A far l'amore comincia tu

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"Forte forte forte / A far l'amore comincia tu"
Single by Raffaella Carrà
from the album Forte forte forte
A-side"Forte forte forte"
B-side"A far l'amore comincia tu"
Released1976 (1976)
Recorded1975
GenreDisco • Funk • Latin pop
LabelCGD (Italy)
Columbia
Songwriter(s)Daniele Pace, Franco Bracardi
Producer(s)Gianni Boncompagni
Raffaella Carrà singles chronology
"5353456"
(1975) 		"Forte forte forte / A far l'amore comincia tu"
(1976) 		"Fiesta"
(1977)
Music videos
"A far l'amore comincia tu" (1977, TopPop, alternate version)
"A far l'amore comincia tu" (1977, TopPop)
on YouTube

"A far l'amore comincia tu" (Italian pronunciation: [a fˈfar laˈmoːre koˈmintʃa ˈtu]; "You start making love first") is a song by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà from her album Forte forte forte (1976). It was written by Franco Bracardi and Daniele Pace, and produced by Gianni Boncompagni.

The song became a big national and international hit, being translated into several languages including Spanish, German, French and English.

Other versions and covers

  • "A far l'amore comincia tu" was recorded by Carrà in Spanish as "En el amor todo es empezar", in German as "Liebelei", in French as "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui", and in English as "Do It, Do It Again". The latter was Carrà's only entry on the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 9.[1]
  • In 1977, German singer Tony Holiday covered the song, retitled "Tanze Samba mit mir". The song quickly became a hit in both Germany and Austria, peaking at no. 4 on the German music charts[2] and reaching the Top 20 on the Austrian music charts.[3]
  • "A far l'amore comincia tu" has also been covered in Turkish by Turkish popstar Ajda Pekkan as "Sakın Ha" in 1977. In 2002, Nez covered also same song.
  • In 1977, Carlie Bergmann covered the song in English, the name being changed to "Feed the Fire", as the B-side to "I've Been Watchin' You".
  • In 1978, another Turkish singer, Ayla Algan, covered the song as "Bilenler Kazanıyor" with different lyrics from "Sakın Ha" performed by Ajda Pekkan.
  • In 1978, Canadian singer Châtelaine covered the song in French, retitled "Corps à corps", on her eponymous album Châtelaine.
  • In 1982, Brazilian singer Sidney Magal covered the song in Portuguese, retitled "Alegria De Viver", on his album Magal Espetacular.
  • Dutch girl group Luv' recorded the song in English as "Don Juanito de carnaval" in 1978 that appeared on the With Luv' album.
  • In 1995, Serbian singer Sanja Đorđević covered the song in Serbian, retitled "Dosta je igre te", on her album Zorane.
  • In 2008, a video of a performance of "Do It, Do It Again" appeared in the Doctor Who episode "Midnight".
  • In 2011, French DJ Bob Sinclar sampled the original Italian version of "A far l'amore comincia tu" and included it in his single "Far l'amore".
  • In 2020, Canarian singer Ana Guerra recorded a version of "En El Amor Todo Es Empezar", which is part of the soundtrack of the movie "Explota Explota" (a Spanish-language musical comedy based on the songs of Raffaella Carrá).
  • In 2022, Italian singer Tananai released a rearrangement of the song together with rapper Rosa Chemical called ″COMINCIA TU″.

Track listings

7" single "Forte forte forte" (Italy, 1976)

A. "Forte forte forte"
(Malgioglio – Bracardi)
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu"
(Daniele Pace – Bracardi)
CGD 4236
CBS Sugar S.p.A.[4][5]

7" single (Canada, 1976)

A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (2:42)
B. "Forte forte forte (3:32)
Columbia C4 8148
Manufactured by CBS Disques Canada Ltée[6]

7" single "Raffaella Carrà canta en español "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" (Spain, 1976)

A. "Fuerte fuerte fuerte" ("Forte forte forte") (2:40) [in Spanish]
B. "En el amor todo es empezar" ("A far l'amore comincia tu") (3:40) [in Spanish]
CBS 4670
Discos CBS, S.A., Madrid[7][8]

7" single "Liebelei" (Germany, 1977)

A. "Liebelei" (2:40)
B. "Forte forte forte" (3:40) [in German]
CBS S 5543[9]

7" single "Do It, Do It Again" (Germany, 1978)

A. "Do It, Do It Again" (2:40) (englische Originalaufnahme von "Liebelei (A far l'amore comincia tu)" [in English]
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
CBS 6094, CBS S 6094
CBS Schallplatten GmbH[10][11]

7" single "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui / A far l'amore comincia tu" (France, 1978)

A. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (2:40) (Vers. "A far l'amore comincia tu") [in French]
B. "A far l'amore comincia tu" (2:40)
CBS 4771
CBS Inc.[12]

7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (Germany)
7" single "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei) / Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (Netherlands)

A. "A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (2:40)
B. "Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" 2:40 [in French]
CBS 4771, CBS S 4771[13][14]

Charts

"A far l'amore comincia tu"
Chart (1977–1978) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 1
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[16] 3
Spain (AFYVE)[17] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 3
West Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 4
"Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui"
Chart (1977) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[19] 35
France (IFOP)[20] 20
"Do It, Do It Again"
Chart (1978) Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)[21] 9
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[22] 20

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 95. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Universität Würzburg
  3. ^ Austrian Charts
  4. ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Forte Forte Forte (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
  5. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Forte forte forte".
  6. ^ "Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'amore Comincia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
  7. ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Canta En Español (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
  8. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Fuerte fuerte fuerte".
  9. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Liebelei".
  10. ^ "Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1978.
  11. ^ "spanishcharts.com - Raffaella Carrà - Do It, Do It Again".
  12. ^ "Raffaella Carra* - Puisque Tu L'aimes Dis-Le Lui - A Far L'Amore Comicia Tu (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1976.
  13. ^ "Raffaella Carrà - A Far L'Amore Comincia Tu (Liebelei) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1977.
  14. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  17. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  18. ^ "Raffaella Carrà – A far l'amore comincia tu (Liebelei)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  19. ^ "Raffaella Carrà – Puisque tu l'aimes dis-le lui" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  20. ^ "InfoDisc : Les Tubes de chaque Artiste commençant par s". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  21. ^ "Raffaella Carrà: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  22. ^ Lwin, Nanda (1996). The Canadian Singles Chart Book 1975—1996. Mississauga, Ont: Music Data Canada. p. 372. ISBN 1896594093.
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