Cara Mia Explained

Cara Mia
Cover:Cara_Mia_-_Jay_and_the_Americans.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Jay and the Americans
Album:Blockbusters
B-Side:When It's All Over
Released:May 1965
Recorded:1965
Genre:Rock
Label:United Artists
Producer:Artie Ripp
Prev Title:Think of the Good Times
Prev Year:1965
Next Title:Some Enchanted Evening
Next Year:1965

"Cara Mia" is a popular song published in 1954 that became a UK number 1,[1] and US number 10 hit and Gold record for English singer David Whitfield in 1954, and a number 4 hit for the American rock group Jay and the Americans in 1965. The title means "my beloved" in Italian.

Background

The English singer David Whitfield first recorded the song with the Mantovani Orchestra in 1954. It made the charts in the United States, and in the UK was the first record to spend ten consecutive weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.[2] Whitfield's version was one of the biggest selling British records in the pre-rock days.[2] It sold more than three and a half million copies worldwide and was a Top 10 hit in America.[2]

Writers

Authorship of the song was credited to Tulio Trapani (the pen name of the song's co-writer and arranger Mantovani) and Lee Lange (Bunny Lewis, Whitfield's producer).[2]

Jay and the Americans cover

Jay and the Americans recorded "Cara Mia" on their 1965 LP Blockbusters.[3] It became an international Top 5 hit, reaching number 1 in Canada.[4] Their version was re-released in 1980, and went into the charts in the Netherlands.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1965)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[5] 1
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[6] 3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7] 4
U.S. Cash Box Top 100[8] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1965)Rank
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 24
U.S. Cash Box [10] 43

Other notable remakes

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Charts Company . Officialcharts.com . 1954-06-24 . 2021-10-25.
  2. Book: Rice , Jo . 1982. The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits. 1st. Guinness Superlatives Ltd . Enfield, Middlesex. 0-85112-250-7. 14.
  3. Web site: Jay And The Americans - Cara, Mia. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
  4. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1965-07-12 . 2021-10-04.
  5. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1965-07-12 . 2021-10-04.
  6. http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=278#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 23 September 1965
  7. Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 -
  8. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, July 24, 1965 . October 24, 2021 . November 26, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111126105117/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/60s_files/19650724.html . dead .
  9. http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1965.htm Musicoutfitters.com
  10. http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/1965YESP.html Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 25, 1965
  11. Web site: José Carreras – Amigos Para Siempre/Friends For Life - Romantic Songs Of The World (1992, DCC). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  12. Web site: Richard Clayderman - Love Songs Of The World. Discogs.com. 29 April 2021.
  13. Web site: 78 Record: Helen Forrest - Cara Mia (1954). 29 April 2021. 45worlds.com.
  14. Web site: Gordon MacRae - Cara Mia. 29 April 2021. 45cat.com.
  15. Web site: The Johnny Mann Singers – Flowing Voices Of The Johnny Mann Singers (1966, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  16. Web site: Josef Locke With Philip Green And His Orchestra – Cara Mia / When It's Moonlight In Mayo (1954, Shellac). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  17. Web site: Jaime Morey – Una Marioneta / No Te Vayas / Cara Mia / Sabia (1965, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  18. Web site: Frank Patterson – The Golden Voice Of Frank Patterson (1987, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  19. Web site: Gene Pitney - Golden Greats. Discogs.com. 29 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Jack Pleis And His Orchestra And Chorus – Lonesome Polecat / Cara Mia (1954, Shellac). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  21. Web site: The Raes – Cara Mia (1978, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  22. Web site: Various - The Wrestling Album. 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  23. Web site: Slim Whitman – Cara Mia (1976, Vinyl). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.
  24. Web site: Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada . Collectionscanada.gc.ca . 1976-05-22 . 2021-10-24.
  25. Web site: Gene Ammons – Count Your Blessings / Cara Mia (1955, Shellac). 29 April 2021. Discogs.com.

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