Isle of Capri (song)

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"Isle of Capri"
Single by Ray Noble and His Orchestra, vocal Al Bowlly
B-side Grinzing [1]
PublishedJuly 27, 1934 (1934-07-27) by Peter Maurice Music Company, Ltd., London, UK [2]
ReleasedNovember 14, 1934 (1934-11-14)
RecordedAugust 30, 1934 (1934-08-30) [1]
Studio Abbey Road Studios, London, UK [1]
Genre Popular Music, British dance band
Length3:21
Label Victor 24771 [1]
Composer(s) Will Grosz [2]
Lyricist(s) Jimmy Kennedy [2]

"Isle of Capri" is a popular song. The music, a tango foxtrot, was written by Wilhelm Grosz, [3] with lyrics by Jimmy Kennedy and was published in 1934. [3] Ray Noble and his Orchestra with vocalist Al Bowlly, recorded it in London, UK, on August 30, 1934. [1] It was released in November on Victor Records in the United States, reaching number one for seven weeks in early 1935.

Other early recordings:

The song was a huge world-wide hit, sung in countless arrangements and translations, including in French by Tino Rossi "C'est à Capri" (1934). Later hit versions were recorded by:

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  2. 1 2 Cook, Susan B. (2004). Cook, Nicholas; Pople, Anthony (eds.). The Cambridge History of Twentieth-Century Music. Cambridge University Press.
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