Versions
The two biggest-selling versions in the United States were recorded by Bing Crosby and Andy Russell (singer), Andy Russell. The recording by Bing Crosby was recorded on February 17, 1944 for Decca Records as catalog number 18608. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 29, 1944, and lasted 7 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4. The flip side was "Long Ago (and Far Away)", which also charted, making this a two-sided hit. The recording by Andy Russell was released by Capitol Records as catalog number 156. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 25, 1944, and lasted 8 weeks on the chart, peaking at #5. In 1944, Dale Evans performed the song in the film ''Lights of Old Santa Fe''. Years later in 1949, the song was recorded by Alfredo Antonini and his orchestra in collaboration with Victoria Cordova and John Serry Sr. for Muzak. In 1961, American soul singer Ben E. King covered the song, and it appears on his album ''Spanish Harlem (album), Spanish Harlem''. It was released as a single and peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #10 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, R&B chart. Rod McKuen recorded a disco version in 1977. In 1978, the German Schlager music, Schlager singer Bata Illic released a German version with lyrics written by Michael Marian. In 1982, Julio Iglesias covered the original Spanish language song on his album ''Momentos (Julio Iglesias album), Momentos'' (1982). It was released as a single from the album. In that year, he also recorded French language, French, Italian language, Italian and Portuguese language, Portuguese versions of his albums in these languages. In 2001, Luis Miguel covered the song, which was released as the lead single from his album ''Mis Romances'' (2001). The song peaked at #13 on the Hot Latin Songs, ''Billboard'' Hot Latin Songs chart. It served as the main theme for the Mexican telenovela ''El Manantial''.Film appearances
*1944 ''Broadway Rhythm'' and ''Lights of Old Santa Fe''. *1949 Maytime in Mayfair *1959 This Earth Is Mine (1959 film), This Earth Is Mine - sung in Spanish by an uncredited male singer. *1997 Lolita (1997 film), Lolita Andy Russell sang a mixture of English and Spanish in the 1946 film Breakfast in Hollywood.References