Elvis Presley’s ‘You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me’: A 1970 Classic That Topped the Billboard Easy Listening Chart and Earned Gold Status
About The Song
– “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.
– This song was recorded by Elvis Presley for his 1970 album release That’s the Way It Is, from which it was issued as the second single 6 October 1970. The track had been recorded in the evening of 6 June 1970 in Studio B of RCA Studios (Nashville), being the third of seven songs recorded that night.
– Reaching No.11 on the Hot 100 in Billboard magazine, “You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me” afforded Presley a No.1 hit on the Billboard Easy Listening chart, also reaching No.56 on the Billboard C&W chart. It became a gold record.
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Let’s sing along with the lyrics!
When I said, I needed you
You said you would always stay
It wasn’t me who changed, but you
And now you’ve gone awayAdvertisementDon’t you know that now you’re gone
And I’m left here on my own
Then I have to follow you
And beg you to come homeYou don’t have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don’t have to stay forever
I will understandBelieve me, believe me
I can’t help but love you
But believe me,
I’ll never tie you downLeft alone with just a memory
Life seems dead and so unreal
All that’s left is loneliness
There’s nothing left to feelYou don’t have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don’t have to stay forever
I will understandBelieve me, oh, believe me
You don’t have to say you love me
Just be close at hand
You don’t have to stay forever
I will understandBelieve me, believe me, believe me
