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Quando m'innamoro
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Wikipedia article
"'Quando m'innamoro'" is a 1968 Italian song written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi and sung with a double performance by Anna Identici and by The Sandpipers at the 1968 Sanremo Music Festival, in which it came 6th.
Recording in other languages
*The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by Joe Dassin.
*In English as 'A man without love' and was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck
*In Spanish the song was sung as 'Cuando me enamoro'[http://musica.com.br/artistas/emilio-pericoli/m/quando-minnamoro/traducao.html Quando M'innamoro - Emilio Pericoli - Traduo | Musica.com.br]
*In Japanese as 'Ai no hana saku toki' (), and
*In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind nnelikuks".
*In Finnish, the song was first recorded by Fredi with lyrics by Juha Vainio, titled "Milloinkaan en lyd samanlaista". Later versions have been performed by Kari Tapio and Jamppa Tuominen.
*In Swedish, the song has been sung as 'Sommaren det hnde' (The summer when it happened) by Anna-Lena Lfgren and as 'Fre min tid' (Before my time) by Knut Agnred as a part of the comedy musical 'Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro' (Successful freezing of Mr Moro), performed 1994-95 by Galenskaparna and After Shave, with lyrics by Claes Eriksson.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgvD85Ta7BE Fre min tid - Knut Agnred (Youtube link)]
*In Russian as ' ' (Believing to your star) by ' '.
*In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Agnaldo Rayol, Agnaldo Timteo and George Freedman.
*In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Simone de Oliveira.
Other recordings
*The song was also released 2005 from Patrizio Buanne in Italian and English on his album 'The Italian (album)'. "Quando m'innamoro" has been covered by artists including Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Hampton, Sergio Franchi, Emilio Pericoli, Gigliola Cinquetti and Andrea Bocelli.
Engelbert Humperdinck recording
The song's English lyrics were written by Barry Mason as "A Man Without Love". The most popular version was recorded in 1968 by Engelbert Humperdinck, who in the UK hit #2 on the chart. In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart. It was the title track of his third LP.
Chart history
Weekly charts
'The Sandpipers (Italian version)'
' Joe Dassin ("Comment te dire", French version)'
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Year-end charts
In popular culture
*Humperdinck's version was used in the 2005 film[https://archive.today/20130413103713/http://singring.virgilio.it/testi/engelbert-humperdinck/testo-a-man-without-lovequando-m-innamoro-traduzione-italiano.html Virgilio - VBanner] 'Romance & Cigarettes'.[http://www.ivid.it/forum/colonne-sonore/colonna-sonora-di-romance-cigarettes-3099.html Colonna sonora di "Romance & Cigarettes" ][http://www.musicaememoria.com/romance_and_cigarettes.htm Musica & Memoria / Romance & Cigarettes - John Turturro]
*The miniseries Moon Knight from the Disney+ Marvel Cinematic Universe used the song in both the premiere and final episodes'.'
References
Category:1968 songs
Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs
Category:Songs written by Mario Panzeri
Category:Songs written by Daniele Pace
Category:Joe Dassin songs
Category:CBS Disques singles
Category:Engelbert Humperdinck songs
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland
Category:1968 singles
Category:Songs about loneliness
Category:Gigliola Cinquetti songs
Category:The Sandpipers songs
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