 It was sung in French by Herbert Léonard in 1968 with the title "Quelque chose tient mon cœur" and in Italian by Pitney himself with the title "Uomo, non sai" ("Man, you don't know").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 best known singer Gene Pitney; their version became a number one single in the UK for four weeks in January 1989.