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| “L’Edera” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Nilla Pizzi | |
| from the album La vita è un paradiso di bugie | |
| Released | 1958 |
| Songwriter(s) | Saverio Seracini |
“L’edera” is an Italian language song, written by Vincenzo D’Acquisto and Saverio Seracini. The song premiered at the 8th Sanremo Music Festival in 1958, being performed by Nilla Pizzi and Tonina Torrielli,
with separate performances, and placing second in the competition, behind “Nel blu dipinto di blu“, by Domenico Modugno
and Johnny Dorelli.
“L’edera” was later recorded by several artists, including Claudio Villa.
| “L’Edera” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Claudio Villa | |
| Released | 1958 |
| Songwriter(s) | Saverio Seracini |
| “Constantly (L’Edera)” | |
|---|---|
| Single by Cliff Richard | |
| Released | 24 April 1964 |
| Recorded | 17 November 1963 |
| Studio | Abbey Road Studios |
| Label | Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Julien (English lyrics) Saverio Seracini (music) |
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor |
| Cliff Richard singles chronology | |
| “I’m the Lonely One” (1964)”Constantly (L’Edera)“ (1964)”On the Beach“ (1964) | |
“Constantly (L’Edera)”
In 1964, the Italian song was revived by Cliff Richard in an English language song with music based on L’Edera. The single, a non-album release officially titled “Constantly (L’Edera)” is more commonly known as just “Constantly“. The music is still credited to Saverio Seracini, who composed the music for “l’Edera”. The English lyrics to the song were written for Cliff Richard by Michael Julien. The recording was arranged and conducted by Norrie Paramor.
The British single reached No. 4 in the UK Singles Chart and was an international hit charting in Australia (No. 6), Ireland (No. 8), New Zealand (No. 3), Norway (No. 4) and Sweden (No. 10).
“True True Lovin'”
In some markets, “Constantly” appeared as a B-side to another Cliff Richard single “True True Lovin'”. In Hong Kong, this configuration reached at least number 6.
Constantly – Cliff Richard ( cover on guitar by Eric )
Chart performance
| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Singles (OCC) | 4 |
| Australia (Kent Music Report) | 6 |
| Australia (Music Maker, Sydney) | 3 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) | 9 |
| Denmark (Tracklisten) | 4 |
| Finland (IFPI Finland) | 19 |
| Holland (Platennieuws) | 1 |
| Ireland (IRMA) | 8 |
| Malaysia (Radio Malaysia) | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) | 3 |
| Norway (VG-lista) | 4 |
| Philippines | 7 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Spain (Promusicae) | 8 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) | 10 |
- Gigliola Cinquetti – L’edera
- Riki e Ana Mena – l’Edera
- Erica Mou | L’Edera (Nilla Pizzi) | Official Video
- Jula De Palma – L’Edera (Digital Remaster 2004)
- Constantly (L’Edera) – Cliff Richard (Saverio Seracini)| classical guitar
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