A far l'amore comincia tu
"A far l'amore comincia tu" | ||||
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Single by Raffaella Carrà | ||||
from the album Forte forte forte | ||||
A-side | "Forte forte forte" | |||
Released | 1976 (1976) | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
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Producer(s) | Gianni Boncompagni | |||
Raffaella Carrà singles chronology | ||||
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"A far l'amore comincia tu" (1977, TopPop, alternate version) "A far l'amore comincia tu" (1977, TopPop) on YouTube | ||||
"A far l'amore comincia tu" (Italian pronunciation: [a fˈfar laˈmoːre koˈmintʃa ˈtu]; "You start making love first") is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà from her album Forte forte forte (1976). It was written by Franco Bracardi and Daniele Pace, and produced by Gianni Boncompagni.
The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.
Other versions and covers
- "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carrà in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". The latter was Carrà's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9,[1] until the remix of "Pedro" charted 46 years later.[2]
- In 1977, German singer Tony Holiday covered the song, retitled "Tanze Samba mit mir". The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at no. 4 on the German music charts[3] and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts.[4]
- "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakın Ha" in 1977. In 2002, Nez covered also same song.
- In 1977, Carlie Bergmann covered the song in English, the name being changed to "Feed the Fire", as the B-side to "I've Been Watchin' You".
- In 1978, another Turkish singer, Ayla Algan, covered the song as "Bilenler Kazanıyor" with different lyrics from "Sakın Ha" performed by Ajda Pekkan.
- In 1978, Canadian singer Châtelaine covered the song in French, retitled "Corps à corps", on her eponymous album Châtelaine.
- In 1982, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal covered the song in Portuguese, retitled "Alegria De Viver", on his album Magal Espetacular.
- Dutch girl group Luv' recorded the song in English as "U.O.Me (Theme from Waldolala)" in 1978 that appeared on the With Luv' album.
- In 1995, Serbian singer Sanja Đorđević covered the song in Serbian, retitled "Dosta je igre te", on her album Zorane.
- In 1999, Croatian bend Vatrogasci made parody cover of the song in Croatian, retitled "Konjic", on their album Med i mlijeko.
- In 2008, a video of a performance of "Do It, Do It Again" appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight".
- In 2011, French DJ Bob Sinclar sampled the original Italian version of "A far l'amore comincia tu" and included it in his single "Far l'amore".
- In 2020, Canarian singer Ana Guerra recorded a version of "En El Amor Todo Es Empezar", which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Explota Explota" (a Spanish-language musical comedy based on the songs of Raffaella Carrá).
- In 2022, Italian singer Tananai released a rearrangement of the song together with rapper Rosa Chemical called ″COMINCIA TU″.
- In 2024, the song was used in TV commercials for Cîroc liqueur.
Track listings
7" single "Forte forte forte" (Italy, 1976)
- A. "Forte forte forte"
- (Malgioglio – Bracardi)
- B. "A far l'amore comincia tu"
- (Daniele Pace – Bracardi)
- CGD 4236
- CBS Sugar S.p.A.[5][6]
7" single (Canada, 1976)
- A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (2:42)
- B. "Forte forte forte (3:32)
- Columbia C4 8148
- Manufactured by CBS Disques Canada Ltée[7]
7" single "Raffaella Carrà canta en español "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" (Spain, 1976)
- A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40) [in Spanish]
- B. "En el amor todo es empezar" ("A far l'amore comincia tu") (3:40) [in Spanish]
- CBS 4670
- Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid[8][9]
7" single "Liebelei" (Germany, 1977)
- A. "Liebelei" (2:40)
- B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40) [in German]
- CBS S 5543[10]
7" single "Do It, Do It Again" (Germany, 1978)
- A. "Do It, Do It Again" (2:40) (englische Originalaufnahme von "Liebelei (A far l'amore comincia tu)" [in English]
- B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
- CBS 6094, CBS S 6094
- CBS Schallplatten GmbH[11][12]
7" single "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui / A far l'amore comincia tu" (France, 1978)
- A. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (2:40) (Vers. "A far l'amore comincia tu") [in French]
- B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
- CBS 4771
- CBS Inc.[13]
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (Germany)
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei) / Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (Netherlands)
- A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (2:40)
- B. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" 2:40 [in French]
- CBS 4771, CBS S 4771[14][15]
Charts
Chart (1977–1978) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] | 1 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17] | 3 |
Spain (AFYVE)[18] | 2 |
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] | 3 |
West Germany (Official German Charts)[15] | 4 |
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[20] | 35 |
France (IFOP)[21] | 20 |
Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC)[22] | 9 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[23] | 20 |
References
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 95. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "RAFFAELLA CARRA songs and albums". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
- ^ Universität Würzburg
- ^ Austrian Charts
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Forte Forte Forte (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Forte forte forte".
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'amore Comincia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Canta En Español (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Fuerte fuerte fuerte".
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Liebelei".
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1978.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again".
- ^ "Raffaella Carra* - Puisque Tu L'aimes Dis-Le Lui - A Far L'Amore Comicia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu (Liebelei) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1977.
- ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà – Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par s". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ^ "Raffaella Carrà: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Lwin, Nanda (1996). The Canadian Singles Chart Book 1975—1996. Mississauga, Ont: Music Data Canada. p. 372. ISBN 1896594093.
- v
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- Forte forte forte (1976)
- Fiesta (1977)
- Raffaella (1978)
- Applauso (1979)
- Mi spendo tutto (1980)
- Raffaella Carrà (1981)
- Raffaella Carrà 82 (1982)
- "A far l'amore comincia tu"
- "E penso a te"
- "Pedro"
- "Tanti auguri"
- "Far l'amore" (Bob Sinclar feat. Raffaella Carrà)