Anema e core (song)
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"Anema e core" is a popular
song.
The music was written by Salvatore d'Esposito. The original Italian
lyrics were written by Domenico Titomanlio.
.
Three sets of English
lyrics have been written to this song:
and Sidney Lippman
. The best-known recording of this song was recorded by Dinah Shore
. It has also been recorded by Dean Martin
.
A recording of the song was made on December 16, 1951, by Johnny Desmond
. It was released as Coral Records
catalog number
60629.
There were also instrumental recordings by the Frankie Carle
and Freddy Martin
orchestras (though, as instrumentals, there is nothing to differentiate them from the other versions named below).
and Harry Akst
. This version was sometimes recorded under the Italian title and sometimes under the English
title "With All My Heart and Soul".
In 1953
it was included in the Broadway musical, John Murray Anderson's Almanac, with the new Curtis/Akst lyrics.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Eddie Fisher
with Hugo Winterhalter
's orchestra and chorus at Manhattan Center, New York City, on February 11, 1954. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5675 (78 rpm record) and 47-5675 (single) (in USA). It was also released on His Master's Voice EA 4167 and His Master's Voice (S) X 7981. The US release first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 31, 1954 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. The song also made the Cash Box
Best-Selling Records chart that year, peaking at #12.
The song was also recorded by Perry Como
both in 1951 and in 1966
for an album
, Perry Como In Italy, and by Michael Bublé
more recently.
One recording, by Connie Francis
, includes mostly the Italian lyric but some portions of the Curtis/Akst lyrics.
Another italian language performance by Ezio Pinza was briefly included in the landlady scene from The Blues Brothers.
, by Cliff Richard
, by Caterina Valente
, and by Andy Williams
. Sergio Franchi
covered this song in his second RCA Victor Red Seal album Our Man From Italy in 1963. This album placed number sixty-six on the Billboard 200
album chart.
Popular music
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song.
The music was written by Salvatore d'Esposito. The original Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
lyrics were written by Domenico Titomanlio.
The original Neapolitan version
It was first introduced in 1950, sung by the tenor Tito SchipaTito Schipa
Tito Schipa was an Italian tenor. He is considered one of the finest tenori di grazia in operatic history...
.
Three sets of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
lyrics have been written to this song:
Until
The first set of lyrics were written, under the title "Until" by Sylvia DeeSylvia Dee
Sylvia Dee was an American songwriter and novelist best known for penning the lyrics to "Too Young", a hit for Nat King Cole, and "The End of the World", a hit for Skeeter Davis...
and Sidney Lippman
Sidney Lippman
Sidney Lippman was a composer and songwriter.He wrote the music for Nat King Cole's 1951 No. 1 hit "Too Young". He died at a nursing home in North Bergen, New Jersey. He was 89 and had lived in Fort Lee, New Jersey....
. The best-known recording of this song was recorded by Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore
Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality...
. It has also been recorded by Dean Martin
Dean Martin
Dean Martin was an American singer, film actor, television star and comedian. Martin's hit singles included "Memories Are Made of This", "That's Amore", "Everybody Loves Somebody", "You're Nobody till Somebody Loves You", "Sway", "Volare" and "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?"...
.
A recording of the song was made on December 16, 1951, by Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond
Johnny Desmond , born Giovanni Alfredo De Simone, was a popular American singer.-Early years:...
. It was released as Coral Records
Coral Records
Coral Records was a Decca Records subsidiary formed in 1949. It recorded pop artists McGuire Sisters and Teresa Brewer, as well as rock and roller Buddy Holly....
catalog number
Catalog numbering systems for single records
This article presents the numbering systems used by various record companies for single records.- Capitol :...
60629.
There were also instrumental recordings by the Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle
Frankie Carle – , born Francis Nunzio Carlone, was a American pianist and bandleader. As a very popular bandleader in the 1940s and 1950s, Carle was nicknamed "The Wizard of the Keyboard"."Sunrise Serenade," however, was Carle's best-known composition, rising to No...
and Freddy Martin
Freddy Martin
Frederick Alfred Martin was an American bandleader and tenor saxophonist.-Early life:Martin was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Raised largely in an orphanage and with various relatives, Martin started out playing drums, then switched to C-melody saxophone and later tenor saxophone, the latter the one...
orchestras (though, as instrumentals, there is nothing to differentiate them from the other versions named below).
