Neapolitan
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* Province of Naples, a province in the Campania region of southern Italy that includes the city
* Duchy of Naples, in existence during the Early and High ...
Three sets of English lyrics have been written to this song:
"Until"
The first English lyrics were written under the title "Until" by
Sylvia Dee
Sylvia Dee (born Josephine Moore, October 22, 1914 – June 12, 1967) was an American lyricist and novelist best known for writing the lyrics to "Too Young (Sidney Lippman and Sylvia Dee song), Too Young", a hit for Nat King Cole, "The End of the ...
and
Sidney Lippman
Sidney Lippman (March 1, 1914 – March 11, 2003) was an American composer and songwriter. He wrote the music for Nat King Cole's 1951 No. 1 hit " Too Young".
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Sidney Lippman, also called Sid, was a native of Minneapol ...
. The best-known recording of this song in 1952 was recorded by
Dinah Shore
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. It was also recorded by
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of ...
on November 19, 1951.
A recording of the song was made on December 16, 1951, by
Johnny Desmond
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. It was released as
Coral Records
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catalog number 60629.
There were also instrumental recordings by the
Frankie Carle
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and
Freddy Martin
Frederick Alfred Martin (December 9, 1906 – September 30, 1983) was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.
Early life
Freddy Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio, United States. Raised largely in an orphanage and by various relatives, ...
orchestras (though, as instrumentals, there is nothing to differentiate them from the other versions named below).
"Anema e core" / "With All My Heart and Soul"
Another English lyric was written by
Manny Curtis
Manny Curtis (born Emanuel Kurtz; November 15, 1911 – December 6, 1984) was an American songwriter. He wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs, including "In a Sentimental Mood" (1935) and " Let It Be Me" (1957). He was born in Brooklyn, New York, U ...
and
Harry Akst
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. This version was sometimes recorded under the Italian title and sometimes under the English title "With All My Heart and Soul".
In 1953, it was included in the
Broadway
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musical
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, ''
John Murray Anderson's Almanac
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,'' with the new Curtis/Akst lyrics.
The biggest hit version was recorded by
Eddie Fisher
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with
Hugo Winterhalter
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Hugo Ferdinand Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, ...
's orchestra and chorus at Manhattan Center, New York City, on February 11, 1954. It was released by
RCA Victor Records
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as catalog number 20-5675 (78 rpm record) and 47-5675 (single) (in US). It was also released on His Master's Voice EA 4167 and His Master's Voice (S) X 7981. The US release first reached the ''
Billboard (magazine)
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'' Best Seller chart on March 31, 1954, and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 14. The song also made the ''
Cash Box
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'' Best-Selling Records chart that year, peaking at number 12.
Vic Damone
Vic Damone (born Vito Rocco Farinola; June 12, 1928 – February 11, 2018) was an American traditional pop music, pop and big band singer and actor. He was best known for his performances of songs such as the number one hit "You're Breaking My ...
included the song on his album ''Angela Mia'' (1958).
Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale (born Gennaro Louis Vitaliano; July 8, 1930 – May 18, 2014) was an American traditional pop singer. During the 1950s and 1960s, he reached the top of the pop charts with his interpretations of romantic ballads, including a cover of E ...
recorded the song for his album ''Arrivederci, Roma'' (1963).
A song of the same title was recorded by
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century, he recorded exclusively for RCA Victor for 44 years, from 1943 until 1987 ...
in 1951 but credited to
Larry Stock
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. In 1966, Como recorded "Anema e core" for an
album
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, ''
Perry Como In Italy
''Perry Como in Italy'' is Perry Como's 14th RCA Victor 12" long-play album.
"In Italy" was recorded at the RCA Italiana studios in Rome with arrangements by Nick Perito and choral direction by Ray Charles.
Track listing
Side 1
#"Souvenir d' ...
''. The song was also recorded by
Michael Bublé
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more recently.
One recording, by
Connie Francis
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, includes mostly the Italian lyric but some portions of the Curtis/Akst lyrics. Another Italian language performance by
Ezio Pinza
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was briefly included in the landlady scene from ''
The Blues Brothers
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''.
"How Wonderful to Know"
Yet another set of English lyrics, under the title "How Wonderful to Know," was written by
Kermit Goell
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Born in Brooklyn, Goell received his BSC in agriculture from Cornell University and served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. As an amateur ...
, and recorded by
Joan Regan
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Biography
Joan E. Bethell was born in either Romford, Essex, or West Ham, London (sour ...
, by
Cliff Richard
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on his 1960 album ''
21 Today
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'', by
Caterina Valente
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, and by
Andy Williams
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.
Sergio Franchi
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covered this song in his second RCA Victor Red Seal album ''Our Man From Italy'' in 1963. This album placed number 66 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart.
Other versions
* "Srcem i dusom", a version of this song in Serbo-Croat language, was recorded in 1963 by Croatian jazz and schlager singer, Stjepan Djimi Stanic, on PGP RTB Label, EP 50 220, in
Belgrade
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