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Gondolier (song)

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"Gondolier"
Cover of EP
Song by Dalida
ReleasedDecember 1957 (1957-12)
RecordedDecember 9, 1957
StudioHoche
Genre
Length2:55
LabelBarclay
Composer(s)Pete DeAngelis
Lyricist(s)Jean Broussolle

"Gondolier" is a song by the 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

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The song's melody was composed by Peter De Angelis with lyrics by Jean Broussolle.[3] It was released as promotional single on February 22, 1957,[4] but it received no promotion because of the prolonged success of "Bambino".[4]

As the song did not reach its audience, De Angelis and his colleague Bob Marcucci[5] wrote the English language version which gained success in the US 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 was the main attraction. The song was issued on EP the next day and it gained instant success.[4] It entered the charts at #1 in the first week of January 1958, and eventually spent 53 weeks in the top 20, until the last week of December 1958.[7] It spent 9 weeks as #1 in January and February and again reached #1 for 10 weeks during the 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 a pop standard in France and one of Dalida's signature tracks.[9]

Cover versions

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"Gondolier" was covered by many artists.

In English, the song has been recorded by several artists under the title With all my Heart, including:

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 1
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 1
Canada[16] 1
France (Bourse des chansons)[17] 1
France (Music Hall Charts)[18] 1

References

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  1. ^ "Dalida Accompagnée Par Raymond Lefèvre Et Son Orchestre* – Gondolier". Discogs. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ^ "Gondolier 1958 Charts, #1 July August". Pinterest.
  3. ^ "GONDOLIER 1957". Dalida.
  4. ^ a b c "1956 - 1961". Dalida (in French). Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. ^ "Peter De Angelis - Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Peter DeAngelis". Philadelphia Music Alliance.
  7. ^ a b "Flashback Top 50 : qui était n°1 en juin 1958?" [Flashback Top 50 : who was No. 1in June 1958?]. Charts in France (in French).
  8. ^ "Récompenses / Événements". Dalida.
  9. ^ Lanctôt, Jacques (June 17, 2017). "Dalida, l'histoire de sa vie". Journal de Montreal.
  10. ^ "European Record Charts". Petula Clark. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  11. ^ "A Bing Crosby Discography". International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  12. ^ "Record Details - Dave King". 45cat. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ^ "Record Details - Eve Boswell". 45cat. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  14. ^ "Discography for Festival Records - OZ - original numbering system - part 2". Global Dog Productions.
  15. ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Dalida - Gondolier". Les Charts. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ^ "Canada Charts" (PDF) – via Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  17. ^ "Charts "Bourse des chansons" from journal "Le figaro", 1958". Pinterest.
  18. ^ "Charts from journal "Music Hall", 1958". Pinterest.

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