I Have But One Heart
Appearance
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"I Have But One Heart" | |
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Song by Vic Damone | |
A-side | "Ivy" |
Released | 1947 |
Genre | Traditional pop |
Label | Mercury |
Songwriter(s) | Johnny Farrow, Marty Symes |
"I Have But One Heart" is a 1945 popular music song composed by Johnny Farrow, with lyrics by Marty Symes.[1]
Background
The song is adapted from the traditional
'O Marenariello
."
1947 recordings
A recording by Vic Damone, his first release, reached #7 on the Billboard chart in 1947 and the recording by Frank Sinatra also charted, reaching the No. 13 position.[2]
Other recordings
The song has been recorded by others such as
Speak Softly Love, for The Godfather. This version is on such albums as 20 Magnificent Songs (DynaHouse, 1976) and From My Private Collection - Con Amore (Gold Records, 1976).[3] In 2008, Australian singer Alfio recorded it for his album Classic Rewinds, a tribute to Vic Damone, Al Martino and 13 other Italian American
singers.
Popular culture
"I Have But One Heart" is sung by
Bruce Wayne confronts mobster Carmine Falcone.[5]
References
- ^ "Ascap.com". Ascap.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ISBN 0-89820-083-0.
- ^ Discogs.com Archived 2012-04-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved March 6, 2019.
- ^ "Internet Movie Database". imdb.com. Retrieved June 6, 2022.