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The song is about an affair, in which the singer wants to end it, fearing that his original lover would be angry and walk out on him. This song features the sounds of a spoken woman, repeatedly pleading: "Don't Go".
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released a version of the song as a single in 1967, but it did not chart.
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The Voice of
Romance: The Columbia Original Album Collection
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Special
Delivery from Bobby Bare...Joey Powers...Roy Orbison
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Billboard
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Special
Delivery from Bobby Bare...Joey Powers...Roy Orbison
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The
Christmas Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
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released a version of the song on his 1964 album with
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and produced by Ernie
Altschuler) reached #3 on the
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Johnny Mathis in Person: Recorded Live at Las Vegas
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Johnny Mathis Sings the Great New
American Songbook
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555:"Gene Thomas, "What Will Mary Say" Single Release"
1435:The Music of Johnny Mathis: A Personal Collection
1301:The First 25 Years – The Silver Anniversary Album
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246:released a version of the song on his 1963 album
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1364:Gold: A 50th Anniversary Christmas Celebration
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1115:In a Sentimental Mood: Mathis Sings Ellington
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1157:Isn't It Romantic: The Standards Album
1442:The Complete Global Albums Collection
1259:Johnny Mathis' All-Time Greatest Hits
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1649:Johnny Mathis: Wonderful, Wonderful!
1371:Gold: A 50th Anniversary Celebration
1308:Celebration – The Anniversary Album
1294:The Best of Johnny Mathis 1975–1980
1266:Johnny Mathis Sings the Great Songs
814:The Wonderful World of Make Believe
758:The Rhythms and Ballads of Broadway
1718:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
1122:How Do You Keep the Music Playing?
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1671:Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
1171:Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville
912:Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
318:Breihan, Tom (December 4, 2019).
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1087:Christmas Eve with Johnny Mathis
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968:Killing Me Softly with Her Song
905:Give Me Your Love for Christmas
1805:United Artists Records singles
1642:Live by Request: Johnny Mathis
1599:Too Much, Too Little, Too Late
1357:The Very Best of Johnny Mathis
1178:Sending You a Little Christmas
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1780:Songs written by Eddie Snyder
1585:Life Is a Song Worth Singing
1343:The Ultimate Hits Collection
1273:The Johnny Mathis Collection
16:1963 single by Johnny Mathis
1785:Songs written by Paul Vance
1606:You're All I Need to Get By
1385:The Classic Christmas Album
1350:The Essential Johnny Mathis
1210:More Johnny's Greatest Hits
1031:That's What Friends Are For
1017:Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me
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1336:The Hits of Johnny Mathis
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1038:The Best Days of My Life
1003:I Only Have Eyes for You
856:The Shadow of Your Smile
203:adult contemporary chart
165:"Every Step of the Way"
1624:Love Never Felt So Good
1550:Beyond the Blue Horizon
1378:The Ultimate Collection
1315:16 Most Requested Songs
232:Top 100 singles of 1963
224:The song ranked #65 on
181:" is a song written by
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1714:-related article is a
1488:It's Not for Me to Say
1203:Johnny's Greatest Hits
1094:The Hollywood Musicals
730:Open Fire, Two Guitars
1481:Wonderful! Wonderful!
1280:The Mathis Collection
709:Good Night, Dear Lord
1592:When a Child Is Born
1502:The Twelfth of Never
1252:The Impossible Dream
1224:Johnny's Newest Hits
1080:Right from the Heart
1073:A Special Part of Me
1024:You Light Up My Life
982:The Heart of a Woman
695:Wonderful, Wonderful
22:"What Will Mary Say"
1795:Johnny Mathis songs
1164:A Night to Remember
1150:The Christmas Album
940:You've Got a Friend
891:Those Were the Days
870:Johnny Mathis Sings
849:The Sweetheart Tree
807:Tender Is the Night
793:Sounds of Christmas
765:I'll Buy You a Star
457:Hits of All Decades
434:Top Records of 1963
1810:1960s single stubs
1543:What Will Mary Say
1287:Tears and Laughter
1217:Portrait of Johnny
1195:Compilation albums
1143:Mathis on Broadway
842:Love Is Everything
211:U.S. R&B chart
179:What Will Mary Say
158:What Will Mary Say
138:singles chronology
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