Released 1961 Genre Pop Producer(s) Phil Spector | Recorded 1961 Label Dunes Records | |
Writer(s) Curtis Lee, Tommy Boyce | ||
"Under the Moon of Love" was a single by Curtis Lee.
The song was written by Tommy Boyce and Curtis Lee, and produced by Phil Spector for Curtis Lee in 1961. It was released on Dunes Records #45-2008, with the "B" side "Beverly Jean".
In 1975 Mud covered the song for their album Use Your Imagination which reached No. 33 in the UK Albums Chart. It was also the B-side of their 1976 single, "Beating Around The Bush", which failed to chart.
In 1993–1994 the song was performed live during the Take That concert tour Everything Changes Tour with Robbie Williams on lead vocal in their "Rock 'N' Roll Medley".
Showaddywaddy version
In 1976 the song was revived by rock and roll revival act Showaddywaddy, and became a major hit in the UK. The Mike Hurst-produced version went on to spend three weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart in December that year, and has since sold over a million copies in the UK.