"Love Me with All Your Heart" is a popular song, based on the Spanish language song "Cuando calienta el sol", originally composed as "Cuando Calienta El Sol En Masachapa". The music was written by Rafael Gastón Pérez, a Nicaraguan songwriter and bandleader. SADAIC (the Argentine Society of Music Authors and Composers) also credits the Argentine composer, Carlos Albert Martinoli.[1]
The song was made famous first with Spanish lyrics written by the Los Hermanos Rigual (Carlos Rigual and Mario Rigual). The English lyrics are sometimes credited to Michael Vaughn (or Maurice Vaughn) and sometimes to Sunny Skylar.[2] The song was published in 1961. Although both the Spanish and the English versions are love songs, the lyrics are not translations of each other. The Spanish title translates as "When the sun heats (or warms) up".
Ray Charles Singers recording
edit- A version recorded by The Ray Charles Singers went to number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent four weeks at number one on the Pop-Standard singles chart in June 1964.[3]
Notable recorded versions
edit| "Love Me with All Your Heart" | |
|---|---|
| Single by The Ray Charles Singers | |
| from the album Something Special for Young Lovers | |
| B-side | "Sweet Little Mountain Bird" |
| Released | April 1964 |
| Genre | Doo-wop, easy listening |
| Length | 2:20 |
| Label | Command |
| Songwriter(s) | Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli (see text) |
| Producer(s) | Enoch Light |
| "Cuando calienta el sol (Love Me with All Your Heart)" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Sergio Franchi | |
| A-side | "Chicago" |
| Released | 1964 |
| Label | RCA Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Rafael Gaston Perez, Carlos Albert Martinoli (see text) |
- U.K singer Karl Denver also had a hit version that reached number 37 in the UK charts in 1964.[4]
- The Bachelors (#38 US Pop, 1966)[5]
- Engelbert Humperdinck, included it on his "We Made It Happen" LP (1970)[6]
- Johnny Rodriguez (#7 US country hit in 1978)[7]
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[8] | 17 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 3 |
| US Easy Listening (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Los Hermanos Rigual "Cuando calienta el sol", su nº 1 en España inició la moda de las canciones del verano | Valencia Magazine". Nicolasramospintado.wordpress.com. 2007-01-30. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ "LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART (CUANDO CALIENTA EL SOL) - Lyrics - International Lyrics Playground". Lyricsplayground.com. 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2014-05-23.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 53.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 52.
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 297.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1964-06-22. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
- ^ "The Ray Charles Singers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "The Ray Charles Singers Chart History (Easy Listening)". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 1, 2018.
External links
edit- Song lyric (including original Spanish lyric and a French version)