Quando m'innamoro

"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.[1]

Recording in other languages
  • The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by Joe Dassin.[2]
  • In English as A man without love and was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck
  • In Spanish the song was sung as Cuando me enamoro[3]
  • In Japanese as Ai no hana saku toki (愛の花咲くとき),[4] and
  • In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind õnnelikuks".[5]
  • In Finnish, the song was first recorded by Fredi with lyrics by Juha Vainio, titled "Milloinkaan en löydä samanlaista". Later versions have been performed by Kari Tapio and Jamppa Tuominen.[6]
  • In Swedish, the song has been sung as Sommaren det hände (The summer when it happened) by Anna-Lena Löfgren and as Före 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.[7]
  • In Russian as Верить в свою звезду (Believing to your star) by Юрий Охочинский.
  • In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Agnaldo Rayol, Agnaldo Timóteo and George Freedman; by Simone de Oliveira.
  • In Greek as "Πάντα Στη Ζωή Μου" by Zoitsa Kouroukli (1968).
  • In 1969 Vico Torriani recorded a cover in German, inserted in the album Buona sera, Vico! (Good evening, Vico!) (Philips, 844 368 PY), released in Germany and Austria.

Other recordings

Engelbert Humperdinck recording
"A Man Without Love"
Single by Engelbert Humperdinck
from the album A Man Without Love
B-side"Call On Me"
ReleasedMay 1968 (U.S.)
LabelParrot Records
Songwriter(s)Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology
"Am I That Easy to Forget"
(1967)		 "A Man Without Love"
(1968)		 "Quando, Quando, Quando"
(1968)

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.[8] In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart.[9] It was the title track of his third LP.

Chart history

References
  1. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Comment te dire". Ultratop. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. Quando M'innamoro - Emilio Pericoli - Tradução | Musica.com.br
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  5. "ERR archive". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  6. Nyman, Jake (2009). Kovan päivän ilta. Gumerus, 2009. ISBN 9789512076055.
  7. Före min tid - Knut Agnred (Youtube link)
  8. "Engelbert Humperdinck | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  9. Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 120.
  10. "Engelbert – A Man Without Love" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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  13. "Engelbert – The Last Waltz" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
  14. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – A Man Without Love". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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  19. "Engelbert – A Man Without Love". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 2019-12-20.
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  22. "Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 15, 1968". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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  24. "Joe Dassin – Siffler sur la colline" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  25. "Siffler sur la colline" / "Comment te dire"
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    "ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Comment te dire". Ultratop. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
  26. The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1968
  27. Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1968
  28. Whitburn, Joel (1999). Pop Annual. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. ISBN 0-89820-142-X.
  29. Virgilio - VBanner
  30. "Colonna sonora di "Romance & Cigarettes"". Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
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