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I (Who Have Nothing)

April 25, 2024

"I (Who Have Nothing)" (sometimes billed as "I Who Have Nothing") is an English language cover of the Italian song "Uno dei Tanti" (English: "One of Many"), with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio "Mogol" Rapetti.[1] The initial version, "Uno dei Tanti", was performed by Joe Sentieri in 1961. The song first recorded in English by Ben E. King in 1963 with new lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Ben E King re-recorded "I (Who Have Nothing)" in 2001 and it was selected for the Sopranos Peppers and Eggs Soundtrack CD .

Other successful cover versions were released by Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones, also by Status Quo.[2]

Ben E. King version edit

"I (Who Have Nothing)"
Single by Ben E. King
from the album Young Boy Blues
B-side"The Beginning of Time"
ReleasedJune 1963
GenreSoul
Length2:30
LabelAtco
Songwriter(s)Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Ben E. King singles chronology
"How Can I Forget"
(1963) 		"I (Who Have Nothing)"
(1963) 		"I Could Have Danced All Night"
(1963)

The English lyrics for "I (Who Have Nothing)" were written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The title is a translation of a line in the Italian lyrics "Io, che non ho niente", but otherwise the English lyrics were written afresh by the lyricists. Leiber and Stoller also produced the first English language release, performed by Ben E. King in 1963. Leiber and Stoller previously had co-written and produced the song "Stand by Me" with Ben E. King in 1961.[3] The record used the same arrangement from Joe Sentieri's record (orchestra conducted by Luis Enriquez Bacalov).

In the US, the Ben E. King version reached No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and No. 16 on the Hot R&B Singles chart.[4]

Charts edit

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Australia (Music Maker)[5] 8
US Billboard Hot 100[6] 29
US Middle-Road Singles (Billboard)[7] 10
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard)[8] 16

Shirley Bassey Version edit

Shirley Bassey recorded the song with producer George Martin as the song by Ben E. King was rising in the chart in the US, and released the song in the UK in September 1963. Her version reached No. 6 on UK charts. Bassey has performed the song at almost every live concert she gave, and it is included in many of her compilation albums, such as a version in I Am What I Am recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, and a version in Spanish ("Hoy No Tengo Nada") in her 1989 album La Mujer. She has also performed with the song's composer Donida who conducted his own music on Italian television.[9][10]

Charts edit

Chart (1963) Peak
position
Australia (Music Maker)[11] 4
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[12] 6
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[14] 6

Tom Jones version edit

Tom Jones recorded a version which was released in 1970. The song is the title track of his album I Who Have Nothing.[15] This became the most popular version of the song in the United States, peaking at No. 14 in 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 2 on the Easy Listening chart,[16] and No. 10 in Canada.[17] This version also peaked at No. 11 in Cashbox.

Charts edit

Chart (1970) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 21
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[20] 10
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 16
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 14
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[23] 2

Sylvester version edit

"I (Who Have Nothing)"
Single by Sylvester
from the album Stars[24]
B-side"I Need Somebody to Love Tonight"
ReleasedMarch 1979
Recorded1979
GenreSoul, Disco
Length3:59
LabelFantasy
Songwriter(s)Carlo Donida, Mogol, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Producer(s)Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller
Sylvester singles chronology
"You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"
(1978) 		"I (Who Have Nothing)"
(1979) 		"Stars"
(1979)

Sylvester recorded a disco version in 1979. The orchestral arrangement for the song was recorded at Island Records' Basing Street Studios.[25] This version reached No. 40 in US and No. 86 Canada.[26]

Charts edit

Chart (1979) Peak
position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[27] 86
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 23
UK Singles (OCC)[29] 46
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 40

Other versions edit

Other versions which reached the Billboard charts were performed by Terry Knight and the Pack in 1966 (No. 46 US, No. 36 Canada),[31]. Liquid Smoke in 1970 (No. 82 US, No. 66 Canada),[32] Warhorse in 1972.[citation needed], Also recorded in Australia by Normie Rowe (1965) and reached #10 in Sydney, #4 in Melbourne, #23 in Brisbane, #6 in Adelaide, and #6 Perth; The Easybeats, The Dave Bridge Trio (1966) and Rob E. G. (1964/65). Additionally, it was #1 hit for Shane in New Zealand.

