February 24th When the Rain Begins To Fall co-written by Peggy March and sung by Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora reaches No 1 in France and eventually sells over 1 million copies. The German version was sung by Lena Valaitis and Costa Cordalis (below).
March 4th Time Magazine (Music Section p.74) under an article titled ‘These Big Girls Don’t Cry’ refers to Peggy in their review of singer Cyndi Lauper ‘Part Piaf, part Little Peggy March, she also has that razzle-dazzle, multi-octave range, a voice that can coax a broken promise out of a ballad or pin a rocker right to the mat.’
July 15th Peggy is a guest on the IFA-Show Berlin.
Fly Away Pretty Flamingo appears on the compilation LP Sunshine SuperHits K-TEL 1563
Peggy’s recording of James Dean appears on the Compilation LPs Ralph Siegel - So Viele Lieder Sind In Mir - Ein Komponistenporträt released by Jupiter Records - 819 480-1.
Peggy’s recording of Romeo Und Julia appears on the Compilation LPs Die Kennt Jeder! Lauter Hits Aus Einer Feder! Lauter Hits Mit Texten Von Hans Bradtke released by Hans Bradtke - LP-210 720.