The Love Affair: Everlasting Love (1968) (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit)

The Love Affair: Everlasting Love (1968) (My "Stereo Studio Sound" Re-Edit)

Most Notable recordings of “Everlasting Love”:
Robert Knight version debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 dated September 30, 1967.

Love Affair version debuted on the UK Top 50 dated January 2, 1968, rose to No. 1 in the UK Singles Chart for a two-week stay that February. However, despite their popularity in Europe, the Love Affair's version never charted in the US.

Carl Carlton version was released in October 1973 as the B-side of the 1973 single "I Wanna Be Your Main Squeeze"; the track (i.e. "Everlasting Love") was then issued in July 1974 as an A-side after having been given a disco style remix, and became a discothèque favorite before breaking on the Hot 100 in September 1974 to proceed to a No. 6 peak that November, almost reaching the R&B Top 10 at No. 11.

Rex Smith and Rachel Sweet duet version This version features revised lyrics including an additional verse of un-credited authorship which was approved by the song's composers. US Billboard Hot 100 No. 32

Irish rock band U2 version was released as the B-side to the 1989 single "All I Want Is You". It reached number 10 in the Netherlands[105] and number 11 on the Billboard Modern Rock chart in the US.

Carl Carlton's version of "Everlasting Love" is the most successful US release of the song.