"Domani" (Italian for "tomorrow") is a 1955 song written by

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with lyrics by

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. The melody is based on the intermezzo from the

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I Quattro Rusteghi by

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. The most popular version of the song was recorded in 1955 by

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, released by

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as catalog number 1265. It first reached the

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charts on July 13, 1955 and lasted 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #13. The song was rendered in French - retaining the title "Domani" - by Renée Lebas; a Finnish rendering: "Huomenna", was recorded by Maynie Sirén. Another song of the same name was released by the

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on the "Black Is the Color of My True Love's Hair" EP and on

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's 2005 album ''

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''.

Other recordings

* Bing Crosby recorded the song in 1955 for use on his radio show and it was subsequently included in the box set ''The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings (1954-56)'' issued by Mosaic Records (catalog MD7-245) in 2009. * Tony Martin - a single release in 1955.

References

1955 songs 1955 singles Cadence Records singles {{1950s-pop-song-stub

Other recordings

See also

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