“Come Prima“ by The LUCKY DUCKIES

“Come prima“ (English: As Before) is an Italian song, with lyrics by Mario Panzeri and music by Vincenzo Di Paola and Sandro Taccani. The most popular version in Italy was by Tony Dallara (Antonio Lardera). A recording by the Marino Marini Quartet made the United Kingdom charts in 1958. The song was also recorded by Domenico Modugno. All these recordings were made in 1958. The melody was used for a French language song entitled “Tu me donnes“, a hit for Dalida in 1959. It was also used for an English language song, “More Than Ever“ (lyrics by Mary Bond), recorded in the United Kingdom by Malcolm Vaughan with the Michael Sammes Singers (HMV catalogue number POP 538) (14 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at #5[1]), Robert Earl (4 weeks on the UK chart, peaking at #26[2]), Eve Boswell, and others. Another English language lyric by Buck Ram, under the title “For the First Time“ (closer to the original Italian title), was recorded in the United States by Polly Bergen