- Mama (David Whitfield song)
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"Mama" Single by Connie Francis from the album Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites B-side "Teddy" Released February 1960 Format 45 RPM single (7") Recorded August 25, 1959
EMI Studios, LondonGenre Pop Length 3:55 Label MGM RecordsK 12878 Writer(s) Cesare Andrea Bixio, Bruno Cherubini, Harold Barlow, Phil Brito Producer Norman Newell, Arnold Maxin Connie Francis singles chronology "Among My Souvenirs"/
"God Bless America"
1959"Mama"/
"Teddy"
(1960)"Everybody's Somebody's Fool"/
"Jealous Of You (Tango della Gelosia)"
1960"Mama" is a popular song first written in 1941 by Cesare Andrea Bixio with Italian lyrics by Bruno Cherubini under the title "Mamma son tanto felice" (Mum, I am so happy).
The performers of this song included: Beniamino Gigli, Luciano Tajoli, Richard Tucker, Claudio Villa, Robertino Loreti, Violetta Villas, Muslim Mogomayev, Luciano Pavarotti, Toto Cutugno, Andrea Bocelli, and Sergio Franchi.
In 1946, the English lyrics were written by Harold Barlow and Phil Brito who had their popular recording hit the charts in May 1946.
British singer David Whitfield also had a hit with the song, which reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1955.[1]
The song was also recorded by Connie Francis in 1959 for her album Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites, with her hit single released in February 1960. Arranged and conducted by Tony Osborne, the Connie Francis version of the song was a number two hit in the UK[2], and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[3]
External links
References
- ^ http://www.everyhit.com/
- ^ CD liner notes: The Very Best of Connie Francis Volume Two
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955-2008 (12th ed.). p. 368. ISBN 0-89820-180-2.
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