Sultan S-1001. \"Ya-Habibi\" was at least partly the handiwork of New York City-based Frank Cari and his songwriting partner Anna Vito.
As a freelance writing team, Cari and Vito penned a number of songs in the late '50s and early '60s, largely for the doo-wop and teen pop markets. Their biggest hit, \"High on a Hill,\" performed by Brooklyn singer Scott English in 1963, was typical of the New York City pop sound that the British Invasion would soon obviate.