Looking Through the Eyes of Love

"Looking Through the Eyes of Love"
Single by Gene Pitney
from the album I Must Be Seeing Things
B-side	"There's No Livin' Without Your Lovin'"
Released	June 1965
Genre	Pop
Length	3:12
Label	Musicor Records 1103
Writer(s)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)	Stan Kahan, Gene Pitney
Gene Pitney singles chronology
"Last Chance to Turn Around" (1965) "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" (1965) "Princess in Rags" (1965)

"Looking Through the Eyes of Love"
Single by The Partridge Family
from the album The Partridge Family Notebook
B-side	"Storybook Love"
Released	1972
Recorded	1972
Genre	Pop
Label	Bell Records 45,301
Writer(s)	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil
Producer(s)	Wes Farrell
The Partridge Family singles chronology
"Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" (1972) "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" (1972) "A Friend and a Lover" (1973)

"Looking Through the Eyes of Love" is a song written and composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. It first became a popular hit in 1965 by Gene Pitney. In 1972, The Partridge Family recorded a hit cover version of their own.

Gene Pitney version

Gene Pitney was the first artist to have a hit recording of "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" in 1965. His version reached number 3 in both Canada and the United Kingdom, number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 34 in Australia in 1965.^[1] It was featured on Pitney's 1965 album, I Must Be Seeing Things.^[2]

The song was produced by Stan Kahan and Pitney.^[3]

The Partridge Family version

The Partridge Family released a cover version of the song as a single in 1972 that reached number 9 on both the U.S. adult contemporary chart and UK Singles Chart, number 16 in Canada, lead vocals by David Cassidy, and background vocals by "The Ron Hicklin Singers": John Bahler, Tom Bahler, Ron Hicklin, and Jackie Ward ^[4] and number 39 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5] Their cover was produced by Wes Farrell and released on Bell Records. It was featured on their 1972 album,The Partridge Family Notebook.

Other versions

• Marlena Shaw released a version of the song on her 1969 album, The Spice of Life.
• Rusty Bryant released a version of the song on this 1973 album, For the Good Times.
• David Cassidy released a solo version of the song on his 2002 album, Then and Now.

References

1. Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015
2. Gene Pitney, I Must Be Seeing Things Retrieved January 16, 2015
3. Gene Pitney, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" single release Retrieved January 16, 2015
4. The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" Canadian Chart Position Retrieved January 16, 2015
5. The Partridge Family, "Looking Through the Eyes of Love" U.S. and U.K. Chart Positions Retrieved January 16, 2015