"A far l'amore comincia tu" (; "You start making love first") is a song by Italian singer

Raffaella Carrà Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), known professionally as Raffaella Carrà () and sometimes mononymously as Raffaella, was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter and model. She is often widely cons ...

from her album ''

Forte forte forte ''Forte forte forte'' is a seventh studio album by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà. It was released in 1976 under the label CGD. Commercial performance U.S. ''Billboard'' magazine wrote in its 24 December 1977 issue that according to CBS ''For ...

'' (1976). It was written by

Franco Bracardi Franco Bracardi (16 May 1937 – 27 February 2005) was an Italian actor, composer, pianist and stand-up comedian. Born in Rome, during the first half of the fifties Bracardi began working as a jazz pianist in night clubs. In 1960 he became the p ...

and

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, and produced by

Gianni Boncompagni Giandomenico "Gianni" Boncompagni (13 May 1932 – 16 April 2017) was a television and radio presenter, director, writer and lyricist. Life and career Born in Arezzo, at 18 years old Boncompagni moved to Sweden, where he lived for ten years do ...

Other versions and covers

* "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carrà in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". The latter was Carrà's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9, until the remix of "Pedro" charted 46 years later. * In 1977, German singer Tony Holiday covered the song, retitled "Tanze Samba mit mir". The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at no. 4 on the German music charts and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts. * In 1977, French Canadian singer Châtelaine covered the song, retitled "Corps à Corps (Avec Toi)." In the midst of the disco era, this song quickly climbed the Quebec charts to reach number one. It remained there for 3 consecutive weeks.

Track listings

7" single "Forte forte forte" (Italy, 1976) : A. "Forte forte forte" :: ( Malgioglio – Bracardi) : B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" :: (

– Bracardi) : CGD 4236 : CBS Sugar S.p.A. 7" single (Canada, 1976) : A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (2:42) : B. "Forte forte forte (3:32) :Columbia C4 8148 :Manufactured by CBS Disques Canada Ltée 7" single "Raffaella Carrà canta en español "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" (Spain, 1976) :A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40)

n Spanish N, or n, is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

:B. "En el amor todo es empezar" ("A far l'amore comincia tu") (3:40)

:CBS 4670 :Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid 7" single "Liebelei" (Germany, 1977) :A. "Liebelei" (2:40) :B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40)

n German N, or n, is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

:CBS S 5543 7" single "Do It, Do It Again" (Germany, 1978) :A. "Do It, Do It Again" (2:40) (englische Originalaufnahme von "Liebelei (A far l'amore comincia tu)" n English:B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40) :CBS 6094, CBS S 6094 :CBS Schallplatten GmbH 7" single "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui / A far l'amore comincia tu" (France, 1978) :A. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (2:40) (Vers. "A far l'amore comincia tu")

n French N, or n, is the fourteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages, and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''en'' (pronounced ), plural ''ens''. History ...

:B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40) :CBS 4771 :CBS Inc. 7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (Germany)
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei) / Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (Netherlands) : A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (2:40) : B. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" 2:40

:CBS 4771, CBS S 4771

Charts

References

{{authority control 1976 songs 1976 singles Raffaella Carrà songs Songs written by Daniele Pace Columbia Records singles Compagnia Generale del Disco singles