Mandolins In The Moonlight

Album

Single

Label

RCA Victor

Genre

Dance-pop

Composer(s)

Aaron Schroeder,;George David Weiss

Entered Chart

Oct 27, 1958

Peak Date

Nov 17, 1958

Released

Unknown

Recorded

September 16, 1958

Catalog #

RCA 7353

B-Side

Love Makes The World Go 'Round

It was recorded by Perry Como on September 16, 1958, and released by RCA Victor Records as a 45 rpm single, catalog numbers 47-7353 (mono) and 61-7353 (stereo). It reached number 47 on the Billboard chart.[3] Outside, the US, the United Kingdom RCA label released the recording as a 78 rpm single, catalog number 1086. This recording charted in the UK at number 13, in Germany at number 13,[citation needed] in Belgium at number 1, and in Italy at number 4.[citation needed] In Japan, the recording was released as a stereo 45 rpm single by RCA as catalog number SX-1002. In France, it was released by RCA as catalog number 45-326. The flip side on the US, UK, and Japanese releases was "Love Makes the World Go 'Round", but on the French release, it was "Glendora".

(Mandolins in the moonlght!
Beautiful music of love!)
We're not in Venice,
In a gondola,
Beneath the skies of blue,
And yet it seems we're there signorina
An' I'm close to you!
'Cause I hear mandolins in the moonlight,
Mandolins in the moonlight!
See what magic you start?
A song of Italy sings
In perfect tune with the strings
Of my heart!
We won't be tossin'
Coins in the fountain
Down in Rome tonight
And yet my dreams come true signorina
When you hold me tight!
'Cause I hear mandolins in the moonlight,
Mandolins in the moonlight!
See what magic you start?
A song of Italy sings
In perfect tune with the strings
Of my heart!
Now, here's the way
They whisper "I love you"
Down in Napoli
"ti voglio bene mia signorina"
And thata goes for me!
'Cause I hear mandolins in the moonlight,
Mandolins in the moonlight!
See what magic you start?
A song of Italy sings
In perfect tune with the strings
Of my heart!
Mandolins in the moonlight,
Beautiful music of love!