Time Alone Will Tell

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"Time Alone Will Tell"
Time Alone Will Tell.png
Scandinavian release cover
Single by Connie Francis
B-side "Born Free"
ReleasedMarch 1967
Genre Vocal
Length A-Side - 2:44 [1]
B-Side - 2:57 [1]
Label MGM
13718
Songwriters Eros Sciorilli, Alberto Testa, Norman Newell
Producer Bob Morgan
Connie Francis singles chronology
"Another Page"
(January 1967)		"Time Alone Will Tell"
(1967)		"My Heart Cries for You"
(July 1967)

"Time Alone Will Tell" is a song written by Eros Sciorilli, Alberto Testa, with English lyrics written by Norman Newell and was first released as a single by Connie Francis. [2]

Contents

Background

In 1967, between the 26th and 28th of January, the "17th Italian Song Festival", (the 17th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo) was held. The winners of the festival were Iva Zanicchi and Claudio Villa with the song "Non pensare a me". [3] The song would be recorded by many notable artists that year, with the winners releasing the song in multiple countries themselves. [4]

Connie Francis version

Background

Francis returned to San Remo in 1967 to present "Canta ragazzina" with her team partner Bobby Solo. [5] The song would drop out, not appearing as a finalist song, but she would record the winning song, (Non pensare a me) with English lyrics. [1]

Picture of Francis in March of 1967, used in an ad to promote the single Time Alone Will Tell promotional photo.png
Picture of Francis in March of 1967, used in an ad to promote the single

Chart performance

Soon after its release, the track reached No. 14 on the Billboard Easy Listening five weeks after its debut appearance [6] and No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100. [7] On the Cashbox singles charts the single would stall at No. 114, [4] and on the Record World charts the single would reach No. 112. [8] On the magazine's Top Non-Rock chart the single would debut at No. 35, [9] peaking at No. 11 the next month. [10]

Reception

Cashbox would write "'Time Alone Will Tell (Non Pensare A Mi)' gets English lyrics and a potent reading in the hands of Connie Francis. A perfect vehicle for the songstress, this one could bring her quickly back into the chart scene. Flip is a sweeping version of 'Born Free.'" [1]

Record World would review the single, noting "The San Remo winner done with new English lyric by Connie. Will get mucho attention." [11]

In Billboard it was said "And time alone will tell if this doesn’t prove to be Connie's biggest single ever! (After all, isn’t that just what you'd expect when the First Lady of Song sings the First Song of the San Remo Festival? And backs it with an Oscar nominee!)” [12]

Other charting versions

Italian releases

English releases

Other single releases

Charts

See slso

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cashbox magazine, Record Reviews, March 25, 1967 page 14. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  2. ↑ Connie Francis, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  3. ↑ "TuttoSanremo_dossier: 1967 - 'Non pensare a me'". La Repubblica . Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Cashbox magazine, April 22, 1967 Page 48 for information and releases, page 14 for charts. Retrieved October 18, 2025 via worldraiohistory.com
  5. ↑ "Key Tradesters Invade As Opening Bell Sounds at Festival", Billboard . January 28, 1967. p. 64. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 15, 1967. p. 22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2025. Chart listing for Connie Francis' single "Time Alone Will Tell"
  7. ↑ Connie Francis, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
  8. ↑ Record World magazine, charts, April 22, 1967 Page 20, retrieved October 18, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
  9. ↑ as above, but page 39
  10. ↑ Record World magazine, Top Non-Rock, May 20, 1967 page 42, retrieved October 18, 2025
  11. ↑ Record World magazine, March 25, 1967 Page 6. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 1967. p. 22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
  13. 1 2 For Iva Zanicchi's "Non pensare a me" and Claudio Villa's "Non pensare a me": "Tutti i successi del 1967" (in Italian). Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  14. ↑ Malcolm Roberts, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  15. ↑ Malcolm Roberts, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
  16. ↑ Jerry Vale, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  17. ↑ Jerry Vale, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
  18. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 172. ISBN   978-0-8982-0047-8.
  19. ↑ Record World magazine, Top Non-Rock May 27, 1967 Page 33, retrieved October 18, 2025 via worldradiohistory.com
  20. ↑ Record World magazine, charts Page 20. Retrieved October 18, 2025
  21. ↑ Ronnie Aldrich and Camarata and His Orchestra, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  22. ↑ Enzo Stuarti, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
  23. ↑ Sergio Franchi, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
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