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"'A far l'amore comincia tu'" (; "Start making love first") is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carr from her album 'Forte forte forte' (1976). It was written by Franco Bracardi and Daniele Pace, and produced by Gianni Boncompagni.

The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.

Other versions and covers



* "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carr 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 Carr's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9.

* 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[http://ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/~topsi/deu_70st.html Universitt Wrzburg] and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts.[http://www.austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Tony+Holiday&titel=Tanze+Samba+mit+mir&cat=s Austrian Charts]

* "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakn Ha" in 1977. In 2002, Nez covered also same song.

* In 1977, Carlie Bergmann covered the song in English, the name being changed to "Feed the Fire", as the B-side to "I've Been Watchin' You".

* In 1978, another Turkish singer, Ayla Algan, covered the song as "Bilenler Kazanyor" with different lyrics from "Sakn Ha" performed by Ajda Pekkan.

* In 1978, Canadian singer Chtelaine covered the song in French, retitled "Corps corps", on her eponymous album 'Chtelaine'.

* In 1982, Brasilian singer Sidney Magal covered the song in Portuguese, retitled "Alegria De Viver", on his album 'Magal Espetacular'.

* Dutch girl group Luv' recorded the song in English as "Don Juanito de carnaval" in 1978 that appeared on the With Luv' album.

* In 1995, Serbian singer Sanja orevi covered the song in Serbian, retitled "Dosta je igre te", on her album 'Zorane'.

* In 2008, a video of a performance of "Do It, Do It Again" appeared in the 'Doctor Who' episode "Midnight".

* In 2011, French DJ Bob Sinclar sampled the original Italian version of "A far l'amore comincia tu" and included it in his single "Far l'amore".

* In 2020, Canarian singer Ana Guerra recorded a version of "En El Amor Todo Es Empezar", which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Explota Explota" (a Spanish-language musical comedy based on the songs of Raffaella Carr).

Track listings



'7" single "Forte forte forte"' (Italy, 1976)

: A. "Forte forte forte"

:: (Malgioglio Bracardi)

: B. "A far l'amore comincia tu"

:: (Daniele Pace 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 Lte

'7" single "Raffaella Carr canta en espaol "Fuerte fuerte fuerte"' (Spain, 1976)

:A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40) [in Spanish]

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

:CBS 4670

:Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid

'7" single "Liebelei"' (Germany, 1977)

:A. "Liebelei" (2:40)

:B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40) [in German]

: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)" [in 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") [in French]

: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 [in French]

:CBS 4771, CBS S 4771

Charts



References



Category:1976 songs

Category:1976 singles

Category:Raffaella Carr songs

Category:Songs written by Daniele Pace



Category:Columbia Records singles

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