| Just Say I Love Him | ||
| (1930) Val, Dale, Kalmanoff, Ward, Enzo Fusco, Rodolfo Falvo | ||
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Just say that I need him as roses need the rain And tell him that without him my dreams are all in vain Just say I love him loved him from the start And tell him that I'm yearning to say what's in my heart Just say that I need him as roses need the rain Tell him that without him my dreams are all in vain If you should chance to meet him anytime anyplace anywhere Say I was a fool to leave him Tell him how much a fool can care And if he tells you he's lonely now and then Just won't you tell him that I love him And want him back again If you should see him anytime anyplace anywhere Tell him I was a fool to leave him Tell him how much a fool can care And if he tells you he's lonely now and then Won't you just say I love him and want him back again Won't you just say I love him and want him back again --Thanks to Roger Nupie for the transcription of the lyrics |
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The original version is the Neapolitan song "Dicitencello vuje" published in 1930 by the lyricist Enzo Fusco and the composer Rodolfo Falvo. The song became promptly a classic, being translated into English with the title "Just Say I Love Her" and interpreted by dozens of performers, among which Vic Damone, Eddie Fisher, Frankie Avalon, Al Martino, Connie Francis, Artie Shaw, Tony Bennett. |
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Recording studio session 1961, New York -- (LP Forbidden Fruit) | |
| LP 1961 Forbidden Fruit Colpix CP/SCP 419 | ||
| LP 1963 Nina's Choice Colpix CP/SCP 443 | ||
| CD 1998 Forbidden Fruit + At Newport Collectables [6:32] | ||
| CD 1999 Forbidden Fruit+Sings Ellington+Folksy Nina West Side WESD 225 | ||
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Recording studio session 1993, Hollywood -- (LP A Single Woman) | |
| CD 1993 Single Woman Elektra 7559-61503-2 [4:29] | ||
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Lyrics provided for academic research purposes only. Commercial use is prohibited. Comments to Mauro Boscarol |
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