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Al di là

December 01, 2023

"Al di là" ("Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the Sanremo Music Festival 1961 on 2 February.

"Al di là"
Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Roberta Corti
As
Language
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
Conductor
Gianfranco Intra
Finals performance
Final result
5th
Final points
12
Entry chronology
◄ "Romantica" (1960)
"Addio, addio" (1962) ►
"Al di là"
Single by Emilio Pericoli
B-side"Sassi"
Released1961 (Italy); May 1962 (US)
Recorded1961
GenreTraditional pop music
Length2:04
LabelWarner Bros. Records
Composer(s)Carlo Donida
Lyricist(s)Ervin Drake
Producer(s)Danny Davis
"Al Di La"
Single by Connie Francis
A-side"I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"
ReleasedDecember 1962
Recorded11 November 1962
GenreTraditional pop music
Length2:25 (A-side)
3:17 (B-side)
LabelMGM Records K 13116
Composer(s)Carlo Donida
Lyricist(s)Ervin Drake
Producer(s)Danny Davis
Connie Francis
US singles chronology
"I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)" / "He Thinks I Still Care"
(1962) 		"Al Di La"
(1962) 		"Follow the Boys" / "Waiting for Billy"
(1963)
"Al Di La"
Single by Ray Charles Singers
from the album Command Performances
B-side"Till The End Of Time"
Released1964
Recorded1964
GenreEasy listening
Length2:05
LabelCommand
Composer(s)Carlo Donida
Lyricist(s)Ervin Drake
Producer(s)Danny Davis
Ray Charles Singers singles chronology
"Love Me with All Your Heart"
(1964) 		"Al Di La"
(1964) 		"One More Time"
(1964)

Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno dei tanti", or "I (Who Have Nothing)". English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as "Quando, quando, quando" and "Good Morning Heartache", and both the music and lyrics for "It Was a Very Good Year".

Cover versions edit

  • In the United States, Emilio Pericoli is the artist most associated with the song. He sang "Al di là" in a nightclub, with a small combo, in the popular 1962 film Rome Adventure, starring Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette,[1] and his single that year on Warner Bros. Records reached number six on Billboard's pop chart and number three on the easy-listening chart.[2] Pericoli's version ranked #48 on Billboard's 1962 Year-End chart.[3] Pericoli's album version of the song is not the same as in the film. It is much slower and recorded with a full orchestra. (In the film, Donahue's character interprets the song's title as meaning "Beyond the Beyond".) In the UK Singles Chart, Pericoli's version peaked only at number 30, but spent 14 weeks in the Record Retailer Top 50, beginning on 30 June 1962.[4]
  • It was also recorded by Italian-American singer Connie Francis in Italian in 1962 and in a bilingual version later during the same year, with Connie writing the English lyrics instead of using Ervin Drake's.[5]
  • Willy Alberti released a version in 1962[6] and on his 1973 album, Van levenslied tot opera.[7]
  • Al Hirt also appears in Rome Adventure and plays the song in a nightclub scene. He released a version on his 1963 album, Honey in the Horn.[8]
  • Jerry Vale released a version on his 1963 album, Arrivederci, Roma.[9] This version was also part of the soundtrack of the 2019 film The Irishman.
  • The Ray Charles Singers scored a 1964 hit, peaking at #29 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with their cover of the song.
  • Al Martino, who would later play the fictional crooner Johnny Fontaine in the 1972 film The Godfather, recorded "Al di là" in Italian on his 1963 The Italian Voices of Al Martino album (Capitol Records).
  • In 1966 Don Cornell recorded a cover of the song for the album Andiamo - Let's go with Don Cornell, orchestra directed by Joe Guercio (ABC-Paramount - ABCS 537).
  • Sergio Franchi is another Italian-American singer associated with this popular song. He recorded on his 1968 RCA Victor album, Wine and Song.[10] Franchi also sang the song on the 26 December 1964, broadcast of The Hollywood Palace.[11]
  • In 1994 Délcio Tavares recorded a cover for the Brazilian market on the Italianíssimo II album (ACIT, 60062250).
  • Patrizio Buanne recorded on his 2015 Decca Records album Viva la Dolce Vita singing in English and Italian.
  • Other notable recording include Milva (1961),[12] Ace Cannon – Sweet and Tough (1966),[13] Jerry Adriani (1996).[12]
  • Janice Harper, Capitol Records, 1961.

