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
I Honestly Love You I Honestly Love You "I Honestly Love You" (first released in Australia as "I Love You, I Honestly Love You", per its chorus) was a worldwide pop hit single for Olivia Newton-John in 1974. The song was Newton-John's first number-one single in the United States and Canada. Released on the "Long Live Love" album in the United Kingdom by EMI, it was eventually released on the album "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" in the United States on MCA. The song was written by Jeff Barry and the Australian composer Peter Allen; the latter recorded it around the same