"Non illuderti mai" ("Never Deceive Yourself") is a song by Italian singer

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, released as a single in April 1968 for the summer festival

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. The song came in second place at the festival behind " Luglio" by

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. It has notably been covered in English as "My Little Lady" by

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and in French as "Ma bonne étoile" by

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Track listing

7" # "Non illuderti mai" – 2:27 # "Amore per la vita" – 2:43

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

The Tremeloes version

British band

released an English-language version of the song in September 1968, with lyrics by band members Alan Blakely and Len "Chip" Hawkes. It became a top-ten hit in the UK.

Reception

Reviewing for ''

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'', Peter Jones described "My Little Lady" as "a bouncy little song... with a very fine backing. It's all rather

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and impressive in the way that it builds". For ''

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'',

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wrote that "trumpets are also the standout feature of this bright and inventive arrangement that has the Infectious qualities of some French pop records". For ''

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'', Derek Johnson described the song as "rich in appealing harmonies and the song itself is much in the style of "Suddenly You Love You", which also stemmed from Italian sources. The melody is catchy and quick to register, and I'm sure you're all be humming it".

Track listing

7" # "My Little Lady" – 2:36 # "All the World to Me" – 2:40

Charts

Joe Dassin version

French singer-songwriter

released a French-language version of the song as a single in November 1968 from his album Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées). It was adapted into French by

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and featured an orchestra conducted by

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. It topped the charts in France for one week from 30 November to 6 December 1968. The B-side, "Un peu comme toi", is a French-language version of Johnny Nash's "

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Track listing

7" # "Ma bonne étoile" – 2:37 # "Un peu comme toi" – 2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Other versions

* In 1968 the organist Dorsey Dodd records the instrumental version on the album ''Intimità'' (Intimacy) (Vedette Records, VPAS 874) * In 1968,

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released a Swedish-language version, titled "Mycket kär", as her fourth single. * In 1968, Yugoslav band

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released a Croatian-language version, titled "Ta mala ledi", on their EP ''Marijana''. * In 1968, Finnish singer Johnny Liebkind released a Finnish-language version, titled "Tyttö niinkuin pitää", as a single, which peaked at number 6 on the

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. * In 1969, French orchestra leader

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covered "Ma bonne étoile" on his album ''Eloïse''. * In 1969, Italian singer

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covered the song on her album ''Il treno dell'amore''. * In 1996, German band

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released a German-language version, titled "Mexican Lady", on their album ''Liebe ist...mein erster Gedanke''.

References

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