British rock band The Spectres, later known as Status Quo, released their version of the song produced by John Schroeder in September 1966 as a single on Piccadilly Records. This would be their debut single, nearly a year before changing their name and finding their way to mainstream popularity. The single, however, failed to chart.[33]

Swedish pop group Tom & Mick & Maniacs recorded the song sporadically between 5–7 and 15 October 1967 at Europafilm Studio in Bromma,[15] Stockholm together with producer Anders Henriksson.[34] In December of that year, it was released on their album Tom & Mick Maniacs,[35] and in February 1968, it was extracted as a single on Columbia Records, backed by "Pandemonium", an original composition.[16] It reached No. 8 on Tio i Topp, becoming their final chart hit.[36]

Also recorded, by The Righteous Brothers (1967), Leslie Uggams (1967), Little Milton (1968), Cockney Rebel (1974), Sylvester 1979).

References edit

  1. ^ Stroud, Graeme (2017). Status Quo: Song by Song. Fonthill Media.
  2. ^ . SecondHandSongs. Archived from the original on January 14, 2007. Retrieved 2016-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ Benarde, Scott R. (2003). Stars of David: Rock'n'roll's Jewish Stories. Brandeis University Press. p. 21. ISBN 9781584653035.
  4. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 325.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. August 31, 1963. p. 28.
  6. ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. August 24, 1963. p. 28.
  7. ^ "Middle-Road Singles". Billboard. August 31, 1963. p. 51.
  8. ^ "Hot R&B Singles". Billboard. September 14, 1963. p. 19.
  9. ^ . Archived from the original on 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2016-05-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ^ BBC episode of Biography (ca. 2000)
  11. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 7 December 1963. p. 28.
  12. ^ "Shirley Bassey". Flavour of New Zealand.
  13. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I Who Have Nothing". Irish Singles Chart.
  14. ^ "Shirley Bassey: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  15. ^ a b "Album Reviews". Billboard. November 7, 1970. p. 35.
  16. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 131.
  17. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - September 26, 1970" (PDF).
  18. ^ "Tom Jones – I (Who Have Nothing)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  19. ^ "Tom Jones – I (Who Have Nothing)" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  20. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4363." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  21. ^ "Tom Jones: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  22. ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "Tom Jones Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
  24. ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  25. ^ Niebur, Louis (2022). Menergy: San Francisco's Gay Disco Sound. Oxford University Press. pp. 87–88. ISBN 9780197511077.
  26. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 26, 1979" (PDF).
  27. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 4745b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  28. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sylvester". Irish Singles Chart.
  29. ^ "Sylvester: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "Sylvester Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  31. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - January 28, 1967" (PDF).
  32. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 23, 1970" (PDF).
  33. ^ Schroeder, John (2016). All for the Love of Music. Matador. pp. 134–135. ISBN 9781785891656.
  34. ^ Tom Mick & Maniacs (liner notes pg. 10). Brandels, Göran. Tom & Mick & Maniacs. Riverside Records. 2013.
  35. ^ Tom Mick & Maniacs (liner notes pg. 4). Brandels, Göran. Tom & Mick & Maniacs. Riverside Records. 2013.
  36. ^ Hallberg, Eric; Henningsson, Ulf (2012). Tio i Topp - med de utslagna "på försök" 1961–74 (in Swedish). Premium. p. 378. ISBN 978-91-89136-89-2.

