Around this time , Reed struck up a songwriting partnership with Barry Mason . They wrote a song for Kathy Kirby , " I 'll Try Not To Cry " , as Britain 's entry in 1965 for the Eurovision Song Contest held in Naples . The song was beaten by " I Belong " . The songwriters had a 1967 hit in " Everybody Knows " by The Dave Clark Five — who also recorded a Reed – Mason follow-up — and another success in 1968 with " Delilah " , again a Top 10 hit for Tom Jones . " Delilah " was originally written for P. J. Proby , and later covered by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975 . Reed and Mason also wrote " The Last Waltz " , which became a million selling UK number one for Engelbert Humperdinck in September 1967
I Belong
I Belong (Kathy Kirby song)
Les Reed (songwriter)