My Kind of Girl (Matt Monro song)

For the 1994 country hit by Collin Raye, see My Kind of Girl (Collin Raye song).

"My Kind of Girl"
Single by Matt Monro
from the album My Kind of Girl
B-side"This Time"
Released1961
Recorded1961
GenreTraditional pop
Length2:48
LabelParlophone
Songwriter(s)Leslie Bricusse
Matt Monro singles chronology
"Portrait of My Love"
(1960) 		"My Kind of Girl"
(1961) 		"Why Not Now"
(1961)

"My Kind of Girl" is a 1961 song originally released by Matt Monro. Monro's version reached number 5 on the UK's Record Retailer chart, while a version by Frank Sinatra and Count Basie reached number 35 the following year.

Original version

"My Kind of Girl" was first released by Matt Monro, and was written by Leslie Bricusse.[1][2] In February 1961, the British music magazine NME reported that Monro had won ITV's A Song for Britain with "My Kind of Girl";[3] however, according to his daughter Michele's autobiography[4] Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer, Monro came second in this, although the song would later win an Ivor Novello award for "The Most Performed Work of the Year".[1][5] Shortly after the result was announced, Monro, George Martin and Johnnie Spence sped into the studio to record the song but had to record the song's B-side, "This Time", beforehand since Spence had left it until late to hand Vic Fraser the score for the record and the copyist had not finished copying the parts for the orchestra.[2]

The song spent 14 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 18,[6] making Monro the first British artist to reach the US top 20 since Laurie London did so with "He's Got the Whole World (In His Hands)" in 1958.[5] The song also spent 12 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 5 and becoming Monro's second entry on that chart,[7] while reaching No. 6 on Billboard's Easy Listening chart.[8] The song was ranked No. 84 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 - Top Sides of the Year".[9]

Steve Lawrence, who took Monro's first entry on to the American charts, nearly recorded this record as the follow-up but decided not to use a second one of Monro's records. Both records were awarded a gold disc.[5] "My Kind of Girl" also lent its name to an album of the same name, also released in 1961.[10]

Cover versions

Frank Sinatra covered the song for his 1962 album Sinatra–Basie: An Historic Musical First.[11] This version was released as a single, and spent six weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 35.[12] To commemorate what would have been Sinatra's hundredth birthday, The Official Charts Company compiled a list of the top forty highest selling records by Sinatra; "My Kind of Girl" came in at number 38.[13]

Dean Martin sang the song on his show "The Dean Martin Show". He also included the song as part of his set at the Lake Tahoe performance on July 27, 1962 in California.

Sammy Davis Jr. released a version of the song on his 1964 album Sammy Davis Jr. Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium.[14] Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Tom Jones, John Gary and Guy Mitchell also recorded the song.

Michael Bublé sang a cover as background music to the advert for his fragrance, "By Invitation".[15] Bublé's version appeared on his 2016 album Nobody but Me.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Ivors 1962". The Ivors. Archived from the original on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. ^ a b Monro, Michele (2012) Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer, Titan Books. pp. 224-225. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 91. CN 5585.
  4. ^ "Titan Books – Out Today – Matt Monro – The Singer's Singer". Titan Books.
  5. ^ a b c Monro, Michele (2011). Matt Monro: The Singer's Singer. Search for "My Kind of Girl". Titan Books. ISBN 9781848569508.
  6. ^ Hot 100 - Matt Monro My Kind of Girl Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Matt Monro - Full Official Chart History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  8. ^ Adult Contemporary - Matt Monro My Kind of Girl Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  9. ^ "Chart Toppers", Billboard, 25 December 1961. p. 10. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  10. ^ "My Kind of Girl – Matt Monro". AllMusic.
  11. ^ "Sinatra-Basie: An Historic Musical First – Frank Sinatra, Count Basie". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Frank Sinatra - Full Official Chart History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  13. ^ "Frank Sinatra's Official Top 40 Biggest Selling Songs Revealed". The Official Charts Company.
  14. ^ "Salutes the Stars of the London Palladium - Sammy Davis Jr". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  15. ^ "Michael Buble Fragrance Commercial Song 2016 – 'By Invitation' Fine Fragrance For Women Advert". Tvadsongs.uk.
  16. ^ "Nobody but Me - Michael Bublé". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

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