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To All the Girls I've Loved Before

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"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"
ReleasedFebruary 1984
Recorded1983
GenreCountry[1]
Length3:30
LabelColumbia
SongwritersAlbert Hammond and Hal David
ProducerRichard Perry
Julio Iglesias singles chronology
"The Air That I Breathe"
(1983)		 "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
(1984)		 "Coração apaixonado"
(1985)
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Without a Song"
(1983)		 "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
(1984)		 "City of New Orleans"
(1984)

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album 99 Miles From L.A.,[2] but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, which appeared on Iglesias's album 1100 Bel Air Place. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market, though he had enjoyed a 1981 UK number one with a largely Spanish-language version of "Begin the Beguine", the song peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart. "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 a duo (the second was "Spanish Eyes", which peaked at No. 8 in late 1988).[3]

Background

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David and Hammond created the song in 1975 and registered it with the US Copyright Office on April 28 of that year.[4] Following Bobby Vinton's recording released on October 9, 1980, the song was registered as published in the US.[5]

Commercial performance

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The song was Iglesias' biggest hit in the United States and Canada, and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on the Australian, New Zealand and South African charts. 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' worldwide best-selling album. In 1984, Nelson and Iglesias were also named "duo of the year" by the Country Music Association, and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was named single of the year by the Academy of Country Music.

Charts

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Weekly Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Platinum 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ↑ Molanphy, Chris (March 31, 2020). "La Vida Loca Edición". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Albert Hammond 99 Miles From LA". Discogs.com. 1975. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 167.
  4. ↑ Copyright records of the United States, reg. no. EU575831, 1975.
  5. ↑ Copyright records of the United States, www.copyright.gov, no. PA0000092147, 1981.
  6. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ↑ "Ultimate Music Database". Umdmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  9. ↑ Billboard - Knihy Google. 21 July 1984. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  10. ↑ "Zimbabwe singles chart book". Zimbabwe singles chart book ( 1965-1996 ) Chris Kimberley. Retrieved 2026-04-13.
  11. ↑ "Kent Music Report No 548 – 31 December 1984 > National Top 100 Singles for 1984". Kent Music Report. Retrieved January 23, 2023 – via Imgur.com.
  12. ↑ "Official Aotearoa Charts". aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  13. ↑ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Billboard Lists". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2023-05-20.
  15. ↑ "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  16. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson – To All the Girls I've Loved Before". Music Canada. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
  17. ↑ "American single certifications – Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson – To All the Girls". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved December 30, 2025.
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