Sing Me an Old Song of Love Vol. 2 Quiz

Answer: Nat King Cole

Nathaniel Adams Cole was born in 1919 and died in 1965. He first came to attention as a jazz pianist but became very popular as a singer, and with his soft baritone voice, he had many hits. His death on 15 February 1965 was a result of lung cancer.

Here is what L-O-V-E in the song means:

"L is for the way you look at me
O is for the only one I see
V is very, very extraordinary
E is even more than anyone that you adore and

Love is all that I can give to you
Love is more than just a game for two
Two in love can make it
Take my heart and please don't break it
Love was made for me and you."

Answer: Paul Simon

"Loves Me Like a Rock" was written by Paul Simon and it appeared on his album "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" in 1973. The song rose to number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in October 1973 and remained in the Top 40 for 14 weeks.

Paul Frederic Simon was born in 1941. He had much success as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel and they had many hit songs including "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson" and "Bridge Over Troubled Waters". They split in 1970 and Simon began a successful solo career. Paul Simon has won 15 Grammys for his collaborative and solo work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. He was named as the recipient of the Library of Congress's Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007.

Answer: Three Dog Night

Written by the noted songwriter Paul Williams, "An Old Fashioned Love Song" was the lead single from Three Dog Night's album "Harmony". It reached number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart in December 1971.

Three Dog Night is a band best known for their music from 1968 to 1975 and they are still recording and making live appearances.

Answer: Percy Sledge

When Percy Sledge recorded this song in 1966 it made number one on the Billboard Hot 100 R&B singles chart and was listed in the list of "Rolling Stone" Magazine's 500 greatest songs of all time, as number fifty-four. This song was covered by Michael Bolton in 1991 and his version also reached number one on the US Pop an Adult Contemporary Singles Chart. Michael Bolton received a Grammy Award for this song. It has also been recorded by Barbara Mandrell, Jerry Butler and Art Garfunkel.

Percy Sledge was born in 1941 in Alabama. He was an inaugural Rhythm and Blues Foundation Pioneer Award honouree in 1989 and in 2005 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In May 2007 he was inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and in 2004 inducted into the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame.

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

"I Honestly Love You" was Olivia's first number one single in the United States and Canada. It was from her "Long Live Love" album in the United Kingdom and was then released on her album "If You Love Me, Let Me Know" in the United States. One of the writers of this song, Peter Allen, also recorded the song about the same time as Olivia. Olivia's version went on to sell over two million copies and was certified Platinum. The song was again released in 1998 in her album "Back With a Heart".

Olivia Newton-John was born in 1948 in England and was raised in Australia. She has won four Grammy Awards and has had five number ones and ten other Top Ten Billboard Hot 100 singles. She starred with John Travolta in the film adaptation of the Broadway musical "Grease". She is an activist for environmental and animal rights issues.

Answer: Gene Pitney

Gene Pitney wrote and recorded this song in 1961 and has had many hits, most of which were written by other songwriters. On "I Wanna Love My Life Away" he played several instruments and multi-tracked the vocals.

He was born in 1940 and died in 2006. He wrote the songs "Hello Mary Lou" (recorded by Rick Nelson) "He's a Rebel" (recorded by the Crystals) and "Rubber Ball" (recorded by Bobby Vee). He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Answer: Celine Dion

This song first appeared on Dion's 2002 album "A New Day Has Come" and then included on her album "One Heart" in 2003. The song spent fourteen weeks at number two on the US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks and set a record for most weeks at the second position.

Celine Dion was born in 1968 in Quebec. She gained international recognition after winning the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest.

Answer: Pat Boone

"Love Letters in the Sand" was first published in 1931 and was a hit for Ted Black's orchestra at that time. Pat Boon recorded the song in 1957 and it became a major hit and spent five weeks at number one of the Billboard Top 100. The song was used in his film "Bernadine". In 1967 English singer Vince Hill released a cover version which reached number twenty-three in the UK Singles Chart.

Pat Boone was born in 1934 and was a very successful singer in the 1950s and 1960s. He has sold over forty-five million albums and had thirty-eight Top 40 Hits. He also starred in more than twelve Hollywood films.

Answer: Neil Diamond

"Love on the Rocks" was a song in 1980 by Neil Diamond from the album "The Jazz Singer" which was the soundtrack of the remake film of the same name. The soundtrack was re-released in 1996.

Neil Diamond was born in 1941 and is a singer/songwriter. He has had a number of world-wide hits from 1960 through to the present day. He has sold over 115 million records worldwide and is one of the most successful adult contemporary artists. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1984 and in 2000 received the Sammy Cahn Lifetime Achievement Award.

Answer: Dusty Springfield

Dusty Springfield first heard the Italian song "Io che non vivo (senza te)" (translated: "I, who can't live (without you)") in 1965. She had English lyrics written for the song and released it in 1966. It was a huge hit and remains one of the songs most associated with her. The song reached number one in the UK and number four in the USA. In the "Rolling Stone" list of the 500 Greatest Songs of all Time it is number 491.

Dusty Springfield was born Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien in 1939. Her career was from the late 50s to the 90s. She had hits such as "I Only Want to be with You", and "Son of a Preacher Man". She is one of the most successful British female performers and has had eighteen singles in the Billboard Hot 100. She is an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame. In the Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" she is number thirty-five. She died of breast cancer in 1999.