Games That Lovers Play (album)

Games That Lovers Play
Studio album by Eddie Fisher
Released	1966
Genre	Vocal
Length	34 minutes 27 seconds
Language	English
Label	RCA Victor
Eddie Fisher chronology
Mary Christmas (1965) Games That Lovers Play (1966) People Like You (1967)

Games That Lovers Play is an album recorded by the American singer Eddie Fisher in 1966, following the success of his "Games That Lovers Play" single. It was Eddie Fisher's 14th album. ^[1]

Background

By 1966 Eddie Fisher's recording career looked dim, with barely any charting songs and after his late 50s scandals and drug use, Fisher's career looked pretty much dead, but nonetheless his longtime RCA Records signed him again, and he recorded "Games That Lovers Play", and it was a success. Quickly after it, Fisher recorded an album with the same name, arranged by Nelson Riddle.

Charts

The single, "Games That Lovers Play", debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on October 29, 1966, and peaked at number 45 during a nine-week stay on the chart. ^[2] The song spent a week at number two on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its 14-week stay. ^[3] It reached number 41 on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart for nine weeks. ^[4]

The album debuted on the Billboard Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, and remained on the chart for ten weeks, peaking at number 72. ^[5] It debuted on the Cashbox albums chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, remaining on that chart for a total of eight weeks and peaking at number 70. ^[6] It was his best selling album. ^[7]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]

William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said the album showed "Fisher was equally at home with an Antonio Carlos Jobim samba ("How Insensitive [Insensatez]," "Once I Loved"), a Rodgers & Hart standard ("Where's That Rainbow," "It Never Entered My Mind"), or a contemporary ballad (the Beatles' "Yesterday"), but gave special attention to songs like "Carnival (Manha de Carnaval)" and "Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" that had sweeping melodies and a touch of melancholy. ^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Games That Lovers Play"	2:33
2.	"Where's That Rainbow"	3:01
3.	"Carnival"	3:47
4.	"Lara's Theme"	3:15
5.	"It Never Entered My Mind"	2:47
6.	"Just Let Me Look at You"	2:50
7.	"Yesterday"	2:45
8.	"How Insensitive"	3:07
9.	"I Get Along Without You Very Well"	3:46
10.	"Once I loved"	3:15
11.	"You're Devastating"	3:14
Total length:		34:27

Charts

Album

Chart (1966-1967)	Peak position
U.S. Top LPs (Billboard) [5]	72
U.S. Cashbox [6]	70

Singles

Year	Title	US AC [3]	US Cashbox [4]	US Hot 100 [2]
1966	"Games That Lovers Play"	2	41	45

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. "Eddie Fisher - Games That Lovers Play: Review". AllMusic . Retrieved May 4, 2025.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 244. ISBN   0898201551.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn Presents Billboard Top Adult Songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 96. ISBN   978-0-8982-0169-7.
4. Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. pp. 120–121. ISBN   1-56308-316-7.
5. Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 266. ISBN   0898201179 . Retrieved November 5, 2023.
6. Hoffmann, Frank W (1988). The Cash box album charts, 1955-1974. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 120. ISBN   0-8108-2005-6.
7. Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2004-IA38. ISBN   978-0857125958. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 10, 2025.
8. Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 534. ISBN   9781846098567 . Retrieved May 3, 2025.

External links

• Eddie Fisher - Games That Lovers Play