"Till" is a popular song with music by

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and English lyrics by

Carl Sigman Carl Sigman (September 24, 1909 – September 26, 2000) was an American songwriter. Early life Born in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, to a Jewish-American family, Sigman graduated from law school and passed his bar exams to practice ...

, released in January 1957 by Percy Faith. It was derived from the French song "Prière Sans Espoir", released in 1956 by

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on the EP ''L'Amour Viendra'' with original French lyrics written by Pierre Benoit Buisson. Italian singer

Caterina Valente Caterina Germaine Maria Valente (14 January 1931 – 9 September 2024) was an Italian-French multilingual singer, guitarist, and dancer. She spoke six languages and sang in 13. While she was best known as a performer in Europe, Valente spent pa ...

released a version in 1960 with lyrics by Gaiano.

Notable cover versions

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian–American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of instrumental ballads and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizin ...

— number 63 on the ''Billboard'' charts (1957) *

Roger Williams Roger Williams (March 1683) was an English-born New England minister, theologian, author, and founder of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Pl ...

— number 22 on the ''Billboard'' charts (1957), and

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Gina Lollobrigida Luigia "Gina" Lollobrigida (4 July 1927 – 16 January 2023) was an Italian actress, model, photojournalist, and sculptor. She was one of the highest-profile European actresses of the 1950s and 1960s, a period in which she was an international ...

(1958) *

Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the James Bond music, theme songs to three James Bond films - the only artist to officially perform more than o ...

— number 14 on the UK Singles Chart from the album ''Shirley Bassey'' (1961) *

Tony Bennett Anthony Dominick Benedetto (August 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023), known professionally as Tony Bennett, was an American jazz and traditional pop singer. He received many accolades, including 20 Grammy Awards, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, ...

— number 35 on the UK Singles Chart (1961) * The Angels — number 14 on the ''Billboard'' charts as Til" (1961) *

The Vogues The Vogues are an United States, American Pop music, pop/rock and roll group from Turtle Creek, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Pittsburgh. The original lineup consisted of Bill Burkette (lead baritone), Don Miller (baritone), Hugh Geyer (first tenor) ...

— number 27 on the ''Billboard'' charts (1968) from the album ''Till'' (1969) *

Dorothy Squires Dorothy Squires (born Edna May Squires, 25 March 1915 – 14 April 1998) was a Welsh singer. Her early successes were achieved with " The Gypsy", " A Tree in the Meadow" and " I'm Walking Behind You" by her partner Billy Reid, and " Say It w ...

— number 25 on the UK Singles Chart (1970) *

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— number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, number 41 on the ''Billboard'' charts (1971)

References

1956 songs 1957 singles 1961 singles 1962 singles 1966 singles 1968 singles 1971 singles Songs written by Carl Sigman Tom Jones (singer) songs Tony Bennett songs The Angels (American group) songs Andy Williams songs Caterina Valente songs Dick and Dee Dee songs Dorothy Squires songs Warner Records singles President Records singles Song recordings produced by Dick Glasser {{1960s-single-stub