"Uno tranquillo" ("Quiet One") is a song by Italian singer
Riccardo Del Turco
Riccardo Del Turco (born 7 September 1939) is an Italian singer-songwriter and record producer, best known for the song "Luglio".
Life and career
Born in Fiesole, at young age Del Turco started studying composition and singing, and in 1957 he ...
, released as a single in 1967. The song is notable for being covered in English as "Suddenly You Love Me" by
the Tremeloes and in French as "Siffler sur la colline" by
Joe Dassin.
Track listing
7”: CGD / N 9658
# "Uno tranquillo" – 3:10
# "Allora hai vinto tu" – 3:15
The Tremeloes version
British band
the Tremeloes released an English-language version of the song in January 1968. It became a top-ten hit in the UK and peaked at number 44 on the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100.
[ It was an early example of British bubblegum pop.]
Release
"Suddenly You Love Me" was released as a double A-sided single with "As You Are" in most countries. In the Netherlands and Germany, "As You Are" was promoted as the sole A-side and peaked at number 35 on the German Singles Chart. In the US and Canada, "Suddenly You Love Me" was released two weeks later than the UK, with the flip side "Suddenly Winter", which was the B-side to the band's previous single "Be Mine". In New Zealand, "Suddenly You Love Me" was released with the B-side "Negotiations in Soho Square", taken from the album ''Alan, Dave, Rick and Chip''.
Reception
Reviewing for ''New Musical Express
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'', Derek Johnson wrote that "Suddenly You Love Me" "exudes a wonderfully lighthearted atmosphere, with organ, rattling tambourine and handclaps providing a sizzling backcloth to the boys' spirited vocal". Whilst "As You Are" was described as being "much slower", "a rhythmic ballad with a descriptive lyric".
''Billboard
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'' described is as "one of he Tremeloesmost powerful entries to date" and as an "infectious and rhythmic rocker that should quickly surpass their " Even the Bad Times Are Good" and bring them back to the " Silence Is Golden" selling class". ''Cash Box
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'' wrote that "Happy bounce and a terrific up-tempo side done with mirthful group vocals and a soiid orchestral drive make it possibly the brightest side by the Tremeloes in a long while".
In a retrospective article, Robin Carmody of ''Freaky Trigger
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'' praised the song's "grinning rush" and grouped it among other early British bubblegum songs, like the Love Affair's " Everlasting Love" (1967) and the Casuals
The Casuals were a British pop group from Lincoln, Lincolnshire, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They are best known for their 1968 No. 2 UK hit record, hit song, "Jesamine".
Career
Originally formed in 1960 by John Tebb (piano and vocals) and ...
' " Jesamine" (1968), for their emerging sense of optimism, "not in a cloying or false way, but appealingly (and unreachably) pre-ironic."
Track listing
7": CBS / 3234
# "Suddenly You Love Me" – 2:45
# "As You Are" – 2:45
7": CBS / BA-461174 (New Zealand)
# "Suddenly You Love Me" – 2:45
# "Negotiations in Soho Square" – 3:01
7": Epic / 5-10293 (US and Canada)
# "Suddenly You Love Me" – 2:45
# "Suddenly Winter" – 2:26
Charts
Joe Dassin version
French singer-songwriter Joe Dassin released a French-language version of the song as a single in March 1968 from his album '' Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)''. It was adapted into French by Jean-Michel Rivat and Frank Thomas and featured an orchestra conducted by Johnny Arthey.
Track listing
7": CBS / 3368
# "Siffler sur la colline" – 2:32
# " Comment te dire" – 2:55
Charts
Other versions
* In 1967, Dutch singer Ben Cramer released a Dutch-language version, titled "Zai zai zai", as his debut single, which peaked at number 12 on the Dutch Single Top 100
The Dutch Single Top 100 or Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales, legal downloads and since July 2013 streaming and composed by Dutch Charts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Du ...
and number 7 on the Dutch Top 40
The Dutch Top 40 () is a weekly music chart compiled by ''Stichting Nederlandse Top 40''. It started as a radio program titled "Veronica Top 40", on the offshore radio, offshore station Radio Veronica in 1965. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" ...
.
* In 1968, Finnish singer Tapani Kansa released a Finnish-language version, titled "Päättyneet on päivät", as a single coupled with a cover of " Delilah". The single topped the Finnish Singles Chart
The Official Finnish Charts (; ) are national record charts in Finland compiled and published by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. The name ''Suomen virallinen lista/Finlands officiella lista'' (lit. "the Official Finnish Chart"), which is ...
.
* In 1968, Yugoslav band Crni Biseri
Crni Biseri ( sr-cyr, Црни Бисери, trans. ''The Black Pearls'') were a SFRY, Yugoslav rock music, rock band formed in Belgrade in 1963, notable as one of the pioneers of the Popular music in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, ...
released a Serbo-Croatian-language version, entitled "Nisam više taj".
References
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1967 songs
1967 singles
Italian songs
Compagnia Generale del Disco singles
Songs written by Daniele Pace
Songs written by Mario Panzeri
Bubblegum pop songs
Number-one singles in Sweden