To All the Girls I've Loved Before

This article is about the song. For the episode of "Cheers", see List of Cheers episodes#ep138.

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
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 Records
Writer(s)	Albert Hammond and Hal David
Producer	Richard Perry

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was a 1984 cover of Albert Hammond's song by singers 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 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 (second was song called Spanish Eyes, which peaked at #8 in late 1988). It was Iglesias' biggest hit in U.S.A. and Canada, and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on Australian, New Zealandian and South African charts, and was very well sold. 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 & Iglesias were also named "Duo of the year" by Country Music Association, and To All The Girls I've Loved Before was named single of the year by Academy of Country Music.

The song has been covered by many artists including Merle Haggard, Engelbert Humperdinck, and others. Most recently, in 2010, Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette recorded her version of the song re-written as "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" for her upcoming studio album. Nelson played rhythm guitar on the recording.

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
Australian Kent Music Report	4
Austrian Top 40	4
Belgian VRT Top 30	1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	1
Canadian RPM Top Singles	1
Dutch Top 40	3
Euro Hit 40	12
French Singles Chart	41
German Media Control Charts	24
Irish Singles Chart	16
Italian Singles Chart	32
Radio Luxembourg Top 30	15
New Zealand Singles Chart	2
South African Singles Chart	2
Spanish Singles Chart	2
Swiss Music Charts	23
U.K. Singles Chart	17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1

Certifications

Country	Certifications
United States	Platinum
Canada	Platinum
Belgium	Gold
Australia	Gold

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles	1
Austrian Top 40	8
South African Singles Chart	8
Belgian VRT Top 30	10
Canadian RPM Top Singles	12
Spanish Singles Chart	17
Australian Kent Music Report	29
Dutch Top 40	30
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	50

References

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