Games That Lovers Play is an album recorded by the American singer Eddie Fisher in 1966, following the success of his "Games That Lovers Play" single. It was Eddie Fisher's 14th album.
Background and charts.
The single, "Games That Lovers Play", debuted on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart on October 29, 1966, and peaked at number 45 during a nine-week stay on the chart. The song spent a week at number two on the magazine's Easy Listening chart, during its 14-week stay. It reached number 41 on the Cashbox singles chart and stayed on the chart for nine weeks.
The album debuted on the "Billboard" Top LPs chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, and remained on the chart for ten weeks, peaking at number 72. It debuted on the "Cashbox" albums chart in the issue dated November 26, 1966, remaining on that chart for a total of eight weeks and peaking at number 70.
Reception.
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic said the album showed "Fisher was equally at home with an Antonio Carlos Jobim samba ("How Insensitive [Insensatez]," "Once I Loved"), a Rodgers & Hart standard ("Where's That Rainbow," "It Never Entered My Mind"), or a contemporary ballad (the Beatles' "Yesterday"), but gave special attention to songs like "Carnival (Manha de Carnaval)" and "Lara's Theme (Somewhere My Love)" that had sweeping melodies and a touch of melancholy.