My Melody of Love
- Melody of Love is a different song with a similar title.
| "My Melody of Love" | |
|---|---|
| Song | |
| B-side | "I'll Be Loving You" |
"My Melody of Love" is the title of a popular song from 1974 (see 1974 in music) by the American singer Bobby Vinton. Vinton adapted his song from a German song composed by Henry Mayer, and it appears on Vinton's album Melodies of Love.
Vinton came up with the idea to adapt Mayer's song while performing in Las Vegas, Nevada. The original song was called Herzen haben keine Fenster ("Hearts have no windows") and was a hit in Germany and Austria as performed by Austrian singer de:Elfi Graf. A version with newly written English lyrics was released as a single called "Don't Stay Away Too Long" by the British duo Peters and Lee earlier in 1974. Peters and Lee's version of the song failed to chart in the US but reached #3 on the UK Singles Chart.[1] Vinton's adaptation contains a lyric that is sung in Polish ("Moja droga, ja Cię kocham") that is translated as "My dearest, I love you".[1] The success of "My Melody of Love" led to Vinton's nickname The Polish Prince.[1]
"My Melody of Love" was Vinton's highest charting US pop hit in ten years, since his song "Mr. Lonely" reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1964. "My Melody of Love" spent two weeks at #3 on the Hot 100 chart in November 1974 and was certified a Gold Record by the RIAA.[2] In addition, it spent one week at #1 on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, the singer's fourth song to top this chart.[1]