Just Say I Love Her

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"Just Say I Love Her"
Song by Johnny Desmond
B-side "If Anybody Does"
Released1950 (1950)
Genre Traditional pop
Length3:08
Label MGM
Songwriter(s) Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward

"Just Say I Love Her" ("Just Say I Love Him" when recorded by a female singer) is a popular song, adapted from the Neapolitan song "Dicitencello vuje". [1] [ circular reference ] The original music was written by Neapolitan composer Rodolfo Falvo in 1930; [2] and was arranged in United States by Jack Val and Jimmy Dale; the original Neapolitan lyrics by Enzo Fusco, and English lyrics by Martin Kalmanoff and Sam Ward. [3]

A recording by Johnny Desmond was made on January 20, 1950, and released by MGM (catalog number 10758). It reached #24 on the Billboard chart. Vic Damone's 1950 recording of the song reached #13 on the Billboard chart. [4]

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