Just Say I Love Her

"Just Say I Love Her"
Song by Johnny Desmond
B-side"If Anybody Does"
Released1950 (1950)
GenreTraditional pop
Length3:08
LabelMGM
Songwriter(s)Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward

"Just Say I Love Her" ("Just Say I Love Him" when recorded by a female singer) is a popular song, adapted from the Neapolitan song "Dicitencello vuje".[1][circular reference] The original music was written by Neapolitan composer Rodolfo Falvo in 1930;[2] and was arranged in the United States by Jack Val and Jimmy Dale; the original Neapolitan lyrics by Enzo Fusco, and English lyrics by Martin Kalmanoff and Sam Ward.[3]

A recording by Johnny Desmond was made on January 20, 1950, and released by MGM (catalog number 10758). It reached No. 24 on the Billboard chart. Vic Damone's 1950 recording of the song reached No. 13 on the Billboard chart.[4]

Recorded versions

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References

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  2. ^ Wikipedia[circular reference]
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  13. ^ "Dicitencello vuje". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  14. ^ "Falvo: Dicitencello Vuie". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  15. ^ "Discogs.com". Discogs.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Nicolae Herlea - Recital De Canțonete". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
  17. ^ Beloved: Christian Ketter, Cara Schlecker & Myron Silberstein Live in Recital by Christian Ketter, Cara Schlecker & Myron Silberstein, 29 September 2014, retrieved 2018-12-08
  18. ^ "Dicitencello vuie". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08.