To All the Girls I've Loved Before
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" | |
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Single by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson | |
from the album 1100 Bel Air Place | |
B-side | "I Don't Want To Wake You" |
Released | February 1984 |
Format | 7" |
Recorded | 1983 |
Genre | Pop, Country |
Length | 3:30 |
Label | Columbia |
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond and Hal David |
Producer(s) | Richard Perry |
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded in 1975 by Albert Hammond on his album 99 Miles From L.A., but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, which appeared on Iglesias's album 1100 Bel Air Place. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" went to number one on the country chart, and was one of two entries on the country chart for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson as duo (the second was "Spanish Eyes", which peaked at #8 in late 1988).[1]
David and Hammond created the song in 1975 and registered it with the copyright office on April 28 of that year.[2] Following Vinton's recording released on October 9, 1980, the song was registered as published.[3]
It was Iglesias' biggest hit in the United States and Canada, and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on Australian, New Zealand and South African charts. The song has become Iglesias's signature English-language tune, prominently performed at his concerts since the single's release. Thanks to this song, 1100 Bel Air Place became Iglesias' world-wide best selling album. In 1984, Nelson and Iglesias were also named "Duo of the year" by the Country Music Association, and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was named single of the year by the Academy of Country Music.
Covers
- In English:
- Julio Iglesias
- Merle Haggard,
- Engelbert Humperdinck
- Alanis Morissette.[4] Nelson played rhythm guitar on the recording.[5]
- In Spanish
- Il Divo, the vocal quartet of male singers; Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, American tenor David Miller and French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, along with Colombian producer winner of multiple Grammy Latino Julio Reyes Copello, recorded the song for the album Amor & Pasión from Il Divo (2015).[6]
"A las mujeres que yo amé" | |
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Single by Il Divo | |
from the album Amor & Pasión | |
Released | November, 2015 |
Recorded | 2015, México |
Genre | Classical crossover |
Label | Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records. |
Songwriter(s) | Albert Hammond and Hal David |
Producer(s) | Julio Reyes Copello |
- In French
- Didier Barbelivien and Félix Gray recorded "A toutes les filles" in 1990.
- In Polish
- Krzysztof Krawczyk and Bohdan Smoleń recorded "Dziewczyny, które mam na myśli" in 1985.
- In Czech
- "Už mi lásko není dvacet let" by Jiří Zmožek from 1990
Charts and certifications
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References
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 167.
- ↑ Copyright records of the United States, reg. no. EU575831, 1975.
- ↑ Copyright records of the United States, www.copyright.gov, no. PA0000092147, 1981.
- ↑ "Alanis Morissette Covering Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias Hit 'To All the Girls I've Loved Before'". Spinner. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ↑ "To All The Girls I've Loved Before - MP3 Music: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ↑ sebastienizambard.net, ed. (25 November 2015). "NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28.
- ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ "Ultimate Music Database". Umdmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ↑ Billboard - Knihy Google. Books.google.cz. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
- ↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=To%20All%20The%20Girls&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
- ↑ "Willie Nelson – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Willie Nelson.
- ↑
- ↑ "Willie Nelson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Willie Nelson.
Preceded by "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" by The Oak Ridge Boys |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single May 12-May 19, 1984 |
Succeeded by "As Long as I'm Rockin' with You" by John Conlee |
Preceded by "The Yellow Rose" by Johnny Lee with Lane Brody |
RPM Country Tracks number-one single May 12-May 19, 1984 |
Succeeded by "I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes" by The Oak Ridge Boys |
Preceded by "Hello" by Lionel Richie |
RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks number-one single May 12, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins |
Preceded by "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" by Phil Collins |
RPM Top Singles number-one single May 19-May 26, 1984 |
Succeeded by "Hello" by Lionel Richie |
Preceded by "Hello" by Lionel Richie |
Belgian VRT Top 30 number-one single May 26, 1984 |
Succeeded by "I Want to Break Free" by Queen |
Preceded by "Jose Cuervo" by Shelly West |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single of the year 1984 |
Succeeded by "Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)" by Ronnie Milsap |