Artist: Lolita
Author: Fini Busch/Werner Scharfenberger
Label: Polydor
Year: 1960
Austrian, with Werner Scharfenberger orchestra. In film Schick deine Frau nicht nach Italien. Also an English version as Sailor on the Kapp label; n°5 US, even before Petula Clark.
Covers:
Petula Clark [n°1 UK as Sailor, in France as Marin]
Anne Shelton [idem]
Caterina Valente [as Zeeman]
Compagnons De La Chanson [as Marin]
Ciska Peters [as Zeeman]
Other German hits for Scharfenberger: Moonlight (Ted Herold), Wenn Du Gehst, Barcarole In der Nacht (Connie Francis), Sweety (Peter Kraus), Moderne Romanzen, Liebesleid and Verbotene Träume (Peter Alexander) and Heisser Sand (Mina).
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Arnold Rypens
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