"And That Reminds Me", also known as "My Heart Reminds Me", is a

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Background

The music was based on the Italian instrumental, "Concerto d'autunno," by Camillo Bargoni. As "Autumn Concerto", it reached the Music Vendor pop survey in versions by

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and

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. The English language lyrics were written by

Al Stillman Al Stillman ''(né'' Albert Irving Silverman; 26 June 1901 Manhattan, New York – 17 February 1979 Manhattan, New York) was an American lyricist. Biography Stillman was born to Jewish parents Herman Silverman and Gertrude Rubin ''(maiden).'' He a ...

and Paul Siegel.

Recorded versions

*First noted recording is by the Italian singer

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(May 2, 1956). *

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recorded in Italy a version in English in 1956 with the original title "Concerto d'autunno" with the lyrics by Siegel. *The first recorded version in English was done by

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and

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in 1957, under the title "And That Reminds Me" (

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catalog number 5292), and it reached number 23 on the weekly ''

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'' Best Seller chart, and number 29 in the Top 100 chart. It also peaked at number 16 on '' Cashbox''s Best Seller chart. *

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came out with another version under the title "My Heart Reminds Me" (

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catalog number 47-6981), which entered the Jockeys chart a week after Reese's and reached number 9. The song (in both versions, combined) peaked at number 15 on the ''Cashbox'' chart that year. * Edna McGriff (1957) *

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and The Troubadours - included in her album ''Fascination'' (1957). *

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- for the album ''Hurt!!!!!!!'' (1961) *

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- for the album '' Dino: Italian Love Songs'' (1962) *

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- included in her album ''

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'' (1962) *

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- ''Till the End of Time'' (1964) *

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- for her album ''The Way of Today!'' (1966) *

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on his 1966 album, ''La Dolce Italy'' *

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- '' The Sound of Silence'' (1968) *

Al Martino Al Martino (born Jasper Cini; October 7, 1927 – October 13, 2009) was an American singer and actor. He had his greatest success as a singer between the early 1950s and mid-1970s, being described as "one of the great Italian American pop croone ...

- ''This Is Al Martino'' (1968) *The song was revived in 1969 by The Four Seasons, a version that reached number 45 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. (see The Four Seasons singles discography)

References

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