"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]
"A Man Without Love" | ||||
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Single by Engelbert Humperdinck | ||||
from the album A Man Without Love | ||||
B-side | "Call On Me" | |||
Released | May 1968 (U.S.) | |||
Label | Parrot Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi | |||
Engelbert Humperdinck singles chronology | ||||
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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.
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The Sandpipers (Italian version)
Joe Dassin ("Comment te dire", French version)
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