To All The Girls I've Loved Before feat. Julio Iglesias by jomel77

jomel77 - To All The Girls I've Loved Before feat. Julio Iglesias

jomel77

Jul 14, 2024 11:20pm

Excellent opener, Kenneth! 😎 "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_David" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hal David</a> (words) and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hammond" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Albert Hammond</a> (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album 99 Miles From L.A. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_the_Girls_I%27ve_Loved_Before#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[2]</a> but is more famous for a 1984 recording by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Iglesias" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Julio Iglesias</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Nelson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Willie Nelson</a>, which appeared on Iglesias's album <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1100_Bel_Air_Place" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1100 Bel Air Place</a>. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market. Though he had enjoyed a 1981 UK number one with a largely Spanish-language version of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begin_The_Beguine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Begin The Beguine</a>, the song peaked at No. 5 on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Billboard Hot 100</a> and No. 1 on the Canadian <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RPM Top Singles</a> chart. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" went to number one on the country chart and was one of two entries on the country chart for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson as a duo (the second was "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Over_Naples" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spanish Eyes</a>", which peaked at No. 8 in late 1988).<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_the_Girls_I%27ve_Loved_Before#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[3]</a>David and Hammond created the song in 1975 and registered it with the US Copyright Office on April 28 of that year.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_the_Girls_I%27ve_Loved_Before#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[4]</a> Following <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Vinton" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bobby Vinton</a>'s recording, released on October 9, 1980, the song was registered as published in the US.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_All_the_Girls_I%27ve_Loved_Before#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[5]</a>The song was Iglesias' biggest hit in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">United States</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Canada</a> and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on the Australian, New Zealand, and South African charts. The song has become Iglesias's signature English-language tune, and it has been prominently performed at his concerts since the single's release. Thanks to this song, 1100 Bel Air Place became Iglesias' worldwide best-selling album. In 1984, Nelson and Iglesias were also named "Duo of the Year" by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Country_Music_Association" target="_blank" style="background-color: white;">Country Music Association</a>, and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was named Single of the Year by the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_of_Country_Music" target="_blank" style="background-color: white;">Academy of Country Music</a>.