You Belong to My Heart

"You Belong to My Heart" is the name of an English-language version of the Mexican Bolero song "Solamente una vez" (Only One Time, in English). This song was composed by Mexican songwriter Agustín Lara and originally performed by tenor José Mojica in the 1941 film Melodías de América.[1]

After that, the original Spanish-language version was very popular in Mexico and Cuba as well as being recorded by many of the greatest Bolero interpreters.

Covers of Solamente una vez

"Solamente una vez" has been performed by many artists including Sara Montiel, Daniel Rodríguez,[2] Quartetto Gelato,[3] Arielle Dombasle,[4] Benny Moré,[5] Ignacio Piñeiro,[6] Pedro Vargas,[7] Julio Iglesias,[8] Roberto Carlos,[9] Andrea Bocelli,[10] Chucho Valdés,[11] Plácido Domingo,[12] Nat King Cole,[13] Marty Robbins, Lucho Gatica,[14] Guadalupe Pineda,[15] and Roland Shaw & His Orchestra.[16] Luis Miguel,[17]

The Three Caballeros

"Solamente una vez", retitled "You Belong to My Heart", was featured in the Disney film "The Three Caballeros" with English lyrics written by Ray Gilbert and sung by Dora Luz.[18] Gilbert's lyrics bear no similarity to Lara's original Spanish language lyrics.

Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic

This song is on the orange disc of Classic Disney: 60 Years of Musical Magic.

Covers of You Belong to My Heart

Bing Crosby and the Xavier Cugat orchestra released a version of the song by Decca Records as catalog number 23413. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 24, 1945, and lasted 9 weeks on the chart, peaking at #4.[19]

The Charlie Spivak orchestra released a version by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1663. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on May 17, 1945 and lasted 2 weeks on the chart, peaking at #9.[19]

In 1955, jazz pianist Jack Pleis recorded it for his album, Music from Disneyland.

Elvis Presley, as part of the Million Dollar Quartet, performed a shortened version of the song, mixing Agustín Lara's original Spanish lyrics and Ray Gilbert's English lyrics.[20]

Singers Andy Russell, Jerry Vale, Engelbert Humperdinck and Gene Autry also recorded versions mixing Lara's and Gilbert's lyrics.[18][21][22]

Other artists to have recorded this version of the song include Paula Kelly and The Modernaires,[18] José Carreras,[23] The Three Tenors,[24] Marty Robbins,[25] the Old 97's,[26] and Cliff Richard.[27] Los Índios Tabajaras performed an instrumental version of the song under this title.[28] The 101 Strings Orchestra, Enrique García Asensio, and Charlie Haden released instrumental versions of the song crediting both titles.[29][30][31]

Film

Disney would use this song again in their short film "Pluto's Blue Note" (1947).

Tito Guizar sang the song in the Roy Rogers film "The Gay Ranchero" (1948), while Ezio Pinza performed a version mixing Lara's and Gilbert's lyrics in "Mr. Imperium" (1951).[18]

Only Once in My Life

Another English language version, titled "Only Once in My Life" was written by Janis and Rick Carnes and was released in 1998. These lyrics are not a translation of the original Spanish lyrics.

References

  1. ↑ Solamente una vez, first performance in the film Melodías de América (1941). Second Hand Songs. Retrieved 2/13/2013.
  2. ↑ "From My Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-27. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. ↑ "Musica Latina". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-27. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ↑ "Amor Amor". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-27. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  5. ↑ "Grabaciones Completas 1953-1960". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  6. ↑ "Clasicos del Son [Sonodisc]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  7. ↑ "Coleccion RCA: 100 Años de Musica". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  8. ↑ "A México". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  9. ↑ "Amigo 77". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  10. ↑ "Amor [Universal Latino]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  11. ↑ "Virtuoso". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  12. ↑ "De Mi Alma Latina". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  13. ↑ "More Cole Español". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  14. ↑ "Coleccion de Oro [Orfeon]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  15. ↑ "Solamente Una Vez". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  16. ↑ "Mexico!/Westward Ho!". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  17. ↑ "Segundo Romance". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-27. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 Hischack, Thomas; Mark Robinson (2009). The Disney Song Encyclopedia. Scarecrow Press.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955. Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research.
  20. ↑ "The Million Dollar Quartet". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12/24/11. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  21. ↑ "The Language of Love/Till the End of Time". allmusic.com. Retrieved 12/24/11. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  22. ↑ "South of the Border: Songs of Old Mexico [Varese]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  23. ↑ "A Celebration". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  24. ↑ "Romantic Tenors: Carreras, Domingo, Pavarotti". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  25. ↑ "Bound for Old Mexico (Great Hits from South of the Border)". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  26. ↑ "Wreck Your Life". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  27. ↑ "All My Love". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  28. ↑ "Sweet and Savage". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-28. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  29. ↑ "Latin Dance: Ballroom Dance Collection [Australian Import]". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-29. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  30. ↑ "You Belong To My Heart". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-2-29. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  31. ↑ "Land of the Sun". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3/1/2012. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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