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Matt Monro (born Terence Edward Parsons; 1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) [3] was an English singer. Known as "The Man with the Golden Voice", he performed internationally during his 30-year career and sold a reported 23 million records. [4]
The title song was sung by Matt Monro. Monro's vocal version is played during the film (as source music on a radio) and properly over the film's end titles. The title credit music is a lively instrumental version of the tune preceded by a brief Barry-composed "James Bond Is Back" then segueing into the "James Bond Theme".
"On Days Like These" is a pop ballad by English singer Matt Monro. It was composed by Quincy Jones, written by Don Black, and produced by George Martin.It was first released on Quincy Jones' soundtrack album The Italian Job by Paramount Records, [1] as it was written for the 1969 film of the same name, where it is played in the opening credits, uninterrupted by background soundscape.
"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 ...
In 1995, Matt Monro's son, Matt Monro Jnr, released his own version of "If I Never Sing Another Song". [citation needed] He released it alongside a collection of Matt Monro songs, such as On Days Like These, as rearranged duets of himself and his father. [18] Shirley Bassey had performed first in 1976 and continued to perform her version of it ...
The following is a list of singers in various music genres and styles ... Matt Monro: 1930–1985: British [743] [744] [745] Country Dick Montana: 1955–1995: American:
Matt Monro's version never charted. However, Roger Williams recorded a cover that was noted for its use of a male chorus, heard in the second half of the song after the instrumental section. The song reached number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult contemporary chart for six non-consecutive weeks in September/October ...
In 1960, Matt Monro released the song as a single. The song was Monro's first hit single, and spent 16 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 3, [2] also reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart. [3] In 1961, the song was released on Monro's album My Kind of Girl. [4]