HI, I knew NJ Memories would come through! I relayed the information to my husband who was quite impressed! He then said to ask you all who sang "I'm gonna sit right down and write myself a letter". Said his dad used to sing it all the time. I remember the words but not the singer! Seems like this is becoming my life's story!! I can "hear" it, a young voice. Kittie in MD ----- Original Message ----- From: <WordWaysFC@aol.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 10:27 AM Subject: Re: [NJ-Memories] Re: Volare > In a message dated 9/27/2002 8:50:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > njysprez@optonline.net writes: > > > > The original was title was Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu and was recorded by > > Domenico Modugno > > > > That's right, Domenico also wrote the song. "Nel Blu..." hit # 1 during the > summer of 1958 and remained # 1 for 5 weeks. You couldn't go to any beach > down the shore that summer without hearing the song 20 - 30 times on all the > portable radios. > > Dean Martin released his version soon after Domenico's but his record label > changed the name of the song to Volare (I fly or I'm flying). Dean also had > a hit with it but his version only reached # 12. > > Al Martino's version came out in 1975 and hit # 33 on the charts. > > I have Dean's version on the "Mob Hits" CD. > > Some place in the deep recesses of all the "junque" we collect over the > decades, I have my mother's 45 rpm version by Domenico. > > Regards, > Frank >