"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published
in 1931. The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics
by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny. The song was "inspired" by an
1881 composition, "The Spanish Cavalier". Ted Black's orchestra
had the first major hit.
Pat Boone's cover became a major hit in June and July 1957,
spending 5 weeks at number one on the Billboard Top 100, with
34 weeks in total on the chart.
The English singer, Vince Hill, reached #23 in the UK
Singles Chart in 1967, with his cover version of the track.