Charts edit

Artist Year Peak chart positions
ITA
[14]		 US
[15]
Betty Curtis 1961 11 —
Luciano Tajoli 3 —
Emilio Pericoli 2 6
Tony Dallara 32 —
Connie Francis 1962 — 90
The Ray Charles Singers 1964 — 29

References edit

  1. ^ Jose-Juan Porcar Cano (4 March 2017), Emilio Pericoli - AL DI LA ("Más allá") subtitulada en castellano., archived from the original on 18 December 2021, retrieved 22 June 2018
  2. ^ [1] 25 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=411&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3077223&cdi=9013022&cid=12%2F31%2F1962[dead link]
  4. ^ The Complete Book of the British Charts by Tony Brown, Omnibus Press, 2000, page 668
  5. ^ "Among My Souvenirs: The Real Story"
  6. ^ "Willy Alberti – al di Là (1962, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1962.
  7. ^ "Willy Alberti – van Levenslied Tot Opera (1973, Vinyl)". Discogs. 1973.
  8. ^ Al Hirt, Honey in the Horn
  9. ^ Jerry Vale, Arrivederci, Roma
  10. ^ . Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2012. Sergio Franchi
  11. ^ http://www.tv.com 20 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Hollywood Palace
  12. ^ a b Al di là SecondHandSongs
  13. ^ "Al di la". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
  14. ^ "Tutti i successi del 1961" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia.it. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  15. ^ Peak positions for the song in the US:
    • For Connie Francis' version: "Connie Francis - Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
    • For The Ray Charles Singers' version: "The Ray Charles Singers Album & Song Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 15 August 2013.

