Corcovado (song)

"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"

Single by Andy Williams

Released

December 1965

Genre

Easy Listening

Length

2:54

Writer(s)

Antônio Carlos Jobim

Andy Williams singles chronology

"Ain't It True"
(1965)

"Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)"
(1965)

"May Each Day"
(1966)

"Corcovado" (known in English as "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars") is a bossa nova song written by Antônio Carlos Jobim in 1960. An English lyric was later written by Gene Lees. The Portuguese title refers to the Corcovado mountain in Rio de Janeiro. Andy Williams recorded the song with English lyrics, reaching #92 in the Billboard Hot 100 and #18 in the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart in 1965.^[1]

Notable recordings

It is now considered a jazz standard, having been recorded by:

João Gilberto - O Amor, o Sorriso e a Flor (1960)
Cannonball Adderley and Sérgio Mendes - Cannonball's Bossa Nova (1962)
Miles Davis - Quiet Nights (1962)
Stan Getz, Antônio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto and Astrud Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto (1963)
Charlie Byrd - Brazilian Byrd (1964)
Vince Guaraldi-"The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi" (1964)
Caterina Valente - Valente on TV (1964)
Morgana King - on TV at Hollywood Palace (1964)
Oscar Peterson - We Get Requests (1964)
Sérgio Mendes - Sergio Mendes & Bossa Rio (1964)
Blossom Dearie - May I Come In (1964)
Doris Day [Latin for Lovers] 1965
Cliff Richard - Kinda Latin (1966)
Earl Grant - Bali Ha'i (1966)
Frank Sinatra and Antônio Carlos Jobim - Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim (1967)
Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (1967)
Mary Wilson - The Supremes Live! In Japan (1973)
Elis Regina and Antonio Carlos Jobim - Elis & Tom (1974)
Rita Reys and Metropole Orchestra - Rita Reys Sings Antonio Carlos Jobim (1981)
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Abraça Jobim (1981)
Astrud Gilberto - Jazz Masters 9 (1993)
Everything but the Girl - Red Hot + Rio (1996)
Chris Connor - I Walk With Music (2002)
Jacintha - The Girl From Bossa Nova (2004)
Holly Shelton - Memphis Jazz Box (2004)
Stacey Kent and Jim Tomlinson - The Lyric (2005)
Olivia Ong - A Girl Meets Bossa Nova (2005)
Theresa Sokyrka - These Old Charms (2005)
Karita Mattila - Fever (2007)
Art Garfunkel - * Some Enchanted Evening (2007)
Queen Latifah - Trav'lin' Light (2007)
Woven Hand - Ten Stones (2008)
Diana Panton - ...If The Moon Turns Green (2008)
Señor Coconut And His Orchestra - Around The World With Señor Coconut And His Orchestra (2008)
Diana Krall - Quiet Nights (2009)
Andrea Bocelli with Nelly Furtado - Passione (2013)

References

↑ Andy Williams, "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" chart positions Retrieved June 12, 2013

External links

Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Andy Williams

Studio albums	Andy Williams Sings Steve Allen Andy Williams Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein Two Time Winners To You Sweetheart, Aloha Lonely Street The Village of St. Bernadette Under Paris Skies Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes Warm and Willing Days of Wine and Roses and Other TV Requests The Andy Williams Christmas Album The Wonderful World of Andy Williams The Academy Award-Winning "Call Me Irresponsible" and Other Hit Songs from the Movies The Great Songs from "My Fair Lady" and Other Broadway Hits Andy Williams' Dear Heart Merry Christmas The Shadow of Your Smile In the Arms of Love Born Free Love, Andy Honey Happy Heart Get Together with Andy Williams Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head The Andy Williams Show Love Story You've Got a Friend Love Theme from "The Godfather" Alone Again (Naturally) Solitaire The Way We Were Christmas Present You Lay So Easy on My Mind The Other Side of Me Andy Let's Love While We Can Greatest Love Classics Close Enough for Love I Still Believe in Santa Claus Nashville We Need a Little Christmas I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up

Greatest hits albums	Andy Williams Andy Williams' Best Million Seller Songs Canadian Sunset Andy Williams' Newest Hits May Each Day The Andy Williams Sound of Music Andy Williams' Greatest Hits The Impossible Dream Love Story Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (UK version) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits Vol. 2 Reflections B Sides and Rarities Moon River: The Very Best of Andy Williams The Very Best of Andy Williams

Live albums	Greatest Hits The New Andy Williams Christmas Album

Singles	"Jubilee Time" "Louisiana Purchase" "Why Should I Cry Over You" "Now I Know" "The Wind, the Sand and the Star" "Walk Hand in Hand" "Canadian Sunset" "Baby Doll" "Butterfly" "I Like Your Kind of Love" "Lips of Wine" "Are You Sincere?" "Promise Me, Love" "The Hawaiian Wedding Song" "Lonely Street" "The Village of St. Bernadette" "Wake Me When It's Over" "Do You Mind?" "You Don't Want My Love" "The Bilbao Song" "Danny Boy" "Fly by Night" "The Wonderful World of the Young" "Stranger on the Shore" "Don't You Believe It" "Twilight Time" "Can't Get Used to Losing You" "Days of Wine and Roses" "Hopeless" "The Peking Theme (So Little Time)" "A Fool Never Learns" "Charade" "Wrong for Each Other" "Under Paris Skies" "On the Street Where You Live" "Almost There" "Dear Heart" "...and Roses and Roses" "Ain't It True" "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado)" "May Each Day" "You're Gonna Hear from Me" "Bye Bye Blues" "How Can I Tell Her It's Over" "In the Arms of Love" "Music to Watch Girls By" "Holly" "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" "Sweet Memories" "Battle Hymn of the Republic" "Happy Heart" "Live and Learn" "A Woman's Way" "Can't Help Falling in Love" "One Day of Your Life" "It's So Easy" "Home Lovin' Man" "(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" "A Song for You" "Love is All" "You've Got a Friend" "Music from Across the Way" "Speak Softly Love (Love Theme from The Godfather)" "MacArthur Park" "Last Tango in Paris" "Solitaire" "Getting Over You" "Remember" "Love's Theme" "Another Lonely Song" "You Lay So Easy on My Mind" "Love Said Goodbye" "Cry Softly" "Sad Eyes" "The Other Side of Me" "Tell It Like It Is" "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"

B-Sides	"Not Anymore" "High Upon A Mountain" "Since I've Found My Baby" "It Doesn't Take Very Long" "Stop Teasin' Me" "Straight From My Heart" "Be Mine Tonight" "Your Hand, Your Heart, Your Love" "The House of Bamboo" "Summer Love" "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" "We Have A Date (Andy's Theme)" "Dreamsville" "Don't Go to Strangers" (A-side) "How Wonderful to Know" "Help Me" (A-side) "I Want to Be Wanted" "Summertime" "So Rare" "Madrigal" "Emily" "Red Roses for a Blue Lady" "Loved One" "I'll Remember You" "The Summer of Our Love" "The Many Faces of Love" "The Face I Love" "I Want to Be Free" "When I Look in Your Eyes" "You Are Where Everything Is" "Ave Maria" "Our Last Goodbye" "You Are" "What Am I Living For" (A-side) "Long Time Blues" "Whistling Away the Dark" "Something" "What's The Matter Girl" (A-side) "Home For Thee" "I'll Never Be The Same" "My Love" "They Long to Be Close to You " "A Mi Esposa Con Amor" "I Love My Friend" "One More Time" "Quits" "Goin' Through The Motions"

Related articles	Columbia Records The Williams Brothers

Corcovado (song)

Notable recordings

See also

References

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