The song didn't start out as a duet: Anka was doing it solo when an executive at his label suggested that Odia Coates, whom Anka was working with at the time, sing on it with him. She ended up singing on the track and also on Anka's next three singles: "One Man Woman/One Woman Man" (#7 US), "I Don't Like To Sleep Alone" (#8 US) and "(I Believe) There's Nothing Stronger Than Our Love" (#15 US). Coates reached #71 in 1975 with a cover of the Electric Light Orchestra song "Showdown," and #91 that year with the Anka-penned &quo… read more
The song didn't start out as a duet: Anka was doing it solo when an executive at his label suggested that Odia Coates, whom Anka was working wit… read more
The song didn't start out as a duet: Anka was doing it solo when an executive at his label suggested that Odia Coates, whom Anka was working with at the time, sing on it with him. S… read more
Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter. He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa's Fisher Park High School he was part of a trio called the Bobby Soxers. Encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York City where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. The song, Diana, brought Anka instant stardom as it rock… read more
Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter. He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox … read more
Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Lebanese-Canadian singer and songwriter. He began singing as a child, first starting in the St Elijah Syrian Orthodox Church choir in Ottawa. As a student at Ottawa… read more