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Al di la Beyond is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricist Mogol and recorded by Betty Curtis The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961 performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes France on 18 March 1961 after Curtis had won the Sanremo Music Festival 1961 on 2 February Al di la Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entryCountryItalyArtist s Roberta CortiAsBetty CurtisLanguageItalianComposer s Carlo DonidaLyricist s MogolConductorGianfranco IntraFinals performanceFinal result5thFinal points12Entry chronology Romantica 1960 Addio addio 1962 Al di la Single by Emilio PericoliB side Sassi Released1961 Italy May 1962 US Recorded1961GenreTraditional pop musicLength2 04LabelWarner Bros RecordsComposer s Carlo DonidaLyricist s Ervin DrakeProducer s Danny Davis Al Di La Single by Connie FrancisA side I m Gonna Be Warm This Winter ReleasedDecember 1962Recorded11 November 1962GenreTraditional pop musicLength2 25 A side 3 17 B side LabelMGM Records K 13116Composer s Carlo DonidaLyricist s Ervin DrakeProducer s Danny DavisConnie FrancisUS singles chronology I Was Such a Fool To Fall in Love with You He Thinks I Still Care 1962 Al Di La 1962 Follow the Boys Waiting for Billy 1963 Al Di La Single by Ray Charles Singersfrom the album Command PerformancesB side Till The End Of Time Released1964Recorded1964GenreEasy listeningLength2 05LabelCommandComposer s Carlo DonidaLyricist s Ervin DrakeProducer s Danny DavisRay Charles Singers singles chronology Love Me with All Your Heart 1964 Al Di La 1964 One More Time 1964 Donida is best known in America for writing Uno dei tanti or I Who Have Nothing English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as Quando quando quando and Good Morning Heartache and both the music and lyrics for It Was a Very Good Year Cover versions editIn the United States Emilio Pericoli is the artist most associated with the song He sang Al di la in a nightclub with a small combo in the popular 1962 film Rome Adventure starring Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette 1 and his single that year on Warner Bros Records reached number six on Billboard s pop chart and number three on the easy listening chart 2 Pericoli s version ranked 48 on Billboard s 1962 Year End chart 3 Pericoli s album version of the song is not the same as in the film It is much slower and recorded with a full orchestra In the film Donahue s character interprets the song s title as meaning Beyond the Beyond In the UK Singles Chart Pericoli s version peaked only at number 30 but spent 14 weeks in the Record Retailer Top 50 beginning on 30 June 1962 4 It was also recorded by Italian American singer Connie Francis in Italian in 1962 and in a bilingual version later during the same year with Connie writing the English lyrics instead of using Ervin Drake s 5 Willy Alberti released a version in 1962 6 and on his 1973 album Van levenslied tot opera 7 Al Hirt also appears in Rome Adventure and plays the song in a nightclub scene He released a version on his 1963 album Honey in the Horn 8 Jerry Vale released a version on his 1963 album Arrivederci Roma 9 This version was also part of the soundtrack of the 2019 film The Irishman The Ray Charles Singers scored a 1964 hit peaking at 29 on Billboard s Hot 100 chart with their cover of the song Al Martino who would later play the fictional crooner Johnny Fontaine in the 1972 film The Godfather recorded Al di la in Italian on his 1963 The Italian Voices of Al Martino album Capitol Records In 1966 Don Cornell recorded a cover of the song for the album Andiamo Let s go with Don Cornell orchestra directed by Joe Guercio ABC Paramount ABCS 537 Sergio Franchi is another Italian American singer associated with this popular song He recorded on his 1968 RCA Victor album Wine and Song 10 Franchi also sang the song on the 26 December 1964 broadcast of The Hollywood Palace 11 In 1994 Delcio Tavares recorded a cover for the Brazilian market on the Italianissimo II album ACIT 60062250 Patrizio Buanne recorded on his 2015 Decca Records album Viva la Dolce Vita singing in English and Italian Other notable recording include Milva 1961 12 Ace Cannon Sweet and Tough 1966 13 Jerry Adriani 1996 12 Janice Harper Capitol Records 1961 Charts editArtist Year Peak chart positionsITA 14 US 15 Betty Curtis 1961 11 Luciano Tajoli 3 Emilio Pericoli 2 6Tony Dallara 32 Connie Francis 1962 90The Ray Charles Singers 1964 29References edit Jose Juan Porcar Cano 4 March 2017 Emilio Pericoli AL DI LA Mas alla subtitulada en castellano archived from the original on 18 December 2021 retrieved 22 June 2018 1 Archived 25 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine http www billboard com bbcom esearch chart display jsp cfi 411 amp cfgn Year end Singles amp cfn The Billboard Hot 100 amp ci 3077223 amp cdi 9013022 amp cid 12 2F31 2F1962 dead link The Complete Book of the British Charts by Tony Brown Omnibus Press 2000 page 668 Among My Souvenirs The Real Story Willy Alberti al di La 1962 Vinyl Discogs 1962 Willy Alberti van Levenslied Tot Opera 1973 Vinyl Discogs 1973 Al Hirt Honey in the Horn Jerry Vale Arrivederci Roma Explore Releases on Discogs Archived from the original on 21 April 2012 Retrieved 5 August 2012 Sergio Franchi http www tv com Archived 20 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine The Hollywood Palace a b Al di la SecondHandSongs Al di la Allmusic com Retrieved 21 November 2010 permanent dead link Tutti i successi del 1961 in Italian HitParadeItalia it Retrieved 15 August 2013 Peak positions for the song in the US For Connie Francis version Connie Francis Album amp Song Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 15 August 2013 For The Ray Charles Singers version The Ray Charles Singers Album amp Song Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Retrieved 15 August 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Al di la amp oldid 1184660507, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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