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"Mütterlein" was published on 19 April 1952. English lyrics were written by Carl Sigman, and the song was published as "Answer Me" in New York on 13 October 1953. [1] Contemporary recordings of the English lyric by Frankie Laine and David Whitfield both topped the UK Singles Chart in 1953. [2]
The English singer David Whitfield first recorded the song with the Mantovani Orchestra in 1954. It made the charts in the United States, and in the UK was the first record to spend ten consecutive weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart. [2] Whitfield's version was one of the biggest selling British records in the pre-rock days. [2]
David Whitfield (2 February 1925 – 15 January 1980) [1] was a popular British male tenor vocalist from Hull. In November 1953 he became the first British male artist to have a number one single in the UK with " Answer Me " ( Lita Roza having had a number one with " (How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window? " in April that year). [ 2 ]
In 1946, the English lyrics were written by Harold Barlow and Phil Brito who had their popular recording hit the charts in May 1946 under the title of "Mama". British singer David Whitfield also had a hit with the song, which reached number 12 in the UK Singles Chart in 1955. [6] The British lyrics did differ from the American ones.
It was later also recorded by Petula Clark, Mantovani and David Whitfield (with the first verse of "Funiculì, Funiculà "). [1] [2] The original 1952 Italian lyrics had the title "Papaveri e papere" (translating to "Poppies and Goslings") and were written by Mario Panzeri and Giuseppe Rastelli with music by Vittorio Mascheroni. The cheerful ...
King walked in, liked the music and suggested a first line. Elliott sang out the second, and so they went through the lyrics. And they performed it—with trepidation—before the fraternity that evening. The interview was published as an article in the New Haven Register and later reprinted in Yankee magazine.
The music was written by Paul Whiteman and Ferde Grofé, the lyrics by Theodora Morse ... David Whitfield, 1961; Della Reese, 1963; Jerry Vale, 1963;
David Whitfield did a cover of the song on New Zealand TV (1973). Doris Day (1963) Elvis Presley a version recorded live by a fan in Las Vegas in 1975 was released posthumously as a single by RCA in 1978. Eydie Gormé reached No. 30 on the US Easy Listening chart in 1967 with her version. [3] Frank Sinatra on his 1964 album Softly, as I Leave You.