"L'edera" (; "The Ivy") is an
Italian language
Italian (, , or , ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. It evolved from the colloquial Latin of the Roman Empire. Italian is the least divergent language from Latin, together with Sardinian language, Sardinian. It is ...
song, written by Saverio Seracini and Vincenzo D'Acquisto. The song premiered at the
8th Sanremo Music Festival in January 1958, being performed first by
Nilla Pizzi and then
Tonina Torrielli
Antonietta "Tonina" Torrielli (born 22 March 1934) is an Italian singer. She is best known for representing in the Eurovision Song Contest 1956 with the song "Amami se vuoi".
Career
A worker at a candy factory in Novi Ligure (after which she w ...
, with separate performances, and placing second in the competition, behind "
Nel blu, dipinto di blu" by
Domenico Modugno
Domenico Modugno (; 9 January 1928 – 6 August 1994) was an Italian singer, actor and, later in life, a member of the Italian Parliament. He is known for his 1958 international hit song " Nel blu dipinto di blu", for which he received the fir ...
and
Johnny Dorelli
Giorgio Guidi (born 20 February 1937), known professionally as Johnny Dorelli, is an Italian actor, singer and television host.
Early life
Giorgio Guidi was born in Meda, Lombardy, Italy. In 1946, he moved with his family to New York City, ...
.
"L'edera" was later recorded by several Italian artists, including
Claudio Villa.
"Constantly (L'Edera)"
In 1963, the song was recorded as "Constantly (L'Edera)" by
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and, as of 2012, was the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart histo ...
with English lyrics by
Michael Julien, arranged and conducted by
Norrie Paramor
Norman William "Norrie" Paramor (15 May 1913 – 9 September 1979) was a British record producer, composer, arranger, pianist, bandleader, and orchestral conductor. He is best known for his work with Cliff Richard and the Shadows, both togethe ...
. It was released as a non-album single in 1964.
The British single reached No. 4 in the
UK Singles Chart and was an international hit charting in Australia (No. 6), Ireland (No. 8), New Zealand (No. 3), Norway (No. 4) and Sweden (No. 10).
"True True Lovin
In some markets, "Constantly" appeared as a B-side to another Cliff Richard single "True True Lovin. In Hong Kong, this configuration reached at least number 6.
Chart performance
See also
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Cliff Richard discography
References
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Cliff Richard songs
1958 songs
Songs written by Michael Julien
Columbia Graphophone Company singles
1964 singles
Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1958