Ti amo explained

Ti amo
Cover:Ti amo (rien que des mots).jpg
Caption:2002 CD cover with Umberto Tozzi and Lena Ka
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Umberto Tozzi
Album:È nell'aria...ti amo
B-Side:"Dimentica, dimentica" (original version), "Ti amo" (duet version)
Released:1977 (original version)
2002 (duet version)
Recorded:1977
Genre:Pop
Length:4:10 (original), 3:56 (duet)
Label:CBS, Warner Music
Producer:Giancarlo Bigazzi
Next Title:Toi, tù
Next Year:2003

"Ti amo" (pronounced as /it/; Italian for "I love you") is a 1977 song recorded by Italian singer Umberto Tozzi from the album È nell'aria...ti amo. It achieved success at the time, becoming a hit in many European countries, including Sweden and Switzerland where it topped the charts. A Spanish version was released as "Te Amo", and had a good success in Spain and Latin America. Within the German-speaking countries a German version by Howard Carpendale also received a great success in 1977, peaking at number two in Germany and number ten in Austria.[1]

A duet version of the song featured Monica Bellucci was used for the 2002 film ,[2] and the English versions "I Love You (Ti Amo)"[3] and "You and I (Ti Amo)"[4] were also released. In 2002, the song was overdubbed as duet with singer Lena Ka under the title "Ti amo (rien que des mots)", with Italian and French lyrics. This version was a success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), reaching the top three. At the time, the original version was re-released and achieved a moderate success in France. As of August 2014, it is the 52nd best-selling single of the 21st century in France, with 393,000 units sold.[5] A French version of this song was recorded by Dalida in 1977. An English version was also recorded by Laura Branigan in 1984, which, most notably, was a hit in Australia (reaching No. 2). In 2011, Sergio Dalma took a Spanish-language version of the song to the Top 10 in Spain. In 2017, to celebrate the 40 year anniversary of the song, Tozzi released an Italian-English version and music video featuring Anastacia.[6] [7]

Background

Ti amo was written by Tozzi and Giancarlo Bigazzi and produced by Bigazzi. It is about a blue-collar worker whose job has taken him away from his home and his wife. As he is about to return for Labor Day (May 1), he says goodbye to his lover, confessing that he is torn between her and his wife. Reunited with his wife, he realized how much he has missed her and asks her to forgive him his infidelity.

Track listings

7" single
  1. "Ti amo" – 4:07
  2. "Dimentica, dimentica" – 4:10
Spain 7" single
  1. "Te amo" (Bigazzi/Tozzi/Spanish lyrics by Carlos Toro & Oscar Gómez) – 4:06
  2. "Olvidate olvidate" – 4:15
UK 7" single
  1. "I Love You (Ti Amo)" (Bigazzi/Tozzi/English lyrics by Fred Jay) – 3:59
  2. "Dimentica, Dimentica" – 4:10
UK 7" single
  1. "Ti Amo" (Italian version) – 4:08
  2. "Ti Amo" (English version) (Bigazzi/Tozzi/English lyrics by Fred Jay) – 4:08
German CD single
  1. "You and I (Ti Amo)" (Bigazzi/Tozzi/English lyrics by Betsy Cook) – 4:15
  2. "Ti Amo" – 4:12
  3. "Donna Amante Mia" – 4:55
France CD single
  1. "Ti amo (Rien que des mots)" (Bigazzi/Tozzi/French lyrics by Bruno Berrebi) – 3:56
  2. "Ti amo" – 4:05
Digital single
  1. "Ti amo" (Bigazzi/Tozzi/English lyrics by Diane Warren) – 4:36

Charts

Original version

Weekly charts

Chart (1977–78)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[9] 25
France (IFOP)[10] 1
Greece (Pop & Rock)[11] 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[12] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (1977)! scope="col"
Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[13] 16
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 3
Chart (1978)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 42

Duet version

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)! scope="col"
Position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[16] 4
France (SNEP)[17] 7

Laura Branigan version

Ti Amo
Cover:Laura Branigan - Ti Amo.png
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Laura Branigan
Album:Self Control
Released:1984
Recorded:1984
Genre:Pop
Label:Atlantic
Prev Title:The Lucky One
Prev Year:1984
Next Title:Satisfaction
Next Year:1984

In 1984, American singer Laura Branigan covered "Ti Amo" for her third studio album, Self Control, with English lyrics written by Diane Warren. Her version was released as the album's third single, and was particularly successful in Australia and Canada, where it reached numbers two and five, respectively. Branigan would later perform her version of "Ti Amo" with Umberto Tozzi for a live Italian television show where Umberto played guitar.

Track listings

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984–92)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[18] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 18
US Cash Box Top 100 Singles[20] 54

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[21] 30
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 74

Sergio Dalma version

Te Amo
Cover:Te-Amo-Sergio.jpg
Caption:iTunes cover
Type:single
Artist:Sergio Dalma
Album:Via Dalma II
Released:2011
Recorded:2011
Genre:Pop
Length:4:12
Label:Warner Music
Producer:Claudio Guidetti
Prev Title:El Mundo
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Yo No Te Pido La Luna
Next Year:2012

In 2011, popular Spanish singer Sergio Dalma included a version of the song on Via Dalma II, his second collection of Italian songs performed in Spanish. Issued as the second single from the disc, "Te Amo" rose to No. 10 on the official chart released by Productores de Música de España and spent 14 weeks on the chart.[23] The iTunes edition of the single featured a duet version with Argentine-Spanish singer Chenoa as well as the original album version. The single was promoted with a black-and-white video clip in which Dalma performs the song dressed in a suit while interacting with an actress.

The song's parent album spent five weeks at No. 1 in Spain, achieving quadruple platinum status after spending 49 weeks on the chart.[24]

Charts

Weekly charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Ti amo" by Howard Carpendale, Austrian Singles Chart . austriancharts . German . 24 May 2010.
  2. Web site: 'Ti amo', Cleopatra: Umberto Tozzi, Monica Bellucci, il cinema... e la C.G.D.. 27 February 2002. Rockol.it. (in Italian)
  3. Web site: UMBERTO TOZZI - I LOVE YOU (CHANSON). lescharts.com. 1978. 26 June 2021.
  4. Web site: You and I (Ti amo). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/tA7XxGhDx78 . 2021-12-15 . live. 24 June 2021. YouTube: Umberto Tozzi Official.
  5. Web site: Top 100 des singles les plus vendus du millénaire en France, épisode 5 (60–51) . Chartsinfrance . 9 August 2014 . 17 March 2015.
  6. Web site: Umberto Tozzi & Anastacia - Ti amo. YouTube: Umberto Tozzi Official. https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/jaZxVkmN25o . 2021-12-15 . live. 4 April 2017.
  7. Web site: Umberto Tozzi e Anastacia duettano in Ti amo. TGCOM. Italian. March 22, 2017. March 10, 2017.
  8. Web site: Ti amo (feat. Anastacia) - Single. 2017. Apple Music.
  9. Book: Kent, David. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W. 1993. 0-646-11917-6.
  10. Web site: Toutes les Chansons N° 1 des Années 70 . Infodisc.fr . 2 June 2013 . French . 3 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140330183336/http://infodisc.fr/Number1_70.php . 30 March 2014 .
  11. 27 May 1978. Hits of the World. Billboard. 102. 0006-2510.
  12. Book: Racca, Guido. M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019. it. 2019. Independently Published . 9781093264906.
  13. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1977. Ö3 Austria Top 40. 11 March 2023. de.
  14. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1977. Swiss Singles Chart. 11 March 2023. de.
  15. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 1978. Ultratop 50. 11 March 2023. nl.
  16. 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 10 January 2009)
  17. 2002 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 10 January 2009)
  18. Web site: Australian Top 50 – Week Ending 10th March, 1985 . . 22 October 2018 . Imgur.
  19. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . Finnish . 1st . Helsinki . . 2006 . 978-951-1-21053-5.
  20. Web site: Cash Box. December 22, 1984. Worldradiohistory.com. July 18, 2022.
  21. Web site: Kent Music Report No 599 – 30 December 1985 > National Top 100 Singles for 1985. Kent Music Report. Imgur. 23 January 2023.
  22. RPM's Top 100 Singles of 1985 . RPM . 43 . 16 . 28 December 1985 . 0315-5994. 22 October 2018 . Library and Archives Canada.
  23. Web site: Spanishcharts.com . 15 December 2012.
  24. Web site: Sergio Dalma – Via Dalma II (album) . promusica.es.