"Derrière l'amour" is a song by
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 ...
, It was released as a
single
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and spent six consecutive weeks at no. 1 on the singles sales chart in France (from 3 to 16 June 1976 and from 22 July to 18 August 1976).
Background and composition
The song was written by French lyricist
Pierre Delanoë
Pierre Delanoë (16 December 1918 – 27 December 2006), born Pierre Charles Marcel Napoléon Leroyer in Paris, France, was a French lyricist who wrote thousands of songs for dozens of singers, including Dalida, Edith Piaf, Charles Aznavour, Pe ...
over a composition by
Toto Cutugno
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.
Toto Cutugno himself recorded an Italian version with lyrics by
Vito Pallavicini
Vito Pallavicini (22 April 1924 – 16 August 2007) was an Italian lyricist.
Born in Vigevano, he wrote numerous songs, during his career for Adriano Celentano ('' Azzurro''), Caterina Caselli
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, titled "Dietro l'amore". The Italian version was released by him as a single in Italy.
Track listing
Johnny Hallyday version ("Derrière l'amour")
7" single Philips 6042 16 (France, etc.)
# "Derrière l'amour (4:40)"
# "Joue pas de rock'n'roll pour moi"
("Don't Play Your Rock 'n' Roll to Me
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") (3:33)
Toto Cutugno version ("Dietro l'amore")
7" single CBS 4465 (Italy)
# "Dietro l'amore"
# "Come ieri, come oggi, come sempre"
Charts
; Johnny Hallyday version ("Derrière l'amour")
References
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1976 songs
1976 singles
Johnny Hallyday songs
French songs
Philips Records singles
Number-one singles in France
Songs written by Toto Cutugno
Songs written by Pierre Delanoë
Songs with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini