In 1960, Matt Monro released the song as a single. The song was Monro's first hit single, and spent 16 weeks on the UK's Record Retailer chart, reaching No. 3, also reaching No. 3 on the UK's New Musical Express chart.

In 1961, the song was released on Monro's album My Kind of Girl.

In 1961, Steve Lawrence released a version of the song as a single and on the album Portrait of My Love.

Lawrence's version became an international hit and spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 9, while reaching No. 1 in the Philippines, No. 7 in Australia, and No. 9 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.

Lawrence's version was ranked No. 30 on Billboard's end of year "Hot 100 for 1961 – Top Sides of the Year" and No. 81 on Cash Box's "Top 100 Chart Hits of 1961".

In 1962, Steve Lawrence was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his rendition of "Portrait of My Love".

In 1961, the song won songwriters Norman Newell and Cyril Ornadel the Songwriters' Guild of Great Britain's Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Song of 1960".

In 1999, the song was honored at the BMI Awards in London for having two million radio plays.

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