April 25, 2024
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I Who Have Nothing sometimes billed as I Who Have Nothing is an English language cover of the Italian song Uno dei Tanti English One of Many with music by Carlo Donida and lyrics by Giulio Mogol Rapetti 1 The initial version Uno dei Tanti was performed by Joe Sentieri in 1961 The song first recorded in English by Ben E King in 1963 with new lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller Uno Dei Tanti SongSongwriter s Giulio Mogol Rapetti lyrics Carlo Donida music Ben E King re recorded I Who Have Nothing in 2001 and it was selected for the Sopranos Peppers and Eggs Soundtrack CD Other successful cover versions were released by Shirley Bassey and Tom Jones also by Status Quo 2 Contents 1 Ben E King version 1 1 Charts 2 Shirley Bassey Version 2 1 Charts 3 Tom Jones version 3 1 Charts 4 Sylvester version 4 1 Charts 5 Other versions 6 ReferencesBen E King version edit I Who Have Nothing Single by Ben E Kingfrom the album Young Boy BluesB side The Beginning of Time ReleasedJune 1963GenreSoulLength2 30LabelAtcoSongwriter s Carlo Donida Mogol Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerProducer s Jerry Leiber amp Mike StollerBen E King singles chronology How Can I Forget 1963 I Who Have Nothing 1963 I Could Have Danced All Night 1963 The English lyrics for I Who Have Nothing were written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller The title is a translation of a line in the Italian lyrics Io che non ho niente but otherwise the English lyrics were written afresh by the lyricists Leiber and Stoller also produced the first English language release performed by Ben E King in 1963 Leiber and Stoller previously had co written and produced the song Stand by Me with Ben E King in 1961 3 The record used the same arrangement from Joe Sentieri s record orchestra conducted by Luis Enriquez Bacalov In the US the Ben E King version reached No 29 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and No 16 on the Hot R amp B Singles chart 4 Charts edit Chart 1963 Peakposition Australia Music Maker 5 8 US Billboard Hot 100 6 29 US Middle Road Singles Billboard 7 10 US Hot R amp B Singles Billboard 8 16Shirley Bassey Version edit I Who Have Nothing Single by Shirley BasseyB side How Can You Tell ReleasedSeptember 1963GenrePopLength2 38LabelColumbiaSongwriter s Carlo Donida Mogol Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerProducer s George Martin Shirley Bassey recorded the song with producer George Martin as the song by Ben E King was rising in the chart in the US and released the song in the UK in September 1963 Her version reached No 6 on UK charts Bassey has performed the song at almost every live concert she gave and it is included in many of her compilation albums such as a version in I Am What I Am recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra and a version in Spanish Hoy No Tengo Nada in her 1989 album La Mujer She has also performed with the song s composer Donida who conducted his own music on Italian television 9 10 Charts edit Chart 1963 Peakposition Australia Music Maker 11 4 New Zealand Lever Hit Parade 12 6 Ireland IRMA 13 10 UK Singles OCC 14 6Tom Jones version editTom Jones recorded a version which was released in 1970 The song is the title track of his album I Who Have Nothing 15 This became the most popular version of the song in the United States peaking at No 14 in 1970 on the Billboard Hot 100 No 2 on the Easy Listening chart 16 and No 10 in Canada 17 This version also peaked at No 11 in Cashbox Charts edit Chart 1970 Peakposition Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 18 6 Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 19 21 Canada Top Singles RPM 20 10 UK Singles OCC 21 16 US Billboard Hot 100 22 14 US Adult Contemporary Billboard 23 2Sylvester version edit I Who Have Nothing Single by Sylvesterfrom the album Stars 24 B side I Need Somebody to Love Tonight ReleasedMarch 1979Recorded1979GenreSoul DiscoLength3 59LabelFantasySongwriter s Carlo Donida Mogol Jerry