Quando m'innamoro

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"Quando m'innamoro" is a 1968 Italian song written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi and sung with a double performance by Anna Identici and by The Sandpipers at the 1968 Sanremo Music Festival, in which it came 6th.{{cite book|last=Eddy Anselmi|title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|year=2009|publisher=Panini Comics, 2009|isbn=978-8863462296}}

Recording in other languages

The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by Joe Dassin.{{cite web|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/86b6a/Joe-Dassin-Comment-te-dire|title=ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Comment te dire|website=Ultratop |access-date=2017-12-09}}
In English as A Man Without Love and was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck
In Spanish the song was sung as Cuando me enamoro, most famously sung by Angélica María. [http://musica.com.br/artistas/emilio-pericoli/m/quando-minnamoro/traducao.html Quando M'innamoro - Emilio Pericoli - Tradução | Musica.com.br]
In Japanese as Ai no hana saku toki (愛の花咲くとき),{{Cite web |url=http://www.bigcobra.net/quandominnamoro2.htm |title=Quando m'innamoro |access-date=2014-12-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195445/http://www.bigcobra.net/quandominnamoro2.htm |archive-date=2014-09-10 |url-status=dead }} and
In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind õnnelikuks".{{cite web|title=ERR archive|url=https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/rameto-naaritalgud-31-12-1968|access-date=19 December 2015}}
In Finnish, the song was first recorded by Fredi with lyrics by Juha Vainio, titled "Milloinkaan en löydä samanlaista". Later versions have been performed by Kari Tapio and Jamppa Tuominen.{{cite book|last1=Nyman|first1=Jake|title=Kovan päivän ilta|year=2009|publisher=Gumerus, 2009|isbn=9789512076055}}
In Swedish, the song has been sung as Sommaren det hände (The summer when it happened) by Anna-Lena Löfgren and as Före min tid (Before my time) by Knut Agnred as a part of the comedy musical Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro (Successful freezing of Mr Moro), performed 1994-95 by Galenskaparna and After Shave, with lyrics by Claes Eriksson.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgvD85Ta7BE Före min tid - Knut Agnred (Youtube link)]
In Russian as Верить в свою звезду (Believing to your star) by Yury Okhochinsky.
In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Agnaldo Rayol, Agnaldo Timóteo and George Freedman; by Simone de Oliveira.
In Greek as "Πάντα Στη Ζωή Μου" by Zoitsa Kouroukli (1968).
In 1969 Vico Torriani recorded a cover in German, inserted in the album Buona sera, Vico! (Good evening, Vico!) (Philips, 844 368 PY), released in Germany and Austria.
In Hungarian as "Szívtelen teremtés" by Teréz Harangozó (1968).
In Macedonian as Еднаш да се вљубам (Once to fall in love) by the Slovenian singer Elda Viler.

Other recordings

The song was also released 2005 from Patrizio Buanne in Italian and English on his album The Italian (album). "Quando m'innamoro" has been covered by artists including Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Hampton, Sergio Franchi, Emilio Pericoli, Gigliola Cinquetti and Andrea Bocelli.

Engelbert Humperdinck recording

{{Infobox song

| name = A Man Without Love

| cover = A_Man_Without_Love_-_Englebert_Humperdinck.jpg

| alt =

| caption =

| type = single

| artist = Engelbert Humperdinck

| album = A Man Without Love

| B-side = Call On Me

| released = May 1968 (U.S.)

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:20

| label = Parrot Records

| writer = Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri, Roberto Livraghi, Barry Mason

| producer = Peter Sullivan

| prev_title = Am I That Easy to Forget

| prev_year = 1967

| next_title = Quando, Quando, Quando

| next_year = 1968

}}

The song's English lyrics were written by Barry Mason as "A Man Without Love". The most popular version was recorded in 1968 by Engelbert Humperdinck, who in the UK hit #2 on the chart.{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17134/engelbert-humperdinck/|title=Engelbert Humperdinck | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website=Official Charts }} In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=120}} It was the title track of his third LP.

