Please Don't Go (Donald Peers song)
# Please Don't Go (Donald Peers song)

"Please Don't Go" is a popular song written by Les Reed and Jackie Rae, and recorded by the Welsh singer Donald Peers. The melody of the song was adapted from a classical piece, "Barcarolle" from the opera The Tales of Hoffmann by Offenbach.

It was the first top 10 UK Singles Chart (compiled since 1952) entry for Peers, an old-style singer popular in the 1940s. It entered the UK Singles Chart on 24 December 1968, reaching number three on 11 March 1969.

Eddy Arnold had a 1969 top-ten hit with the song in the United States.

## Charts

| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
| - | - |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 3 |
| UK Singles (OCC) | 3 |
