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1961 single
"
Al di la
" ("Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer
Carlo Donida
and lyricist
Mogol
, and recorded by
Betty Curtis
. The English lyrics were written by
Ervin Drake
. The song was the
Italian
entry in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1961
, performed in
Italian
by Curtis at the
Palais des Festivals
in
Cannes
,
France
, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the
Sanremo Music Festival 1961
on 2 February.
Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno dei tanti", or "
I (Who Have Nothing)
". English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as "
Quando, quando, quando
" and "
Good Morning Heartache
", and both the music and lyrics for "
It Was a Very Good Year
".
Cover versions
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- In the United States,
Emilio Pericoli
is the artist most associated with the song. He sang "Al di la" in a nightclub, with a small combo, in the popular 1962 film
Rome Adventure
, starring
Troy Donahue
and
Suzanne Pleshette
,
[1]
and his single that year on
Warner Bros. Records
reached number six on
Billboard
'
s pop chart and number three on the easy-listening chart.
[2]
Pericoli's version ranked #48 on
Billboard'
s 1962 Year-End chart.
[3]
Pericoli's album version of the song is not the same as in the film. It is much slower and recorded with a full orchestra. (In the film, Donahue's character interprets the song's title as meaning "Beyond the Beyond".) In the
UK Singles Chart
, Pericoli's version peaked only at number 30, but spent 14 weeks in the Record Retailer Top 50, beginning on 30 June 1962.
[4]
- It was also recorded by Italian-American singer
Connie Francis
in Italian in 1962 and in a bilingual version later during the same year, with Connie writing the English lyrics instead of using Ervin Drake's.
[5]
- Willy Alberti
released a version in 1962
[6]
and on his 1973 album,
Van levenslied tot opera
.
[7]
- Al Hirt
also appears in
Rome Adventure
and plays the song in a nightclub scene. He released a version on his 1963 album,
Honey in the Horn
.
[8]
- Jerry Vale
released a version on his 1963 album,
Arrivederci, Roma
.
[9]
This version was also part of the soundtrack of the 2019 film
The Irishman
.
- The
Ray Charles Singers
scored a 1964 hit, peaking at #29 on
Billboard's
Hot 100 chart with their cover of the song.
- Al Martino
, who would later play the fictional crooner Johnny Fontaine in the 1972 film
The Godfather
, recorded "Al di la" in Italian on his 1963
The Italian Voices of Al Martino
album (
Capitol Records
).
- In 1966
Don Cornell
recorded a cover of the song for the album
Andiamo - Let's go with Don Cornell
, orchestra directed by Joe Guercio (
ABC-Paramount
- ABCS 537).
- Sergio Franchi
is another Italian-American singer associated with this popular song. He recorded on his 1968 RCA Victor album,
Wine and Song.
[10]
Franchi also sang the song on the 26 December 1964, broadcast of
The Hollywood Palace
.
[11]
- In 1994 Delcio Tavares recorded a cover for the Brazilian market on the
Italianissimo II
album (ACIT, 60062250).
- Patrizio Buanne
recorded on his 2015
Decca Records
album
Viva la Dolce Vita
singing in English and Italian.
- Other notable recording include
Milva
(1961),
[12]
Ace Cannon
?
Sweet and Tough
(1966),
[13]
Jerry Adriani (1996).
[12]
- Janice Harper, Capitol Records, 1961.
Charts
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References
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- ^
Jose-Juan Porcar Cano (4 March 2017),
Emilio Pericoli - AL DI LA ("Mas alla") subtitulada en castellano.
,
archived
from the original on 18 December 2021
, retrieved
22 June
2018
- ^
[1]
Archived
25 March 2013 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=411&cfgn=Year-end+Singles&cfn=The+Billboard+Hot+100&ci=3077223&cdi=9013022&cid=12%2F31%2F1962
[
dead link
]
- ^
The Complete Book of the British Charts
by Tony Brown, Omnibus Press, 2000, page 668
- ^
"Among My Souvenirs: The Real Story"
- ^
"Willy Alberti ? al di La (1962, Vinyl)"
.
Discogs
. 1962.
- ^
"Willy Alberti ? van Levenslied Tot Opera (1973, Vinyl)"
.
Discogs
. 1973.
- ^
Al Hirt,
Honey in the Horn
- ^
Jerry Vale,
Arrivederci, Roma
- ^
"Explore Releases on Discogs"
. Archived from
the original
on 21 April 2012
. Retrieved
5 August
2012
.
Sergio Franchi
- ^
http://www.tv.com
Archived
20 May 2019 at the
Wayback Machine
The Hollywood Palace
- ^
a
b
Al di la
SecondHandSongs
- ^
"Al di la"
.
Allmusic.com
. Retrieved
21 November
2010
.
[
permanent dead link
]
- ^
"Tutti i successi del 1961"
(in Italian). HitParadeItalia.it
. Retrieved
15 August
2013
.
- ^
Peak positions for the song in the US:
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- Note: Entries scored out signify where Italy did not compete
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Songs
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- "
Al di la
"
- "
Allons, allons les enfants
"
- "Angelique"
- "
April, april
"
- "
Are You Sure?
"
- "
Einmal sehen wir uns wieder
"
- "
Estando contigo
"
- "
Neke davne zvezde
"
- "
Nous aurons demain
"
- "
Nous les amoureux
"
- "
Printemps, avril carillonne
"
- "
Sehnsucht
"
- "
September, gouden roos
"
- "
Sommer i Palma
"
- "
Valoa ikkunassa
"
- "
Wat een dag
"
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