=Chart history=

==Weekly charts==

Chart (1968) !Peak position
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Australia (Go-Set) \| style="text-align:center;"\|5
{{singlechart\|Austria\|6\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Flanders\|1\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Wallonia\|1\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
Canada RPM Top Singles \| style="text-align:center;"\|8
{{singlechart\|Germany\|6\|songid=35\|artist=Engelbert\|song=The Last Waltz\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Ireland2\|1\|artist=Engelbert Humperdinck\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch40\|6\|artist=Engelbert Humperdinck\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Dutch100\|5\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
New Zealand (Listener){{Cite web \|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=622#n_view_location \|title=Flavour of New Zealand: NZ Listener, 28 June 1968 \|access-date=17 February 2019 \|archive-date=21 April 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421160829/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=622#n_view_location \|url-status=dead }} \| style="text-align:center;"\|4
{{singlechart\|Norway\|3\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
South Africa \| style="text-align:center;"\|2
{{singlechart\|Switzerland\|1\|artist=Engelbert\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|UK\|2\|date=19680515\|artist=Engelbert Humperdinck\|song=A Man Without Love\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
{{singlechart\|Billboardhot100\|19\|artist=Engelbert Humperdinck}}
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening \| style="text-align:center;"\|3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100{{Cite web \|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19680615.html \|title=Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 15, 1968 \|access-date=February 17, 2019 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812085531/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19680615.html \|archive-date=August 12, 2014 \|url-status=dead }} \|align="center"\|18

The Sandpipers (Italian version)

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Chart (1968) !Peak position
{{singlechart\|UK\|33\|date=19680612\|artist=Sandpipers\|song=Quando m'innamoro (A Man Without Love)\|access-date=2019-12-20}}
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 \| style="text-align:center;"\|124

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Chart (1968)

!Peak
position

{{singlechart|UK|33|date=19680612|artist=Sandpipers|song=Quando m'innamoro (A Man Without Love)|access-date=2019-12-20}}

U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100

| style="text-align:center;"|124

Joe Dassin ("Comment te dire", French version)

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! Chart (1968)

! Peak
position

{{singlechart|Wallonia|2"Siffler sur la colline" / "Comment te dire"
{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/10984/Joe-Dassin-Siffler-sur-la-colline|title=ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Siffler sur la colline|website=Ultratop |access-date=2019-12-23}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/song/86b6a/Joe-Dassin-Comment-te-dire|title=ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Comment te dire|website=Ultratop |access-date=2019-12-23}}|song=Siffler sur la colline|artist=Joe Dassin|refname=ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Siffler sur la colline|access-date=2019-12-23}}

==Year-end charts==

class="wikitable"
Chart (1968) ! style="text-align:center;"\|Rank
UK[http://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/68chart.htm#top100 The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1968] \| style="text-align:center;"\|17
U.S. Adult Contemporary[http://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=2150 Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1968] \| style="text-align:center;"\|12
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual){{cite book \|last=Whitburn \|first=Joel \|date=1999 \|title=Pop Annual \|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin \|publisher=Record Research Inc. \|isbn=0-89820-142-X}} \| style="text-align:center;"\|153

class="wikitable"

Chart (1968)

! style="text-align:center;"|Rank

UK[http://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/68chart.htm#top100 The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1968]

| style="text-align:center;"|17

U.S. Adult Contemporary[http://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=2150 Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1968]

| style="text-align:center;"|12

U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual){{cite book |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |date=1999 |title=Pop Annual |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |publisher=Record Research Inc. |isbn=0-89820-142-X}}

| style="text-align:center;"|153

In popular culture

Humperdinck's version was used in the 2005 film[https://archive.today/20130413103713/http://singring.virgilio.it/testi/engelbert-humperdinck/testo-a-man-without-lovequando-m-innamoro-traduzione-italiano.html Virgilio - VBanner] Romance & Cigarettes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.ivid.it/forum/colonne-sonore/colonna-sonora-di-romance-cigarettes-3099.html |title=Colonna sonora di "Romance & Cigarettes" |access-date=2014-12-12 |archive-date=2014-09-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908223713/http://www.ivid.it/forum/colonne-sonore/colonna-sonora-di-romance-cigarettes-3099.html |url-status=dead }}[http://www.musicaememoria.com/romance_and_cigarettes.htm Musica & Memoria / Romance & Cigarettes - John Turturro]
The song is featured in 2 episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Moon Knight, the premiere The Goldfish Problem and the finale Gods and Monsters.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-30 |title=Moon Knight Soundtrack Guide: Every Song Explained |url=https://screenrant.com/moon-knight-soundtrack-guide-every-song/ |access-date=2022-04-02 |publisher=Screen Rant}}
Also used for The Fall Guy extended cut only on streaming and Blu-ray

References

Category:1968 songs

Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1968

Category:Songs written by Mario Panzeri

Category:Songs written by Daniele Pace

Category:Joe Dassin songs

Category:CBS Disques singles

Category:Engelbert Humperdinck songs

Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles

Category:Number-one singles in Switzerland

Category:1968 singles

Category:Songs about loneliness

Category:Gigliola Cinquetti songs

Category:The Sandpipers songs