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It was released as a single in 1973.The song was included on Roussos’ 1973 album Forever and Ever.Table of ContentsBackground and writing[edit]7th Rio Song Festival (1972)[edit]Commercial performance[edit]Cover versions[edit]Marinella’s Greek version[edit]German version[edit]Track listing[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]Background and writing[edit]The song was written by Alec R. Costandinos and St\u00e9lios Vlavian\u00f3s. The recording was produced by Leo Leandros and Demis Roussos.[1]7th Rio Song Festival (1972)[edit]In late 1972 Demis Roussos represented Greece with this song at Rio de Janeiro’s 7th International Popular Song Festival (VII Festival Internacional da Can\u00e7\u00e3o Popular).[2][3] The festival was held at the roofed Maracananzinho Stadium in front of the audience of approximately 20,000 people.[2][4]“Velvet Mornings” was one of the 13 songs that proceeded from semifinals (which were held on the previous Sunday) to the final.[4] Demis Roussos with “Velvet Morning” won a special prize for audience appeal.[4][5] (The other special prize for audience appeal was awarded to Brazilian Jorge Ben with “Fio Maravilha”.)[4]Commercial performance[edit]In June 1973 the single “Velvet Mornings” was in the top 3 in Spain (according to the weekly music magazine El Musical).[6]In Greece the single reached no. 1 in the international (non-Greek) singles chart compiled by Hellinikos Vorras and Epikera. (In June the song topped the chart as “Velvet Mornings”[7] and in October as “Velvet Mornings \/ Forever and Ever”, i.e. as a double A-side with the song “Forever and Ever”.[8])Cover versions[edit]Marinella’s Greek version[edit]Greek singer Marinella recorded a Greek version of the song, titled “Drigi, drigi, mana mou (Velvet mornings)” (Greek: \u039d\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b3\u03ba\u03b9, \u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03af\u03b3\u03ba\u03b9, \u03bc\u03ac\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5, “Drigi, drigi, my mother”).U.S. Billboard magazine reported in January 1973 that she “was to record a Greek version of Demis Roussos’s hit at the recent Rio Song Festival, “Velvet Mornings”, which she “had been using […] in her act for some weeks.[9][10]Marinella’s version also charted in Greece, in October 1973 it was in the top 10 of the domestic (local Greek) singles chart compiled by Hellinikos Vorras and Epikera.[8]German version[edit]U.S. Billboard magazine reported in its November 10 1973 issue: “It appears Marion Maerz is going to have a hit with the German version of Velvet Mornings \u2014 the original version was a success for Demis Roussos.“[11]Track listing[edit]7″ single Philips 6009 331 (1973, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, UK, etc.)7″ single RTB \/ Philips S 53683 (1973, Yugoslavia)A. “Forever and Ever” (3:41)B. “Velvet Mornings” (3:38)[1]7″ single Philips 6009 331 (1973)A. “Velvet Mornings” (3:35)B. “Forever and Ever” (3:40)[12]7″ single Philips SFL-1817 (1973, Japan)B. “Velvet Mornings” (3:38)A. “We Shall Dance” (3:32)[12]See also[edit]References[edit]^ a b “spanishcharts.com – Demis Roussos – Forever And Ever”. Retrieved 2017-10-24.^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1972-10-14). “Billboard 14 Oct 1972, page 3 (“U.S. Tune Wins Rio Festival” by Henry Johnson)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 3\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. ^ Joaquim B. De Souza (2016-06-15). Sele\u00e7\u00e3o Das Principais Not\u00edcias Em 2015. Clube de Autores. pp.\u00a091\u2013. PKEY:90200958.^ a b c d Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1972-10-14). “Billboard 14 Oct 1972, page 64 (“U.S. Tune Wins Rio Festival” by Henry Johnson)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 64\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1972-10-28). “Billboard (28 Oct 1972)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 1\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. Velvet Mornings Demis Roussos. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-06-23). “Billboard (23 Jun 1973)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 75\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. Velvet Mornings Roussos. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-06-30). “Billboard (30 Jun 1973)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 57\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. Velvet Mornings Roussos. ^ a b Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-10-13). “Billboard (13 Oct 1973)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 42\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. Velvet Mornings Roussos. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-01-13). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp.\u00a043\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. ^ Billboard, Volume 85. Billboard Publications. January 1973.^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1973-11-10). “Billboard (10 Nov 1973)”. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.: 67\u2013. ISSN\u00a00006-2510. ^ a b “spanishcharts.com – Demis Roussos – Velvet Mornings”. 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