Till (song)
"Till" is a popular song with music by Charles Danvers and English lyrics by Carl Sigman,[1] released in January 1957 by Percy Faith.[2] It was derived from the French song "Prière Sans Espoir",[1] released in 1956 by Lucien Lupi on the EP L'Amour Viendra[3] with original French lyrics written by Pierre Benoit Buisson.[3][4] Italian singer Caterina Valente released a version in 1960 with lyrics by Gaiano.[5]
The lyrics begin: “Till the moon deserts the sky”.
It has been recorded by:
- Percy Faith — #63 on the Billboard charts (1957)
- Roger Williams — #22 on the Billboard charts (1957), and gold record
- Shirley Bassey - #14 on the UK Charts for album Shirley Bassey (1961)
- Tony Bennett — #35 on the UK Singles Chart[6] (1961)
- Maureen Evans (1960)[7]
- The Angels — #14 on the Billboard charts as "'Til"[8] (1961)
- Trío los Panchos (1964) [9]
- Kong Ling, Hong Kong female singer, on her LP album This World We Live In with Diamond Records (now under UMG) (1964)
- Rebecca Pan, in bilingual language (English & Mandarin Chinese) under title name of "Till 我還是愛着你" and with Chinese lyrics written by herself, on her EP album I Am Yours．Japanese Good-Day Baby．Till．First Night Of The Full Moon with Life Records (1965)
- Andy Williams released a version of the song on his 1965 album, Andy Williams' Dear Heart
- Dick and Dee Dee released a version of the song as a single in 1966.[10]
- The Vogues — #27 on the Billboard charts (1968) and on the album Till (1969)
- Bobby Vinton on the album I Love How You Love Me (1968)
- Earl Grant on the album Spanish Eyes[11] (1968)
- Dorothy Squires — #25 on the UK Singles Chart[12] (1970)
- Tom Jones — #2 on the UK Singles Chart,[13] #41 on the Billboard charts (1971)
- The Hi-Marks, a popular 1970s group in New Zealand, recorded a version on their first album Showtime Spectacular.
- Victor Wood covered this song in the album Mr. Lonely.
- Sam Sorono on the album Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits[14] (1978)
- Richard Clayderman on the album The Music of Love[15] (1984)
References
- 1 2 "TILL". GEMA – Members — Online Database – Musical Works. Gesellschaft für musikalische Aufführungs- und mechanische Vervielfältigungsrechte. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Reviews Of New Pop Records". The Billboard. 26 January 1957. p. 91. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 21 October 2011. Check date values in:
|year= / |date= mismatch(help) - 1 2 "L'AMOUR VIENDRA". Encyclopédisque. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "TILL". ACE Title Search. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Caterina Valente – Till / Personalità". Discogs. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "TONY BENNETT | Artist | Official Charts". UK Chart Archive. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Maureen Evans - Till / Why Don't You Believe Me – Oriole – UK – CB 1581". 45cat. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Angels, The (3) – 'Til". Discogs. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Recordando al Trío Los Panchos". Eltriolospanchos.com. Retrieved 2014-03-25.
- ↑ Dick and Dee Dee, "Till" single release Retrieved May 1, 2015
- ↑ "Spanish Eyes by Earl Grant : Reviews and Ratings". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "DOROTHY SQUIRES | Artist | Official Charts". UK Chart Archive. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "TOM JONES | Artist | Official Charts". UK Chart Archive. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Vinyl Album :: Sam Sorono – Sings Tom Jones' Greatest Hits picture by macaenese5354". Photobucket. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ↑ "Richard Clayderman – The Music of Love". Discogs. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
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