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"'''Il Mondo'''" ('The World') is a song composed by Carlo Pes, Lilli Greco, [[Gianni Meccia]] and [[Jimmy Fontana]], and performed by Jimmy Fontana. Arrangements were from [[Ennio Morricone]].<ref name="la sta"/> The song premiered at the 1965 edition of [[Un disco per l'estate]].<ref name="la sta">{{cite news|last1=Marinella Venegoni|title=Addio a Jimmy Fontana, uomo di Mondo Scrisse "Che sarà" (i danni di Sanremo)|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2013/09/12/blogs/on-the-road/addio-a-jimmy-fontana-uomo-di-mondo-scrisse-che-sar-i-danni-di-sanremo-kDq7dvdKnCtjOPMOIseNEI/pagina.html|accessdate=22 January 2015| newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=12 September 2013}}</ref> |
"'''Il Mondo'''" ('The World') is a song composed by Carlo Pes, Lilli Greco, [[Gianni Meccia]] and [[Jimmy Fontana]], and performed by Jimmy Fontana. Arrangements were from [[Ennio Morricone]].<ref name="la sta"/> The song premiered at the 1965 edition of [[Un disco per l'estate]].<ref name="la sta">{{cite news|last1=Marinella Venegoni|title=Addio a Jimmy Fontana, uomo di Mondo Scrisse "Che sarà" (i danni di Sanremo)|url=http://www.lastampa.it/2013/09/12/blogs/on-the-road/addio-a-jimmy-fontana-uomo-di-mondo-scrisse-che-sar-i-danni-di-sanremo-kDq7dvdKnCtjOPMOIseNEI/pagina.html|accessdate=22 January 2015| newspaper=[[La Stampa]]|date=12 September 2013}}</ref> |
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The single peaked at first place for four weeks between July and October |
The single peaked at first place for four weeks between July and October 1965 on the Italian hit parade.<ref name=hitparade>{{cite book|last=Dario Salvatori|title=Storia dell'Hit Parade|publisher=Gramese, 1989|isbn=8876054391}}</ref> It was the most successful song of Fontana.<ref name="hitparade"/> |
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The song was adapted in English by [[Robert Mellin]] with the title "My World", and recorded by [[The Ray Charles Singers]], [[The Bachelors]] and [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]].<ref name="My World">{{cite web|title=My World|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/111455/all|website=SecondHandSongs|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref> |
The song was adapted in English by [[Robert Mellin]] with the title "My World", and recorded by [[The Ray Charles Singers]], [[The Bachelors]] and [[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]].<ref name="My World">{{cite web|title=My World|url=http://www.secondhandsongs.com/work/111455/all|website=SecondHandSongs|accessdate=22 January 2015}}</ref> |
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A French version titled "Un monde fait pour nous" was recorded by [[Hervé Vilard]] and by [[Richard Anthony (singer)|Richard Anthony]].<ref name="My World"/> |
A French version titled "Un monde fait pour nous" was recorded by [[Hervé Vilard]] and by [[Richard Anthony (singer)|Richard Anthony]].<ref name="My World"/> A Spanish version, titled "El Mundo" and performed from the same Fontana, peaked at first place in 1966 on the Spanish hit parade.<ref>Fernando Salaverri. ''Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002'' (1st ed.). Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. ISBN 8480486392.</ref> |
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The song was later covered by several artists including [[Gianni Morandi]], [[Milva]], [[Il Volo]], [[Ornella Vanoni]], [[Claudio Baglioni]], [[Gianna Nannini]], [[Al Bano]],<ref name="My World"/> [[Punkreas]] & [[Piotta (singer)|Piotta]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cristian Scarpone|title=I PUNKREAS e PIOTTA fanno rivivere "Il mondo" di Jimmy Fontana|url=http://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/punkreas-e-piotta-fanno-rivivere-il-mondo-di-jimmy-fontana.html|accessdate=22 January 2015|publisher=''All Music Italia''|date=30 June 2014}}</ref> |
The song was later covered by several artists including [[Gianni Morandi]], [[Milva]], [[Il Volo]], [[Ornella Vanoni]], [[Claudio Baglioni]], [[Gianna Nannini]], [[Al Bano]],<ref name="My World"/> [[Punkreas]] & [[Piotta (singer)|Piotta]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cristian Scarpone|title=I PUNKREAS e PIOTTA fanno rivivere "Il mondo" di Jimmy Fontana|url=http://www.allmusicitalia.it/news/punkreas-e-piotta-fanno-rivivere-il-mondo-di-jimmy-fontana.html|accessdate=22 January 2015|publisher=''All Music Italia''|date=30 June 2014}}</ref> |
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"Il Mondo" ('The World') is a song composed by Carlo Pes, Lilli Greco, Gianni Meccia and Jimmy Fontana, and performed by Jimmy Fontana. Arrangements were from Ennio Morricone.[1] The song premiered at the 1965 edition of Un disco per l'estate.[1]
The single peaked at first place for four weeks between July and October 1965 on the Italian hit parade.[2] It was the most successful song of Fontana.[2]
The song was adapted in English by Robert Mellin with the title "My World", and recorded by The Ray Charles Singers, The Bachelors and Engelbert Humperdinck.[3] A French version titled "Un monde fait pour nous" was recorded by Hervé Vilard and by Richard Anthony.[3] A Spanish version, titled "El Mundo" and performed from the same Fontana, peaked at first place in 1966 on the Spanish hit parade.[4]
The song was later covered by several artists including Gianni Morandi, Milva, Il Volo, Ornella Vanoni, Claudio Baglioni, Gianna Nannini, Al Bano,[3] Punkreas & Piotta.[5]
"Il Mondo" was also used in several films, including Richard Curtis' About Time[6] and Philippe Le Guay's Bicycling with Molière.[7]
Track listing
- 7" single – PM45-3316
- "Il Mondo" (Meccia - Fontana - Pes - Greco) - 2:37
- "Allora Sì" (Fontana - Pes) - 2:37
References
- ^ a b Marinella Venegoni (12 September 2013). "Addio a Jimmy Fontana, uomo di Mondo Scrisse "Che sarà" (i danni di Sanremo)". La Stampa. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ a b c "My World". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ Fernando Salaverri. Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ Cristian Scarpone (30 June 2014). "I PUNKREAS e PIOTTA fanno rivivere "Il mondo" di Jimmy Fontana". All Music Italia. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Peter Horspool (April 22, 2014). "About Time: OST – album review". CraveOnline. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Mariarosa Mancuso (13 December 2013). "Molière in bicicletta". Il Foglio. Retrieved 22 January 2015.