Adoro (song)
"Adoro" is a 1967 Spanish song by Armando Manzanero. The song was originally recorded by the composer and released by RCA with the equally successful "Esta Tarde Vi Llover", and became one of his best known songs. Momento magazine in 1969 reported that the song had already sold 250,000 copies and been recorded in about 60 versions in its first two years.[1]
The lyrics begin "Adoro, la calle en que nos vimos, la noche, cuando nos conocimos ..."[2]
Versions
After the initial run of "sixty versions" 1967-1969 noted by Momento magazine, the song has further been covered by artists including:
- "I Adore You", English version sung by Andra Willis, with new English lyrics by Sunny Skylar 1971
- "Ben böyleyim", turkish
version by Ayten Alpman in 1975
- Nini Rosso 1972
- Salomé 1970
- Adoro (Don't Tempt Me) by The Brass Ring Featuring Phil Bodner 1968
- Franck Pourcel and his Orchestra - as title song of the album of the same name 1970, which went Gold in Japan.
- Placido Domingo - as title song of the album of the same name 1982[3]
- Alejandro Sanz, on El Alma al Aire and as duet on Manzanero's Duetos album.
- Noe Pro and The Semitones
- Italian singer Mina from the album Lochness vol. 1-2 1993
- Ketil Bjørnstad and Svante Henryson on Night Song
References
- ^ Momento 1969 - Page 47 "Se han vendido 250.000 copias de “Adoro", de la cual existen unas sesenta versiones. Sin embargo el éxito de “Esta tarde vi llover" ha sido muy superior: fue grabada por Tony Bennett en Estados Unidos y al poco tiempo se habían vendido ... "
- ^ The Americas Review - Volumes 16-17 - Page 7 University of Houston - 1988 ... Y Manzanero, "Adoro, la calle en que nos vimos, la noche, cuando nos conocimos ..."
- ^ The New Records - Volumes 50-51 - Page 36 1982 "The music is a delight, especially the title song, Adoro, a gentle serenade which Domingo sings in the warmest of half-tones."
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