Quando m'innamoro explained

"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.^[1]

Recording in other languages

• The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by Joe Dassin.^[2]
• 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. ^[3]
• In Japanese as Ai no hana saku toki (愛の花咲くとき),^[4] and
• In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind õnnelikuks".^[5]
• 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.^[6]
• 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.^[7]
• In Russian as Верить в свою звезду (Believing to your star) by Юрий Охочинский.
• 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.

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

A Man Without Love
Cover:	A_Man_Without_Love_-_Englebert_Humperdinck.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Engelbert Humperdinck
Album:	A Man Without Love
B-Side:	Call On Me
Released:	May 1968 (U.S.)
Label:	Parrot Records
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.^[8] In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart.^[9] It was the title track of his third LP.

Chart history

Weekly charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)	5
Canada RPM Top Singles	8
New Zealand (Listener)^[10]	4
South Africa	2
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening	3
U.S. Cash Box Top 100^[11]	18

The Sandpipers (Italian version)

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

Year-end charts

Chart (1968)	Rank
UK^[12]	17
U.S. Adult Contemporary^[13]	12
U.S. (Joel Whitburn's Pop Annual)^[14]	153

In popular culture

• Humperdinck's version was used in the 2005 film^[15] Romance & Cigarettes.^{[16] [17]}
• 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.^[18]

Notes and References

1. Book: Eddy Anselmi. Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. 2009. Panini Comics, 2009. 978-8863462296.
2. Web site: ultratop.be - Joe Dassin - Comment te dire. . 2017-12-09.
3. http://musica.com.br/artistas/emilio-pericoli/m/quando-minnamoro/traducao.html Quando M'innamoro - Emilio Pericoli - Tradução | Musica.com.br
4. Web site: Quando m'innamoro . 2014-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195445/http://www.bigcobra.net/quandominnamoro2.htm . 2014-09-10 . dead .
5. Web site: ERR archive. 19 December 2015.
6. Book: Nyman. Jake. Kovan päivän ilta. 2009. Gumerus, 2009. 9789512076055.
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgvD85Ta7BE Före min tid - Knut Agnred (Youtube link)
8. Web site: Engelbert Humperdinck | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. .
9. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 120.
10. Web site: Flavour of New Zealand: NZ Listener, 28 June 1968 . 17 February 2019 . 21 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210421160829/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20listener&qartistid=622#n_view_location . dead .
11. Web site: Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 15, 1968 . February 17, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140812085531/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19680615.html . August 12, 2014 . dead .
12. http://www.sixtiescity.net/charts/68chart.htm#top100 The 100 Best-Selling Singles of 1968
13. http://www.45cat.com/45_list_view_record.php?li=2150 Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1968
14. Book: Whitburn, Joel . 1999 . Pop Annual . Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin . Record Research Inc. . 0-89820-142-X.
15. https://archive.today/20130413103713/http://singring.virgilio.it/testi/engelbert-humperdinck/testo-a-man-without-lovequando-m-innamoro-traduzione-italiano.html Virgilio - VBanner
16. Web site: Colonna sonora di "Romance & Cigarettes" . 2014-12-12 . 2014-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140908223713/http://www.ivid.it/forum/colonne-sonore/colonna-sonora-di-romance-cigarettes-3099.html . dead .
17. http://www.musicaememoria.com/romance_and_cigarettes.htm Musica & Memoria / Romance & Cigarettes - John Turturro
18. Web site: 2022-03-30 . Moon Knight Soundtrack Guide: Every Song Explained . 2022-04-02 . Screen Rant.