Softly, As I Leave You (Calabrese-DeVita-Harris) by Frank Sinatra, conducted by Ernie Freeman, produced by Jimmy Bowen
Frank’s first national top 30 pop ballad since 1960 had earlier been a top 10 song hit in the UK for Matt Monro: https://youtu.be/5OPqE45i0xw
Pop Chart Peaks: Billboard 27, Record World 37, Cash Box 38
THE 1964 HITS ARCHIVE - here in one place, a good-quality library of original-release-version best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1964 (some were recorded in 1963).