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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 ]
Title [A] Details Peak chart positions UK [1]Cara Mia: Released: February 1955; Label: Decca — David Whitfield Sings Tolchard Evans' Songs: Released: October 1955
Jay Black (born David Blatt; November 2, 1938 [1] – October 22, 2021) was an American singer whose height of fame came in the 1960s when he was the lead singer of the band Jay and the Americans. The band had numerous hits including " Come a Little Bit Closer ", " Cara Mia ", and " This Magic Moment ".
His single tracks included "The Song from Moulin Rouge", which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in 1953, the first instrumental track ever to do so; [2] [8] "Cara Mia" (with him and his orchestra backing David Whitfield) in 1954; "Around the World" in 1957; and "Main Theme from Exodus (Ari's Theme)" in 1960. [3]
David Whitfield with Mantovani and his Orchestra "Cara Mia" Decca: 2 July 1954: 10 21 Kitty Kallen "Little Things Mean a Lot" Brunswick: 10 September 1954: 1 22 Frank Sinatra "Three Coins in the Fountain" Capitol: 17 September 1954: 3 23 Don Cornell "Hold My Hand" Vogue: 8 October 1954: 4 24 Vera Lynn "My Son, My Son" Decca: 5 November 1954: 2 ...
For the 2024 Oscars 'In Memoriam' performance, Andrea Bocelli and his son Matteo sang a new version of 'Time to Say Goodbye' produced by composer Hans Zimmer.
Cara Mia" is a 1954 song, a hit for English singer David Whitfield in 1954 and the American pop group Jay and the Americans in 1965 as well as many other artists. Cara Mia (translated from the Italian, "My beloved") may also refer to: "Cara Mia", a 1977 song by Baccara