The first English version was recorded in 1968 by a UK group called Colors of Love, which included singer Elaine Paige.
The song reached #15 on the Adult Contemporary chart and #31 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
[1] It also made number 2 in the then West Germany, where it stayed in the Top 20 for 14 weeks.
[2] It also reached the Top 3 in Switzerland, the Top 10 in the Netherlands, Norway and the Flemish part of Belgium, and reached number 22 in the French-speaking part of Belgium.
[4] The song was produced by him and Roy Halee[5] and also was featured, along with filmed footage of trains traveling, on Captain Kangaroo.