"Gondolier"
Cover of EP
Song by Dalida
ReleasedDecember 1957 (1957-12)
RecordedDecember 9, 1957
StudioHoche
Genre
Length2:55
LabelBarclay
Composer(s)Pete DeAngelis
Lyricist(s)Jean Broussolle

"Gondolier" is a song by the French singer Dalida, first released on EP in December 1957. It was her second major hit after "Bambino". Reaching No. 1 on both the La Bourse des Chansons chart and the Music Hall chart in France, it was the title song for Dalida's 1958 album Gondolier.[1] The song also reached No. 1 on the Belgian and Canadian charts.[2]

Description

The song's melody was composed by Peter De Angelis with lyrics by Jean Broussolle.[3] It was released as promotional single on February 22, 1957,[4] but it received no promotion because of the prolonged success of "Bambino".[4]

As the song did not reach its audience, De Angelis and his colleague Bob Marucci[5] wrote the English language version which gained success in the US and UK in mid 1957.[6] During an interview in 1958, Dalida said, "I heard on radio Petula Clark singing it in English, and I like it very much so I decided to use the song for my Christmas special show."

On the end of 1957, Dalida used "Gondolier" as the title song of a French TV Christmas special, in which she was the main attraction. The song was issued on EP the next day and it gained instant success.[4] It entered the charts at #1 in the first week of January 1958, and eventually spent 53 weeks in the top 20, until the last week of December 1958.[7] It spent 9 weeks as #1 in January and February and again reached #1 for 10 weeks during the summer, earning Dalida her third gold disc.[8]

Eventually, it became the most sold record of 1958,[7] so promotions through TV and concert performances made the song a pop standard in France and one of Dalida's signature tracks.[9]

Cover versions

"Gondolier" was covered by many artists.

In English, the song has been recorded by several artists under the title With all my Heart, including:

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 1
Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)[15] 1
Canada[16] 1
France (Bourse des chansons)[17] 1
France (Music Hall Charts)[18] 1

References

  1. ↑ "Dalida Accompagnée Par Raymond Lefèvre Et Son Orchestre* – Gondolier". Discogs. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Gondolier 1958 Charts, #1 July August". Pinterest.
  3. ↑ "GONDOLIER 1957". Dalida.
  4. 1 2 3 "1956 - 1961". Dalida (in French). Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peter De Angelis - Biography & History". AllMusic.
  6. ↑ "Peter DeAngelis". Philadelphia Music Alliance.
  7. 1 2 "Flashback Top 50 : qui était n°1 en juin 1958?" [Flashback Top 50 : who was No. 1in June 1958?]. Charts in France (in French).
  8. ↑ "Récompenses / Événements". Dalida.
  9. ↑ Lanctôt, Jacques (June 17, 2017). "Dalida, l'histoire de sa vie". Journal de Montreal.
  10. ↑ "European Record Charts". Petula Clark. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
  11. ↑ "A Bing Crosby Discography". International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Record Details - Dave King". 45cat. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Record Details - Eve Boswell". 45cat. Retrieved December 10, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Discography for Festival Records - OZ - original numbering system - part 2". Global Dog Productions.
  15. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - Dalida - Gondolier". Les Charts. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Canada Charts" (PDF) – via Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec.
  17. ↑ "Charts "Bourse des chansons" from journal "Le figaro", 1958". Pinterest.
  18. ↑ "Charts from journal "Music Hall", 1958". Pinterest.

Bibliography

  • Daniel Lesueur, L'argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
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