SOMETHING'S GOTTEN HOLD OF MY HEART
LAMBERT M. SURHONE, MARIAM T. TENNOE, SUSAN F. HENSSONOW
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"Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart" is a popular song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook.
Originally recorded by David and Jonathan, and then Gene Pitney in 1967, the song reached #5 on the UK singles chart but failed to chart in the USA.
The song was subsequently covered by a number of other acts including Cilla Black, Terry Reid and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1986 album of covers Kicking Against the Pricks.
It was sung in French by Herbert Leonard in 1968 with title Quelque chose tient mon c ur and in Italian by Pitney himself with the title Uomo, non sai (You don't know, man).
It achieved its greatest success in 1988 when it was covered by Marc Almond.
Originally recorded by Almond alone for his 1988 album The Stars We Are, the single version reunited it with its original singer Gene Pitney, their version became a number one single in the UK for four weeks in January 1989.
Sales were boosted particularly by the two vocalists' appearance on the Terry Wogan TV show as it was climbing the charts, Almond being leather-clad as usual, and Pitney dressed in a white tuxedo.
