williamanthony - Softly As I Leave You
williamanthony
Oct 08, 2024 06:33pm
<p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"</span><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Softly, as I Leave You</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">" is a popular Italian song, originally titled </span><em style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">Piano</em><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, composed by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_De_Vita" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Tony De Vita</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">with Italian lyrics by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgio_Calabrese" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Giorgio Calabrese</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, and English lyrics by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hal_Shaper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hal Shaper</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">It was originally an Italian success by </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mina_(Italian_singer)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Mina</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">, entitled "Piano" ("Softly"). Mina published a recording of </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">the song first as a single in 1960 and later on an EP and on three LPs. English songwriter Hal Shaper </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">noticed the song and in November 1961 wrote English lyrics to the melody, calling it "Softly, as I Leave You."</span></p><p>Although recorded by many artists in the early sixties, it was Matt Monro who had the biggest hit when </p><p>it was released in 1965 on his studio album "Walk Away".</p><p><br></p><p> <img src="https://i.discogs.com/0nRMln-j5sGiBl0hm-uHoxb_Ypo2YiSW311Y3Lt9Bwk/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:600/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9SLTM4NjQx/MzctMTY5MDUxMDU4/MC03NjEwLmpwZWc.jpeg" alt="Walk Away, Primary, 1 of 6"></p>