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"'La mamma'", also known as "'For Mama'" in English, is a song written in 1962 by French lyricist Robert Gall and Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour.

History



Charles Aznavour first recorded "La mamma" for a 1962 EP with his version serving as title cut for his 1963 album release. The first single release was by Les Compagnons de la chanson which reached #80 on the French charts in late 1963: the Aznavour version was then issued as a single to reach #1 in France in February 1964. "La mamma" also afforded Aznavour a hit on the Dutch charts of Belgium and, rendered in Italian, was a hit in Italy for both Aznavour (#13) and also Domenico Modugno (#36). "La mamma" became Aznavour's first million seller.Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s:

an illustrated directory, by Joseph Murrells. Batsford, 1984, p. 170


An English-language rendering of "La mamma" by lyricist Don Black entitled "For Mama" was recorded by Matt Monro and released in December 1964 in the UK where it had a chart peak of #36.The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music, by Donald Clarke, Penguin Books, 1990, p. 56 "For Mama" became a minor US hit in 1965 for Jerry Vale whose version debuted on the Hot 100 in 'Billboard' magazine dated March 6, 1965 at #88 (Vale): in the previous issue of 'Billboard', that dated February 27, 1965, the Matt Monro version of "For Mama" had appeared in the "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles" chart at #135 along with the Jerry Vale version at #121, but Monro's version did not subsequently advance into the Hot 100. Jerry Vale's version of "For Mama" rose to a peak of #54 (Vale) on the Hot 100 dated April 3, 1965. Vic Damone also recorded a cover version of "For Mama" which failed to chart.

Connie Francis' version



Connie Francis' recording of "For Mama" was released as a single in 1965 and became a minor hit in the United States, peaking at No. 48 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100. In the Philippines, the single reached No. 2 on the national chart.

Adaptations



*'La mamma', written by Nelly Byl (Dutch)

*'La mamma', written by Gerrit den Braber (Dutch)

*'Mame', written by Nazareno de Brito (Portuguese)

*'For Mama', written by Don Black (English)

*'Mama', written by Dragutin Britvi (Croatian)

*'La mamma', written by Mogol (Italian)

*'La mamma', written by Charly Niessen (German)

*'Den bompa', written by Leo Rozenstraten (Brabantian dialect of Antwerp)

*' Ya yemma', written by Lili Boniche (Algerian Arabic)

*'La mama', written by Rafael Gayoso, sung by Peret (Spanish) - 1964

*'Mama', written by Odysseas Ioannou, sung by Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Greek)

Cover versions



*Dalida

*Matt Monro (For Mama)

*De Strangers (Den bompa)

*Anna German

*Ray Charles (For Mama "La Mamma")

*Lisa del Bo

*Domenico Modugno

*Marla Glen ('Our World' album, 1997)

*Agnaldo Timteo

*Jean Valle

*Demis Roussos

*Corry Brokken

*Will Tura

*Chico & The Gypsies (La mama)

*Elvina Makaryan

*Isabelle Boulay (2002)

*Yoyoy Villame (parody in Cebuano titled "Mamay Maliya")

*Heino [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSKYEXWN1TM La mamma (clip)]

*Dakis [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dA6shNr3WX8 Dakis La Mamma]

See also



*La mamma

References






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