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I was wondering, what is the story behind the Italian release of Can't Hurry Love? Besides Diana, who is singing on this track? Did they hire someone to teach the girls Italian?
I also heard there is a german version of another Supremes song.
I can find nothing about this song, and I'd love to learn anything there is about it.
Track annotations and essays by George Solomon and Andy Skurow, edited and revisited from original research and authorship by Keith Hughes and Bill Dahl for The Complete Motown Singles: taken from Diana Ross and the Supremes 50th Anniversary - The Singles Collection - 1961 - 1969Quote:
Originally Posted by Coppelia-Birdsong
L' Amore Verra' - You Can't Hurry Love
[[Brian Holland-Lamont Dozier-Eddie Holland Jr. Italian lyrics by Alberto Testa)
Produced by Brian Holland and Lamont Dozier / Italian overdubs produced by Peter Ricci
Track recorded June 11, 1966, additional recording for original version July 5; Italian lead and group vocals overdubbed December 18, 1966.
Translates roughly to English as "Love Will Come"
There have been many foreign language records issued by Motown. These have also been celebrated on CDs [[various collections along the way) but specifically on 2 collections entitled "Motown Around The World.
First.....
Attachment 14314
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Motown Around The World
Various Artists
Motown US CD
Tracklist
German
1– Diana Ross & The Supremes* Come See About Me [[Jonny Und Jo) 2:42
2– Marvin Gaye How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You) [[Wie Schon Das Ist) 3:05
3– The Temptations My Girl [[Mein Girl) 2:52
4– Diana Ross & The Supremes* Where Did Our Love Go [[Piano) 2:32
5– Diana Ross & The Supremes* Thank You Darling, Thank You Baby 2:46
6– Marvin Gaye Sympathica 2:31
7– Diana Ross & The Supremes* Moonlight And Kisses
2:45
Spanish
8– Isela Sotelo Angelitos [[Angel Baby) 3:21
9– Smokey RobinsonBeing With You [[Agui Con Tigo)
3:58
10– Jermaine Jackson Let's Get Serious 3:34
Italian
11– Stevie Wonder Music Talk 3:03
12– Four Tops Reach Out I'll Be There 3:08
13– Diana Ross & The Supremes* You Keep Me Hangin' On [[Chi Mi Aiutera) 3:00
14– The Temptations The Way You Do The Things You Do [[Sei Solo Tu) 2:35
15– Jimmy Ruffin What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted [[Se Decidi Cosi) 2:45
16– Stevie Wonder A Place In The Sun [[Il Sole E' Di Tutti)
3:15
17– The Temptations My Girl [[Solamente Lei) 2:48
18– Four Tops I Can't Help Myself [[Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) [[Piagono Gli Vomini) 2:41
19– Diana Ross & The Supremes* You Can't Hurry Love [[L'Amore Verra) 2:59
Then the two CD Hip-O Set which included most [[but not all) the above tracks and added to them substantially.
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Motown Around The World
Various Artists
Hip-O-Select / Motown CD
B0013187-02
Tracklist
Italian
1-1–The SupremesL' Amore Verra - You Can't Hurry Love
1-2–The SupremesSe Il Filo Spezzerai - You Keep Me Hangin' On
1-3–Four Tops Piagono Gli Vomini - I Can't Help Myself [[Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch)
1-4–The Temptations Solamente Lei - My Girl
1-5–The Temptations Sei Solo Tu - The Way You Do The Things You Do
1-6–Stevie Wonder Il Sole E' Di Tutti - A Place In The Sun
1-7–Stevie Wonder Passo Le Mie Notti Qui Da Solo - Music Talk
1-8–The Miracles Non Sono Quello Che Tu Vuoi - [[Come 'Round Here) I'm The One You Need
1-9–Jimmy Ruffin Se Decidi Cosi' - What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted
1-10–Four Tops Gira, Gira - Reach Out I'll Be There
1-11–Four Tops L'Arcobaleno - Walk Away, Renee
1-12–Stevie Wonde rDove Vai? - Travlin' Man
1-13–Stevie Wonder Non Sono Un Angelo - I'm Wondering
1-14–Stevie Wonder Se Tu Ragazza Mia
1-15–Stevie Wonder My Cherie Amor - My Cherie Amour
1-16–Stevie Wonder Solo Te Solo Me Solo Noi - Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
1-17–Edwin Starr Che Forza - Soul Master
1-18–Edwin Starr Dolce Amore - Oh How Happy
German
2-1–The Supremes Moonlight And Kisses
2-2–The Supremes Baby, Baby, Wo Ist Unsere Liebe - Where Did Our Love Go
2-3–The Supremes Thank You Darling
2-4–The Supremes Jonny Und Jo - Come See About Me
2-5–The Temptations Mein Girl - My Girl
2-6–The Temptations Blue Bird
2-7–Marvin Gaye Wie Schön Das Ist - How Sweet It Is [[To Be Loved By You)
2-8–Marvin Gaye Sympathica
French
2-9–The Velvelettes Puisque Je Sais Qu'll Est À Moi - As Long As I Know He's Mine
2-10–The Velvelettes Tu Perds Le Plus Merveilleux Garcon Du Monde - You Lost The Sweetest Boy
2-11–The Velvelettes Le Hoky Poky - [[Monkey) Hoky Poky
2-12–The Velvelettes Je Veux Crier - My Foolish Heart [[Keeps Hanging On To A Memory)
Spanish
2-13–Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Yo Necesito De Tu Amor - I'm Ready For Love
2-14–Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Jimmy Mack
2-15–Stevie Wonder Mi Ayer Tu Ayer El Ayer - Yester Me, Yester You, Yesterday
2-16–Stevie Wonder Mi Querido Amor - My Cherie Amour
2-17–Stevie Wonder Un Lugar En El Sol - A Place In The Sun
2-18–Stevie Wonder Por Primera Vez - For Once In My Life
Bonus Tracks [[Spanish)
2-19–Jermaine Jackson Seamos Serios - Let's Get Serious
2-20–Smokey Robinson Agui Con Tigo - Being With You
Of course it wasn't necessary for singers to actually learn new languages for international releases. Connie Francis was one of the first to do this and she explained that the foreign lyrics were written out phonetically for her, rather than in the actual language, and weren't even approximations of the English lyrics. She said she usually had no idea what she was singing.
i'm pretty sure it's Mary and Flo in the background. they would just learn the lyrics phonetically. Sometimes with more success than others lol
On YouTube, there used to be a nice clip of DMC lipsyncing this song on Italian tv. For some reason, each woman was wearing only one earring. I haven't been able to find it for a while.
Thank you so much! So it's almost certainly D/F/M singing Amore Verra?
I really like listening to it and reading the translating lyrics, I actually think it's helping me with my italian in a huge way
Motown è grande in qualsiasi lingua