Gondolier (song)
| "Gondolier" | |
|---|---|
 Cover of EP | |
| Song by Dalida | |
| Released | December 1957 |
| Recorded | December 9, 1957 |
| Studio | Hoche |
| Genre | |
| Length | 2:55 |
| Label | Barclay |
| Composer(s) | Peter De Angelis |
| Lyricist(s) | Jean Broussolle |
"Gondolier" is a song by French singer Dalida, first released on EP in December 1957. It was her second major hit after "Bambino". Reaching No. 1 on both the La Bourse des Chansons chart and the Music Hall chart in France, it was the title song for Dalida's 1958 album Gondolier.[1] The song also reached No. 1 on the Belgian and Canadian charts.[2]
Description[]
The melody of song was composed by Pete De Angelis and lyrics by Jean Broussolle.[3] It was released as promo single on February 22, 1957,[4] but it received no promotion due to prolonged success of Bambino.[4]
As the song did not met its audience, De Angelis and his colleague Bob Marucci[5] wrote the English language version which gained success in USA and UK in mid 1957.[6] During an interview in 1958, Dalida said: "I heard on radio Petula Clark singing it in English, and I like it very much so I decided to use the song for my Christmas special show".
On the end of 1957, Dalida used Gondolier as the title song of a French TV Christmas special, in which she appeared as main attraction. The song was issued on EP the next day and it gained instant success.[4] On charts, it debuted at #1 in first week of January 1958, and eventually spent future 53 weeks in the Top 20, until last week of December 1958.[7] It spend 9 weeks as #1 in January and February, again reached first spot for 10 weeks during summer, earning Dalida her third gold disc.[8]
Eventually it became the most sold record of 1958,[7] so promotions through TV and concert performances made the song an pop standard in France and one of signature tracks of Dalida.[9]
Cover versions[]
"Gondolier" was covered by many other artists, among them:
In English, the song has been recorded by several artists under the title With all my heart, among them:
- Jodie Sands recorded first version in English, released in April or May 1957, and remained the only major hit for her in the United States (reaching #15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1957)(reaching #1 in the Belgian chart)
- Petula Clark released it in June or July of 1957 in Belgium and United Kingdom , #4 in the UK Singles Chart), which was before she became known in the US.[10]
- Bing Crosby in 1958[11]
- Dawn Robertson in 1977, disco remix on maxi single.
- Dave King in 1957.[12]
- Betty Curtis
- Eve Boswell in 1957.[13]
- Judy Scott[14]
Charts[]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 1 |
| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] | 1 |
| Canada (BAnQ)[16] | 1 |
| France (Bourse des chansons)[17] | 1 |
| France (Music Hall Charts)[18] | 1 |
References[]
- ^ "Dalida Accompagnée Par Raymond Lefèvre Et Son Orchestre* – Gondolier". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Gondolier 1958 Charts, #1 July August - Charts - Pinterest". Pinterest.com.
- ^ "Dalida site Officiel - Gondolier". Dalida.com.
- ^ a b c "Dalida site Officiel - 1956 - 1961". Dalida.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-29. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "Peter DeAngelis - Biography & History - AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ "Peter DeAngelis - Philadelphia Music Alliance". Philadelphia Music Alliance.
- ^ a b "Flashback Top 50 : qui était n°1 en juin 1958 ?". Chartsinfrance.net.
- ^ "Dalida site Officiel - Récompenses / Événements". Dalida.com.
- ^ Lanctôt, Jacques. "Dalida, l'histoire de sa vie". Journaldemontreal.com.
- ^ "European Record Charts". Petula Clark.net. Archived from the original on 2009-05-25. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
- ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "45cat.com". 45cat.com. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
- ^ "Discography for Festival Records - OZ - original numbering system - part 2". Globaldogproductions.info.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Dalida - Gondolier". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
- ^ "Canada Charts" (PDF). Bibnum2.banq.qc.ca.
- ^ "Charts "Bourse des chansons" from journal "Le figaro", 1958". Pinterest.com.
- ^ "Charts from journal "Music Hall", 1958". Pinterest.com.
Bibliography[]
- L'argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
External links[]
- Dalida Official Website "Discography" section
- Songs about sailors
- Songs about musicians
- Dalida songs
- Petula Clark songs
- 1957 songs
- French songs