1957 song by Dalida "Gondolier" Cover of EP Song by Dalida Released| December 1957 (1957-12) Recorded| December 9, 1957 Studio| Hoche Genre| * Chanson * exotica Length| 2:55 Label| Barclay 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[edit] 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 USA 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[edit] "With All My Heart" redirects here. For other uses, see With All My Heart (disambiguation). "Gondolier" was covered by many artists. In English, the song has been recorded by several artists under the title With all my Heart, including: * Jodie Sands recorded the first version in English, released in April or May 1957\. It reached #1 in the Belgian chart and was her only major hit in the United States (reaching #15 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1957). * Petula Clark released it in June or July 1957 in Belgium and the United Kingdom> it reached #4 in the UK Singles Chart), which was before she became known in the US.[10] * Bing Crosby in 1958[11] * Dawn Robertson in 1977 made a disco remix on maxi single. * Dave King in 1957.[12] * Betty Curtis "Con tutto il cuore" in 1958 * Eve Boswell in 1957.[13] * Judy Scott[14] ## Charts[edit] 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[edit] 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. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. "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. ^ a b 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[edit] * 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) ## External links[edit] * Dalida official website "Discography" section * v * t * e Dalida * Discography * List of songs * Concerts Studio albums| * Son nom est Dalida * Miguel * Gondolier * Les Gitans * Le disque d'or de Dalida * Love in Portofino * Les enfants du Pirée * Milord * Elle, lui et l'autre.... * Dalida internationale * Loin de moi * Le petit Gonzales * Amore scusami * Il silenzio * Pensiamoci ogni sera * Piccolo ragazzo * Olympia 67 * Un po' d'amore * Le temps des fleurs * Ma mère me disait * Ils ont changé ma chanson * Une vie * Il faut du temps * Julien * Manuel * J'attendrai * Coup de chapeau au passé * Femme est la nuit * Salma ya salama * Dédié à toi * Gigi in Paradisco * Olympia 81 * Special Dalida * Les p'tits mots * Dali * Le visage de l'amour Other albums| * De "Bambino" à "Il silenzio" * Olympia 71 * Olympia 74 * Olympia 77 * Palais des Sports 80 * Mondialement vôtre Songs| * "Bambino" * "Gondolier" * "Ciao ciao bambina" * "Love in Portofino" * "Am Tag als der Regen kam" * "Les enfants du Pirée" * "Dans la ville endormie" * "Le temps des fleurs" * "Darla dirladada" * "Paroles, paroles" * "Je suis malade" * "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" * "Gigi l'amoroso" * "J'attendrai" * "Salma Ya Salama" * "Génération 78" * "Ça me fait rêver" * "Helwa ya baladi" * "Monday Tuesday... 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