Anema e core/With All My Heart and Soul
Another set of English lyrics were written by Manny CurtisManny Curtis
Manny Curtis was an American songwriter. He was born in Brooklyn, New York, United States, and wrote the lyrics for over 250 songs. Most notable song lyrics were for "In a Sentimental Mood" and "Let It Be Me" .He also used the pseudonyms Mann Curtis, and Manny Kurtz.-External links:* at...
and Harry Akst
Harry Akst
Harry Akst was an American songwriter, who started out his career as a pianist in vaudeville accompanying singers such as Nora Bayes, Frank Fay and Al Jolson.-Life and career:Akst was born in New York, United States....
. This version was sometimes recorded under the Italian title and sometimes under the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
title "With All My Heart and Soul".
In 1953
1953 in music
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it was included in the Broadway musical, John Murray Anderson's Almanac, with the new Curtis/Akst lyrics.
The biggest hit version was recorded by Eddie Fisher
Eddie Fisher (singer)
Edwin Jack "Eddie" Fisher , was an American entertainer. He was one of the world's most famous and successful singers in the 1950s, selling millions of records and hosting his own TV show. His divorce from his first wife, Debbie Reynolds, to marry his best friend's widow, Elizabeth Taylor, garnered...
with Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter
Hugo Winterhalter was an American musician.An easy listening arranger and composer, Winterhalter was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Mount St. Mary's near Emmitsburg, Maryland in 1931, where he played saxophone for the orchestra and sang in two of the choirs...
's orchestra and chorus at Manhattan Center, New York City, on February 11, 1954. It was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-5675 (78 rpm record) and 47-5675 (single) (in USA). It was also released on His Master's Voice EA 4167 and His Master's Voice (S) X 7981. The US release first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on March 31, 1954 and lasted 14 weeks on the chart, peaking at #14. The song also made the Cash Box
Cash Box magazine
Cashbox magazine was a weekly publication devoted to the music and coin-operated machine industries in the USA which was published from July 1942 to November 16, 1996...
Best-Selling Records chart that year, peaking at #12.
The song was also recorded by Perry Como
Perry Como
Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como was an American singer and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century he recorded exclusively for the RCA Victor label after signing with them in 1943. "Mr...
both in 1951 and in 1966
1966 in music
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for an album
Album
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, Perry Como In Italy, and by Michael Bublé
Michael Bublé
Michael Steven Bublé is a Canadian singer. He has won several awards, including three Grammy Awards and multiple Juno Awards. His first album reached the top ten in Canada and the UK. He found worldwide commercial success with his 2005 album It's Time, and his 2007 album Call Me Irresponsible was...
more recently.
One recording, by Connie Francis
Connie Francis
Connie Francis is an American pop singer of Italian heritage and the top-charting female vocalist of the 1950s and 1960s. Although her chart success waned in the second half of the 1960s, Francis remained a top concert draw...
, includes mostly the Italian lyric but some portions of the Curtis/Akst lyrics.
Another italian language performance by Ezio Pinza was briefly included in the landlady scene from The Blues Brothers.
How Wonderful to Know
Yet another set of English lyrics, under the title "How Wonderful to Know," were written by Kermit Goell, and recorded by Joan ReganJoan Regan
Joan Regan is a traditional pop music singer from the UK, popular during the 1950s and early 1960s.-Biography:...
, by Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard, OBE is a British pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist who has sold over an estimated 250 million records worldwide....
, by Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente
Caterina Valente is a singer, dancer, and actress. She was born into an Italian artist family; her father Giuseppe was a well-known accordion player, her mother, Maria Valente, a musical clown...
, and by Andy Williams
Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns his own theater, the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri,...
. Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi
Sergio Franchi was an Italian tenor.Franchi was born in Cremona, Italy. His father wanted him to become an electrical engineer, so he studied both music and engineering simultaneously. The family moved to South Africa in 1952, where Sergio worked part-time as a draftsman, while continuing to study...
covered this song in his second RCA Victor Red Seal album Our Man From Italy in 1963. This album placed number sixty-six on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
album chart.