Quizás, Quizás, Quizás
"Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (also known as "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" in English), is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farres.[1] Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit in 1947. The English lyrics were written by Joe Davis and are not a translation of the Spanish lyrics.
List of cover versions
- 1949: The Gordon Jenkins version, with Tony Bavaar as vocalist, was recorded on August 12, 1939 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 24720.
- 1958: Nat King Cole regularly performed the song with a heavy American accent. His version appeared on his 1958 album Cole Español and frequently appeared in the 2000 film In the Mood for Love.
- 1958: The Algerian Abdelhakim Garami wrote the Arabic lyrics "Chehilet laayani" inspired by the music of "Quizas quizas".
- 1959: Finnish singer Olavi Virta recorded this song in Spanish.
- 1960s: The Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster recorded the song in the 1960s as "Rude, Rude, Rudee".
- 1961: Brazilian singer Maysa recorded this song in the original Spanish on her 1961 album "Maysa, Amor... e Maysa" (RGE XRLP 5121)
- 1964: The Doris Day version was recorded on November 5, 1964 for Columbia Records and not released as a single, but only on albums (see Latin for Lovers). It was featured in the Australian film Strictly Ballroom in 1992.
- 1964: The Trini Lopez version was recorded for Reprise Records and also not released as a single; from the album entitled The Latin Album released as "RS 6125".
- 1965: Celia Cruz originally recorded a version of the song; later re-released on the 1994 greatest-hits album Irrepetible.
- 1965: The Skatalites recorded "Perhaps" on Blue Beat in 1965 for the Latin American Music Company, similar to Prince Buster's "Rude, Rude, Rudee" version of the song.
- 1969: Paco de Lucia recorded an instrumental flamenco version on the album Hispanoamérica.
- 1973: Rigo Tovar version was recorded for Fonovisa Records and released on his album Cómo será la mujer.[2]
- 1982: Dennis Brown released a version titled "Perhaps" on his album Stage Coach Showcase.[3]
- 1987: Finnish singer Tapani Kansa sung the song in Finnish under the name "Kenties, Kenties"
- 1996: The alternative rock band Cake released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on their album Fashion Nugget.
- 1998: British singer Samantha Fox recorded a cover of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" for her 21st Century Fox album, but she titled the song simply "Perhaps". It was then released as a single.
- 1998: Cuarteto Patria, with Manu Dibango, included a version on their album CubAfrica.
- 2000: British singer Geri Halliwell released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" as a B-side to her single "Bag It Up".
- 2003: Chilean DJ and producer Ricardo Villalobos sampled the main lyrics for the track "Quizás" on his 2003 album Alcachofa.
- 2004: Laurel Aitken on his album En Español.
- 2004: Las Rubias del Norte on their album Rumba Internationale.
- 2004: Arielle Dombasle and Julio Iglesias on the former's album Amor Amor.
- 2006: British singer Emma Bunton included "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on the special edition on her CD Life in Mono.
- 2007: The ska band Eastern Standard Time of Washington, D.C. covered "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on their CD Time is Tight.
- 2007: A cover of "Quizás, quizás, quizás" figured in the tracklist of Mi Sueño, the posthumous Ibrahim Ferrer's CD, released under World Circuit Records by Buena Vista Social Club. The cover was performed by Ibrahim Ferrer featuring the Cuban singer Omara Portuondo.
- 2008: The Pussycat Dolls included "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" as a bonus track on the CD 2 of the Deluxe edition of their CD Doll Domination.
- 2008: Buena Vista Social Club released a live version on their album Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall.
- 2008: Nu Virgos released a Russian version - "Mechtay, mechtay, mechtay".
- 2009: Kind Rummel released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" featuring Sincronette.
- 2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider recorded the song for her Doris Day tribute album "Melinda Does Doris". Schneider had previously performed the song live as a duet with David Campbell.
- 2010: Rula Zaki, an Egyptian singer, released an Arabic version, "Ahwak Ahwak Ahwak", on her album Zikrayaty.
- Others to have recorded the song include Sir Cliff Richard, Gordon Jenkins, Desi Arnaz, Omara Portuondo, Sonora Matancera, Xavier Cugat, Mantovani, The Stargazers, Pepe Jaramillo, Lila Downs, and Henri Salvador (in French). The Turkish ska band Athena also did a cover entitled "Senden, benden, bizden".
Film and television
Film
Television
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