Dio, come ti amo preceding France's Dominique Walter with Chez nous). At the close of voting, it had received the dreaded "nul points" (zero), for the first and also the only time in Italian Eurovision history, placing 17th (equal last) in a field of 18. It was succeeded as Italian representative at the 1967 Contest by Claudio Villa with "Non andare più lontano". Sergio Franchi recorded an English/Italian version of this song [titled "Oh How Much I Love You" (Dio, come ti amo!")] in 1967 on his RCA Victor album "From Sergio - With Love." Shirley Bassey recorded a version of the song titled
But You Know I Love You But You Know I Love You "But You Know I Love You" is a song written by Mike Settle, which was a 1969 pop hit for Kenny Rogers and The First Edition, a group that included Settle and Kenny Rogers. The song also became a major country hit by Bill Anderson in 1969. Evie Sands recorded the song for her album "Any Way That You Want Me" and Julie Rogers for her album "Once More With Feeling", both in 1970. In 1981, a cover version of "But You Know I Love You" by singer Dolly Parton topped the country singles