 His recording of "The Day the Rains Came" was a best seller in the United States in 1958.The song "Ame câline" (Soul Coaxing) became an international hit in 1968 and "La La La (He Gives Me Love)" - an instrumental adaptation of 1968's Eurovision Song Contest's winning song by Spanish singer Massiel - was a minor hit in 1968 in Canada and the United States.In 1969 his recording of "La Reine de Saba" (Queen of Sheba) became a big hit in Japan.