La mamma (song)
"La mamma" | |
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Single by Charles Aznavour | |
from the album La mamma | |
Released | 1963 |
Genre | Chanson |
Length | 3.43 |
Label | Barclay |
Songwriter(s) | Charles Aznavour, Robert Gall |
"La mamma", also known as "For Mama" in English, is a song written in 1962 by French lyricist Robert Gall and Armenian-French artist Charles Aznavour.
History
Charles Aznavour first recorded "La mamma" for a 1962 EP with his version serving as title cut for his 1963 album release. The first single release was by Les Compagnons de la chanson which reached #80 on the French charts in late 1963: the Aznavour version was then issued as a single to reach #1 in France in February 1964. "La mamma" also afforded Aznavour a hit on the Dutch charts of Belgium and, rendered in Italian, was a hit in Italy for both Aznavour (#13) and also Domenico Modugno (#36). "La mamma" became Aznavour's first million seller.[1]
An English-language rendering of "La mamma" by lyricist
Charts
Chart (1963–64) | Peak position |
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Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3]
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15 |
Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[3]
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2 |
Connie Francis' version
"For Mama" | ||||
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Single by Connie Francis | ||||
from the album Connie Francis Sings "For Mama" | ||||
B-side | "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain" | |||
Released | February 1965 | |||
Length | 3:25 | |||
Label | MGM Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Black-Aznavour-Gall | |||
Producer(s) | Danny Davis | |||
Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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Connie Francis' recording of "For Mama" was released as a single in 1965 and became a minor hit in the United States, peaking at No. 48 on the Billboard Hot 100.[4] In the Philippines, the single reached No. 2 on the national chart.[5]
Adaptations
- La mamma, written by Nelly Byl (Dutch)
- La mamma, written by Gerrit den Braber (Dutch)
- Mamãe, written by Nazareno de Brito (Portuguese)
- For Mama, written by Don Black (English)
- Mama, written by Dragutin Britvić (Croatian)
- La mamma, written by Mogol (Italian)
- La mamma, written by Charly Niessen (German)
- Den bompa, written by Leo Rozenstraten (Brabantian dialect of Antwerp)
- Ya yemma, written by Lili Boniche (Algerian Arabic)
- La mama, written by Rafael Gayoso, sung by Peret (Spanish) - 1964
- Mama, written by Odysseas Ioannou, sung by Vasilis Papakonstantinou (Greek)[6]
Cover versions
- Dalida
- Matt Monro (For Mama)
- De Strangers (Den bompa)
- Anna German
- Ray Charles (For Mama "La Mamma")
- Lisa del Bo
- Domenico Modugno
- Marla Glen (Our World album, 1997)
- Agnaldo Timóteo
- Jean Vallée
- Demis Roussos
- Corry Brokken
- Will Tura
- Chico & The Gypsies (La mama)
- Elvina Makaryan
- Isabelle Boulay (2002)
- Yoyoy Villame (parody in Cebuano titled "Mamay Maliya")[7]
- Heino La mamma (clip)
- Dakis Dakis La Mamma
- Yseult
See also
References
- ^ Million selling records from the 1900s to the 1980s: an illustrated directory, by Joseph Murrells. Batsford, 1984, p. 170
- ^ The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music, by Donald Clarke, Penguin Books, 1990, p. 56
- ^ a b "Charles Aznavour – La mamma". ultratop.be.
- ^ "Hot 100". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Company. April 3, 1965. p. 28. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ "Philippines". Billboard. The Billboard Publishing Company. August 14, 1965. p. 34. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
- ^ Πετρωτού, Ελευθερία (2022-11-21). "Τριάντα ελληνικά τραγούδια που είναι διασκευές ξένων - Οι εκπλήξεις της λίστας (vids)". mynews.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2023-12-21.
- ^ "Yoyoy Villame - Mamay Maliya (HD)". YouTube. Retrieved 25 March 2014.