Artist: Ciro D'Ammicco
Author: Alberto Salerno/Dario Baldan Bembo/Ciro D'Ammicco/Madriano Seimandi/Francesco Specchio
Label: EMI Italiana
Year: 1972
Italian band pretending to be Spanish. Ciro starts humming at the end, the key to success. Title track of his first album.
Covers:
Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble [wordless reworking as Soleado with D'Ammicci under alias Zacar; millionseller]
Michael Holm [as Tranen lugen nicht, millionseller in Germany and as When A Child Is Born in US; English lyrics: Friedrich Jacobson alias Fred Jay (see also: What Am I Living For)]
Mireille Mathieu [as On ne vit pas sans se dire adieu]
Demis Roussos [as When A Child Is Born]
Johnny Mathis [n°1 UK as When A Child Is Born]
Mieke Telkamp [as Liefde Is Meer]
Lee Towers [as When A Child Is Born]
Kenny Rogers [idem]
Boney M [idem]
Gladys Knight [idem, with Johnny Mathis]
Brook Benton [idem]
Judy Collins [idem]
Mark'Oh [as Tears Don't Lie n°1 GER & Sweden; n°2 NL]
Cliff Richard [as When A Child Is Born]
Wilson Phillips [as When A Child Is Born]
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