and as the closer for his 1973 Global telecast, "Aloha from Hawaii." 7" single In 1993, British reggae band UB40 covered the song, as first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released on May 10, 1993, in the majority of countries worldwide. It even...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1359467

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Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: Can't Help Falling in Love, What a Wonderful World, the Lion Sleeps Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore, Confess, Stay With Me, Need a Boss, Can Anyone Explain?, Cry No More, Lullaby of Birdland, Too Close for Comfort, Mandolins in the Moonlight, Cross Over the Bridge, Rumors Are Flying, That Sunday, That Summer, Echoes, Mr. Wonderful, How Important Can It Be?. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 74. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: "Can't Help Falling in Love," by George Weiss, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, is a pop song based on "Plaisir d'amour" by Jean Paul Egide Martini. It was adapted for inclusion in the 1961 film Blue Hawaii, starring Elvis Presley. During the following four decades, it went on to be covered by numerous artists, most notably by the UK group UB40, whose 1993 version also topped the UK singles charts. Presley's version of the song, which topped the British charts in 1962, has appeared in numerous other films, including Coyote Ugly and Walt Disney's Lilo and Stitch. According to the RIAA, the single is certified Platinum, for US sales in excess of one million copies. In the United States, the Elvis Presley version of the song peaked at number two on the pop chart and went to number one on the Easy Listening chart for six weeks . During Presley's late sixties and 1970s live performances, the song was performed as the show's finale. Most notably, it was also sung in the live segment of his 1968 NBC television special, and as the closer for his 1973 Global telecast, "Aloha from Hawaii." 7" single In 1993, British reggae band UB40 covered the song, as first single from their 1993 album Promises and Lies. The song was released on May 10, 1993, in the majority of countries worldwide. It even...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1359467

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United States

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October 2010

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October 2010

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152 x 229 x 5mm (L x W x T)

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Paperback - Trade

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76

ISBN-13

978-1-155-27762-2

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9781155277622

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1-155-27762-7



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