"Quando m'innamoro" is a 1968 Italian song written by
Daniele Pace
Daniele Pace (20 April 1935 – 24 October 1985) was an Italian composer, lyricist and singer-songwriter.
Life and career
Born in Milan, Pace started his career as lead vocalist of the group I Marcellini. After a brief solo career as a singer ...
,
Mario Panzeri
Mario Panzeri (11 October 1911 – 19 May 1991) was an Italian lyricist and composer. He is well known for his composed songs that include "Maramao perché sei morto?" "Pippo non lo sa", "Lettera a Pinocchio", and "Grazie dei fior", which won t ...
and
Roberto Livraghi and sung with a double performance by
Anna Identici and by
The Sandpipers
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at the 1968
Sanremo Music Festival
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, in which it came 6th.
Recording in other languages
*The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by
Joe Dassin
Joseph Ira Dassin (; 5 November 1938 – 20 August 1980) was an American–French singer-songwriter and actor. He was the son of film director Jules Dassin.
Early life
Dassin was born in New York City to American film director Jules Dassin (1911 ...
.
*In English as ''A man without love'' and was recorded by
Engelbert Humperdinck
*In Spanish the song was sung as ''Cuando me enamoro''
*In Japanese as ''Ai no hana saku toki'' (愛の花咲くとき), and
*In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind õnnelikuks".
*In Finnish, the song was first recorded by
Fredi Fredi may refer to:
* Fredi (Valencian pilota) (born 1957), retired Valencian pilota professional player
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* Fredi González (born 1964), Cuban current manager of the Atlanta Braves
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with lyrics by
Juha Vainio
Juha Harri "Junnu" Vainio, also known as Juha "Watt" Vainio (10 May 1938 in Kotka, Finland – 29 October 1990, Gryon, Switzerland) was a Finnish lyricist, singer, composer and teacher. With the lyrics or music to over 2,400 songs to his name, V ...
, titled "Milloinkaan en löydä samanlaista". Later versions have been performed by
Kari Tapio
Kari Tapani Jalkanen (22 November 1945 – 7 December 2010), better known by his stage name Kari Tapio, was a Finnish schlager and country & western singer. During his career, he was one of the most popular singers in Finland for decades; having ...
and Jamppa Tuominen.
*In Swedish, the song has been sung as ''Sommaren det hände'' (The summer when it happened) by
Anna-Lena Löfgren and as ''Före min tid'' (Before my time) by Knut Agnred as a part of the comedy musical ''Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro'' (Successful freezing of Mr Moro), performed 1994-95 by
Galenskaparna and After Shave, with lyrics by Claes Eriksson.
*In Russian as ''Верить в свою звезду'' (Believing to your star) by ''Юрий Охочинский''.
*In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Agnaldo Rayol, Agnaldo Timóteo and George Freedman; by
Simone de Oliveira
Simone de Macedo e Oliveira, GCIH • GMC (born 11 February 1938) better known as Simone de Oliveira is a Portuguese singer and actress. She performed the Portuguese entries at the 1965 and 1969 editions of the Eurovision song contest.
Ear ...
.
*In 1969
Vico Torriani
Vico Torriani (September 21, 1920 in Geneva as Ludovico Oxens Torriani – February 25, 1998 in Agno, Ticino) was a Swiss actor and '' Schlager'' singer.
Life
Born in Geneva to a family of Lombard origin, Torriani grew up in St. Moritz where ...
recorded a cover in German, inserted in the album ''Buona sera, Vico!'' (Good evening, Vico!) (
Philips
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, 844 368 PY), released in Germany and Austria.
Other recordings
*The song was also released 2005 from Patrizio Buanne in Italian and English on his album ''
The Italian (album)
''The Italian'' is the debut album by Italian baritone Patrizio Buanne. It was released in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2005, and the United States on March 7, 2006.
The album is composed of romantic Italian tunes, influenced by the songs ...
''. "Quando m'innamoro" has been covered by artists including
Ray Conniff
Joseph Raymond Conniff (November 6, 1916 – October 12, 2002) was an American bandleader and arranger best known for his Ray Conniff Singers during the 1960s.
Biography
Conniff was born November 6, 1916 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, United St ...
,
Julio Iglesias
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,
Lionel Hampton
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,
Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi (born Sergio Franci Galli; April 6, 1926 – May 1, 1990) was an Italian-American tenor and actor who enjoyed success in the United States and internationally after gaining notice in Britain in the early 1960s. In 1962, RCA Vict ...
,
Emilio Pericoli
Emilio Pericoli (7 January 1928 – 9 April 2013)) was an Italian singer. He was born in Cesenatico, Romagna, Italy.
Pericoli's success was closely tied to the Sanremo Festival. He recorded a cover version of the song, "Al di là", by festival w ...
,
Gigliola Cinquetti
Gigliola Cinquetti (; born Giliola Cinquetti on 20 December 1947) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and television presenter.
Life and career
Gigliola Cinquetti was born into a wealthy family in Verona. From the ages of 9 to 13, she studied and ...
and
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...
.
Engelbert Humperdinck recording
The song's English lyrics were written by
Barry Mason
John Barry Mason (12 July 1935 – 16 April 2021) was an English singer and songwriter. A leading songwriter of the 1960s, he wrote the bulk of his most successful songs in partnership with Les Reed. Mason gained many gold and platinum awar ...
as "A Man Without Love". The most popular version was recorded in 1968 by
Engelbert Humperdinck, who in the UK hit #2 on the chart. In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the
Hot 100
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and #3 on the
Easy Listening
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chart. It was the title track of his third LP.
Chart history
Weekly charts
The Sandpipers (Italian version)
Joe Dassin ("Comment te dire", French version)
Year-end charts
In popular culture
*Humperdinck's version was used in the 2005 film ''
Romance & Cigarettes
''Romance & Cigarettes'' is a 2005 American musical romantic comedy film written and directed by John Turturro. The film stars an ensemble cast which includes James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Bobby Cannavale, Mand ...
''.
*The song is featured in 2 episodes of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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Disney+
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series ''
Moon Knight
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The son of a rabb ...
'', the premiere
The Goldfish Problem and the finale
Gods and Monsters.
References
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1968 songs
Sanremo Music Festival songs
Songs written by Mario Panzeri
Songs written by Daniele Pace
Joe Dassin songs
CBS Disques singles
Engelbert Humperdinck songs
Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Number-one singles in Switzerland
1968 singles
Songs about loneliness
Gigliola Cinquetti songs
The Sandpipers songs