Marty Robbins recorded this song in 1968. He was very famous in the country music world. In his career, Robbins charted 17 number 1 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, as well as 82 Top 40 singles. He died in 1982. First performed in French by Greek singer Vicky Leandros (appearing as Vicky) as the Luxembourgish entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967 and French orchestra leader Paul Mauriat recorded the instrumental version in late 1967. Robbins was the first to record it in the United States.
