<Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yes My Darling Daughter" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" (1963) </Td> <Td> "Don't Try to Fight It Baby" (1962) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> "Yes My Darling Daughter" (1962) </Td> <Td> "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" (1963) </Td> <Td> "Don't Try to Fight It Baby" (1962) </Td> </Tr> <P> "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching number 7 on the Hot 100 in Billboard in March 1963 . The song also peaked at number 23 in the UK, whereas "Yes, My Darling Daughter" became the biggest hit for Eydie there, reaching number 10 . </P> <P> Produced by Al Kasha who had been responsible for the No. 1 hit "Go Away Little Girl" by Gormé's husband Steve Lawrence, "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" featured backing vocals by The Cookies . "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" merges the sensibilities of the Brill Building Sound with the Latin music which Gormé had previously specialized in, as the song describes a romantic relationship inaugurated by a couple dancing to the bossa nova - "the dance of love ." The bossa nova is a Brazilian music style in vogue in the United States from the late 1950s . </P>

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