Leiber and Mike StollerProducer s Jerry Leiber amp Mike StollerSylvester singles chronology You Make Me Feel Mighty Real 1978 I Who Have Nothing 1979 Stars 1979 Sylvester recorded a disco version in 1979 The orchestral arrangement for the song was recorded at Island Records Basing Street Studios 25 This version reached No 40 in US and No 86 Canada 26 Charts edit Chart 1979 Peakposition Canada Top Singles RPM 27 86 Ireland IRMA 28 23 UK Singles OCC 29 46 US Billboard Hot 100 30 40Other versions editOther versions which reached the Billboard charts were performed by Terry Knight and the Pack in 1966 No 46 US No 36 Canada 31 Liquid Smoke in 1970 No 82 US No 66 Canada 32 Warhorse in 1972 citation needed Also recorded in Australia by Normie Rowe 1965 and reached 10 in Sydney 4 in Melbourne 23 in Brisbane 6 in Adelaide and 6 Perth The Easybeats The Dave Bridge Trio 1966 and Rob E G 1964 65 Additionally it was 1 hit for Shane in New Zealand British rock band The Spectres later known as Status Quo released their version of the song produced by John Schroeder in September 1966 as a single on Piccadilly Records This would be their debut single nearly a year before changing their name and finding their way to mainstream popularity The single however failed to chart 33 Swedish pop group Tom amp Mick amp Maniacs recorded the song sporadically between 5 7 and 15 October 1967 at Europafilm Studio in Bromma 15 Stockholm together with producer Anders Henriksson 34 In December of that year it was released on their album Tom amp Mick Maniacs 35 and in February 1968 it was extracted as a single on Columbia Records backed by Pandemonium an original composition 16 It reached No 8 on Tio i Topp becoming their final chart hit 36 Also recorded by The Righteous Brothers 1967 Leslie Uggams 1967 Little Milton 1968 Cockney Rebel 1974 Sylvester 1979 References edit Stroud Graeme 2017 Status Quo Song by Song Fonthill Media Second Hand Songs Song Uno dei tanti Joe Sentieri SecondHandSongs Archived from the original on January 14 2007 Retrieved 2016 05 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Benarde Scott R 2003 Stars of David Rock n roll s Jewish Stories Brandeis University Press p 21 ISBN 9781584653035 Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 325 Hits of the World Billboard August 31 1963 p 28 Hot 100 Billboard August 24 1963 p 28 Middle Road Singles Billboard August 31 1963 p 51 Hot R amp B Singles Billboard September 14 1963 p 19 The Songs of Shirley Bassey Song Info Archived from the original on 2007 03 28 Retrieved 2016 05 22 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link BBC episode of Biography ca 2000 Hits of the World Billboard 7 December 1963 p 28 Shirley Bassey Flavour of New Zealand The Irish Charts Search Results I Who Have Nothing Irish Singles Chart Shirley Bassey Artist Chart History Official Charts Company a b Album Reviews Billboard November 7 1970 p 35 a b Whitburn Joel 2002 Top Adult Contemporary 1961 2001 Record Research p 131 RPM Top 100 Singles September 26 1970 PDF Tom Jones I Who Have Nothing in Dutch Ultratop 50 Tom Jones I Who Have Nothing in French Ultratop 50 Top RPM Singles Issue 4363 RPM Library and Archives Canada Tom Jones Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Tom Jones Chart History Hot 100 Billboard Tom Jones Chart History Adult Contemporary Billboard www allmusic com allmusic com Retrieved May 23 2023 Niebur Louis 2022 Menergy San Francisco s Gay Disco Sound Oxford University Press pp 87 88 ISBN 9780197511077 RPM Top 100 Singles May 26 1979 PDF Top RPM Singles Issue 4745b RPM Library and Archives Canada The Irish Charts Search Results Sylvester Irish Singles Chart Sylvester Artist Chart History Official Charts Company Sylvester Chart History Hot 100 Billboard RPM Top 100 Singles January 28 1967 PDF RPM Top 100 Singles May 23 1970 PDF Schroeder John 2016 All for the Love of Music Matador pp 134 135 ISBN 9781785891656 Tom Mick amp Maniacs liner notes pg 10 Brandels Goran Tom amp Mick amp Maniacs Riverside 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