"Stranger on the Shore" is a piece for clarinet written by Acker Bilk for his young daughter and originally named "Jenny" after her.

[3] The recording was subsequently used as the theme tune of a BBC TV drama serial for young people, Stranger on the Shore.

Billboard Hot 100 where it was issued by Atlantic Records on the Atco label, but it was quickly followed, on 22 December, by British band The Tornados' "Telstar", another instrumental.

[10] The composition has been covered by many other artists, most prominently a vocal 1962 version by Andy Williams from his album Warm and Willing, which reached #9 on the adult contemporary chart, #30 in the UK, and #38 on the Billboard Hot 100,[11] and a group vocal version by the Drifters for their compilation album Up on the Roof – The Best of the Drifters, which reached #19 on the adult contemporary chart and #73 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Kenny G covered the song in 1999 on his album, Classics in the Key of G. A version in French, "Savoir Aimer", was sung by Nana Mouskouri.