Romeo was a 1961 hit single for Petula Clark peaking at #3 on the UK chart dated 26 August. ^[1] The song was a 1921 composition by Robert Stolz for which Jimmy Kennedy wrote a new lyric. The original featured a German lyric by Arthur Rebner and was known as both "Salome" and "Romeo" to accommodate singers of either gender. ^[2] Rebner is sometimes credited as one of the writers of the Petula Clark song.

"Romeo" was produced by Alan Freeman and featured Big Jim Sullivan on guitar.[1]

Despite peaking lower than her #1 UK comeback hit "Sailor", , "Romeo" earned Clark her first Gold record by selling 400,000 units in the UK.

"Romeo" was also an international success for Clark: remade with a French lyric as "Roméo" it became Clark's first #1 hit in France on 20 January 1962 - Clark's next two singles would also reach #1 in France where overall she'd top the charts five times. ^[3] "Roméo" was also ranked at #1 on the chart for the French speaking sector of Belgium while the original English version had been a hit (#3) with that country's Dutch speakers. "Romeo" also achieved hit status in the Netherlands (#10), Norway (#7)^[4] and Australia (#25)^[5].

An Italian version of "Romeo" entitled "Abat-jour" was recorded by Henry Wright and reached #4 in on the Italian hit parade in September 1962 to rank as the year's #9 hit. This success prompted the decision to have Clark herself cut songs for the Italian market.

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