“Mamma” Luciano Pavarotti 

“Mamma”

Luciano Pavarotti 

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Luciano Pavarotti

“Mamma” is a popular song composed in 1940 by Cesare Andrea Bixio with Italian lyrics by Bixio Cherubini under the title “Mamma son tanto felice” (Mum, I am so happy).

 

Luciano Pavarotti and Lisa Minelli

 

The performers of this song included but are not limited to: Connie Francis, Luciano Pavarotti, Jerry Vale, Beniamino GigliLuciano TajoliRichard TuckerClaudio VillaRobertino LoretiVioletta VillasMuslim MogomayevLuciano PavarottiToto CutugnoAndrea BocelliSergio FranchiRomina ArenaJon Christos and Mario Frangoulis.

 

Luciano Pavarotti

In 1946, the English lyrics were written by Harold Barlow and Phil Brito who had their popular recording hit the charts in May 1946 under the title of “Mama”.

 

Luciano Pavarotti and Celine Dion

British singer David Whitfield also had a hit with the song, which reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1955. The British lyrics did differ from the American ones. The song was re-arranged and re-written by Geoffrey Parsons and John Turner.

 

Luciano Pavarotti

The song was also recorded by Connie Francis in 1959 for her album Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites, with her hit single released in February 1960. Arranged and conducted by Tony Osborne, the Connie Francis version of the song was a number two hit in the UK, and peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

 

One of Connie’s Italian albums