Al di là

Italy "Al di là"
Eurovision Song Contest 1961 entry
Country
Artist(s)
Language
Composer(s)
Carlo Donida
Lyricist(s)
Mogol
Ervin Drake (english lyrics)
Conductor
Gianfranco Intra
Finals performance
Final result
5th
Final points
12
Appearance chronology
◄ "Romantica" (1960)   
"Addio, addio" (1962) ►
"Al di là"
Single by Connie Francis
A-side I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter
Released December 1962
Format 7" single
Recorded November 11, 1962
Genre Traditional pop music
Length 2:25 (A-side)
3:17 (B-side)
Label MGM Records K 13116
Writer(s) Carlo Donida, Mogol
Producer(s) Danny Davis
Connie Francis
US singles chronology
"I Was Such a Fool (To Fall in Love with You)"/
"He Thinks I Still Care"
(1962)
"I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"/
"Al di là"
(1962)
"Follow the Boys"/
"Waiting for Billy"
(1963)

"Al di là" (English translation: "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 1961 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival on 2 February 1961, which served as the Italian national selection from 1958 to 1966.

It was also recorded by Italian-American singer Connie Francis in Italian in 1962, and she re-recorded it in a bilingual version later during the same year.

Composer Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno Die Tanta," 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".

Covers

Other notable recording include Milva (1961),[7] Ace Cannon - Sweet and Tough (1966),[8] Jerry Adriani (1996).[7]

Charts

Artist Year Peak chart positions
ITA
[9]
US
[10]
Betty Curtis 1961 11
Luciano Tajoli 3
Emilio Pericoli 2 6
Tony Dallara 32
Connie Francis 1962 90
The Ray Charles Singers 1964 29

References

  1. Archived March 25, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. Al Hirt, Honey in the Horn
  3. Jerry Vale, Arrivederci, Roma
  4. http://www.discogs.com Sergio Franchi
  5. http://www.tv.com The Hollywood Palace
  6. 1 2 Al di là SecondHandSongs
  7. "Al di la". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  8. "Tutti i successi del 1961" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia.it. Retrieved 15 August 2013.
  9. Peak positions for the song in the US:
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