On an Evening in Roma
| "On an Evening in Roma" | ||||
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| Single by Dean Martin | ||||
| B-side | "You Can't Love 'Em All" | |||
| Released | June 1959[1] | |||
| Genre | Traditional pop | |||
| Length | 2:23 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Composer(s) | Alessandro Taccani | |||
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"On an Evening in Roma" is a 1959 single by Dean Martin. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 59,[2] while reaching No. 36 on the Cash Box Top 100,[3] and No. 31 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.[4]
"On an Evening in Roma" is an adaptation of "Sott'er celo de Roma" (Romanesco dialect for "Under the Sky of Rome"), an Italian song written by Alessandro "Sandro" Taccani and Umberto Bertini, originally performed by Teddy Reno with Gianni Ferrio's orchestra and released in 1957. The song has been recorded in several languages.[5]
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1959) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada (CHUM Hit Parade)[4] | 31 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[2] | 59 |
| US Cash Box Top 100[3] | 36 |
| US Cash Box Records Disk Jockeys Played Most[6] | 45 |
Notable versions
[edit]- 1958: "Sott'er celo de Roma" (Italian) by Achille Togliani
- 1959: "Sous le beau ciel de Rome" (French) by Luis Mariano with Jacques-Henry Rys' orchestra
- 1959: "Ilta tullut on Roomaan" (Finnish) by Eila Pellinen
- 1959: "Under Roms stjärnhimmel" (Swedish) by Carli Tornehave with Bengt-Arne Wallin's orchestra
- 1960: "In den Straßen von Roma" (German) by Fred Bertelmann with Die Hansen-Boys und Girls and Berlipp's Band
- 2000: "Ilta tullut on Roomaan" (Finnish) by Kari Tapio
- 2016: "On an Evening in Roma" (English) by Michael Bublé[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Reviews of This Week's Singles". Billboard: 41. June 8, 1959.
- ^ a b Hot 100 - Dean Martin On An Evening in Roma Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, August 29, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ a b "1050 CHUM – CHUM Charts". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 18, 2006. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
- ^ a b "Sott'er celo de Roma". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "The Records Disk Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, August 29, 1959. p. 28. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
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