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"Al di là" (English translation: "Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricst Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the 1961 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival on 2 February 1961, which served as the Italian national selection from 1958 to 1966. It was also recorded by Italian-American singer Connie Francis in Italian in 1962, and she re-recorded it in a bilingual version later during the same year. Composer Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno Die Tanta," or "I (Who Have Nothing)". English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as "Quando, Quando, Quando" and "Good Morning Heartache", and both the music and lyrics for "It Was a Very Good Year". == Covers == *In the United States, Emilio Pericoli is the artist most associated with the song. He sang "Al di là" in a nightclub, with a small combo, in the popular 1962 film ''Rome Adventure'', starring Troy Donahue and Suzanne Pleshette, and his single that year on Warner Bros. Records reached number six on ''Billboard''s pop chart and number three on the easy-listening chart.〔()〕 Pericoli's version ranked #48 on ''Billboards 1962 Year-End chart.〔()〕 The film segment is available on YouTube.com. Pericoli's album version of the song is not the same as in the film. It is much slower and recorded with a full orchestra. (In the film, Donahue's character interprets the song's title as meaning "Beyond the Beyond".) *Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, ''Honey in the Horn''.〔(Al Hirt, ''Honey in the Horn'' )〕 *Jerry Vale released a version on his 1963 album, ''Arrivederci, Roma''.〔(Jerry Vale, ''Arrivederci, Roma'' )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Al di là」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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