"What Now, My Love?" is the English title of a popular song whose original French version, "Et maintenant" (English: "And Now") was written in 1961 by composer Gilbert Bécaud and lyricist Pierre Delanoë. The recurring musical pattern in the background is the Boléro by Ravel. English lyrics and the title were written by Carl Sigman.
Early English versions of the song were recorded by Jane Morgan, Shirley Bassey and Ben E. King. Shirley Bassey's Columbia Single peaked at #5 on the United Kingdom charts in 1962.
Gilbert Bécaud's original version of this song topped the French chart in 1961. Director Claude Lelouch used the song at the climax of his 1974 film Toute une vie, which led to it being released in America under the title And Now My Love.
US Top 40 covers include Sonny & Cher (#14 US, #13 UK) in 1966, Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass instrumentally in the same year, and Mitch Ryder the following year. On January 14, 1973, Elvis Presley performed the song before a live audience of 1 billion people, as part of his satellite show, "Aloha from Hawaii", which was beamed to 43 countries via INTELSAT.
Recorded versions in English, otherwise it is stated in parentheses.
Aimable: (instrumental: "Et maintenant") (1966)David AlexanderAlpay (in Turkish: "Seninle Ölmek")Herb Alpert (instrumental)Elga Andersen (in French: "Et maintenant") (1961)Philippe Andrey (in French: "Et maintenant") (1962)Ray Anthony (instrumental)Richard Anthony (in French: "Et maintenant")Isabelle Aubret (in French: "Et maintenant")Nora AunorChet Atkins (instrumental in guitar picking)Salvatore Adamo (in French: "Et maintenant") (2016)Long John BaldryShirley Bassey, from the album Let's Face the Music (1962); it spent four months on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #5Roy Black (in French: "Et maintenant")Gilbert BécaudIsabelle Boulay (in French: "Et maintenant")Charles BoyerBrando, an Italo disco project (1983)Dee Dee Bridgewater (in French: "Et maintenant")Max BygravesLana CantrellCaravelli (instrumental)José Carreras (in French: "Et maintenant")Judita Čeřovská (in Czech: "Co bude dál")Christelle Chollet (in French: "Et maintenant")Ann Christy (in French: "Et maintenant")Petula ClarkRichard Clayderman (instrumental)Freddy ColeRay ConniffLes Classels (in French: "Et maintenant")Dalida (in Italian: "Senza di te")Vic DamoneJohn DavidsonSammy Davis Jr.Angelo Debarre (instrumental)Joey DeFrancesco (instrumental)John DeFrancesco (instrumental)Alice Dona (in French: "Et maintenant")Lou Donaldson (instrumental)Lee DorseyOliver Dragojevic - at a live show at the Paris OlympiaAnne Marie DavidCandan Erçetin (in French: "Et maintenant")Duane EddyLara Fabian (in French: "Et maintenant")Marianne Faithfull (in French: "Et maintenant")Agnetha FältskogFerrante & TeicherConnie Francis (English; bilingual: English/French, French/Italian: "Che mai faro")Aretha Franklin & Frank Sinatra (1993)Élodie Frégé (in French: "Et maintenant")Judy GarlandJohn GaryLucho Gatica (in French: "Et maintenant")Don GibsonJackie GleasonRobert GouletEarl GrantStéphane Grappelli (instrumental)Buddy GrecoJohnny Hallyday (in French: "Et maintenant")Engelbert HumperdinckMarc Hervieux (in French: "Et maintenant")In-Grid (in French: "Et maintenant")Tor Isedal (in Swedish: "Vad gör jag nu?")Jocelyne Jocya (in French: "Et maintenant")Patricia KaasBarney Kessel (instrumental)Ben E. KingHildegard Knef (in German: "Was wird aus mir")Marianne Kock (in Swedish: "Vad händer nu?")Andre KostelanetzJános Kulka (in French: "Et maintenant")Gloria Lasso (in French: "Et maintenant")James LastSteve LawrenceVicky LeandrosAmanda Lear (2014)Brenda LeeMichel Leeb (in French: "Et maintenant")Raymond Lefèvre (instrumental)Grégory Lemarchal, from the 2007 album La Voix d'un ange (in French: "Et maintenant")The LettermenRamsey Lewis (instrumental)LiberaceKong Ling, female singer from Hong Kong (1966)Helmut LottiNorman Luboff ChoirArthur Lyman (instrumental)Freddie McCoy (instrumental)Barbara McNairDominique Magloire (in French: "Et maintenant")Martha and the VandellasGrady Martin (instrumental)Al MartinoJohnny MathisPaul Mauriat (instrumental)Pino Mauro (in Italian: "Se tu lo vuoi")Ainars Mielavs (in French: "Et maintenant")Milva (in Italian: "Che mai faro")Eddy Mitchell (in French: "Et maintenant")Willie MitchellJane Morgan (first US chart version, Music Vendor #129, March–April 1962)Lee MorganAlain Morisod (instrumental)Nana MouskouriJim NaborsWillie NelsonAnthony NewleyWayne NewtonNOFXNomadiRoy OrbisonFrank Oz as Miss Piggy - The Muppet Show (season 1, episode 15)Patti PageFlorent Pagny (in French: "Et maintenant")Fausto Papetti (instrumental)Joe PassThe PeddlersElvis PresleyFranck Pourcel (instrumental)The Quin Tikis (see Waiata : Maori Showbands, Balladeers & Pop StarsLou RawlsDella ReeseIrene ReidGinette Reno (in French: "Et maintenant")The Righteous BrothersEdmundo RosMitch RyderRicchi e Poveri (in Italian: "E no e no")Sandler and YoungPatrick Saussois (instrumental)Sandie Shaw- from the album The Sandie Shaw Supplement (1968)Frank Sinatra - That's Life (1966)Javier Solis (in Spanish: "Porque Me Dejas")Sonny & CherSounds Incorporated (instrumental)Dakota StatonBarbra StreisandEnzo StuartiThe SupremesLes Stentors (in French: "Et maintenant")Ginjiro Sweet (in Japanese and in French: "Et maintenant")The TemptationsAgnaldo Timóteo (in Portuguese: "E Agora")Richard TuckerStanley Turrentine (instrumental)Will Tura (in Flemish: "Wat moet ik doen")Caterina ValenteDana ValerySarah VaughanThe VenturesVioletta VillasDionne WarwickMarianne Weber: (in Dutch: "Goodbye My Love")Joe Wilder (instrumental)Andy WilliamsKlaus Wunderlich (instrumental)Gheorghe Zamfir (instrumental)Måns Zelmerlöw (in French: "Et maintenant")