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in 1961. The English version of the song has been covered by many international artists, such as

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and Michael Bublé.

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's song, "

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", has been covered by Mina a second time, in its original version, in her 1987's album ''

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''.

Track listing

Side A

Side B

1961 albums Mina (Italian singer) albums 1960s Italian-language albums Italdisc albums {{1960s-album-stub