To All the Girls I've Loved Before

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"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
Single by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
from the album 1100 Bel Air Place
B-side "I Don't Want To Wake You"
Released February 1984
Format 7"
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop, Country
Length 3:30
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Albert Hammond and Hal David
Producer(s) Richard Perry

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded in 1975 by Albert Hammond on his album 99 Miles From L.A., but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, which appeared on Iglesias's album 1100 Bel Air Place. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" went to number one on the country chart, and was one of two entries on the country chart for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson as duo (the second was "Spanish Eyes", which peaked at #8 in late 1988).[1]

David and Hammond created the song in 1975 and registered it with the copyright office on April 28 of that year.[2] Following Vinton's recording released on October 9, 1980, the song was registered as published.[3]

It was Iglesias' biggest hit in the United States and Canada, and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on Australian, New Zealand and South African charts. The song has become Iglesias's signature English-language tune, prominently performed at his concerts since the single's release. Thanks to this song, 1100 Bel Air Place became Iglesias' world-wide best selling album. In 1984, Nelson and Iglesias were also named "Duo of the year" by the Country Music Association, and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was named single of the year by the Academy of Country Music.

Covers

"A las mujeres que yo amé"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
Released November, 2015
Recorded 2015, México
Genre Classical crossover
Label Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Producer(s) Julio Reyes Copello

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report[7] 4
Austrian Top 40 4
Belgian VRT Top 30 1
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1
Canadian RPM Top Singles 1
Dutch Top 40 3
Euro Hit 40 12
French Singles Chart 41
German Media Control Charts 24
Irish Singles Chart 16
Italian Singles Chart 32
Radio Luxembourg Singles[8] 15
New Zealand Singles Chart[9] 2
South African Singles Chart 2
Spanish Singles Chart[10] 2
Swiss Music Charts 23
UK Singles Chart 17
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1

Certifications

Country Certifications
United States Platinum
Canada[11] Platinum
Belgium Gold
Australia Gold

Year-end charts

Chart (1984) Position
Australian Kent Music Report 29
Austrian Top 40 8
Belgian VRT Top 30 10
Canadian RPM Top Singles 12
Dutch Top 40 30
South African Singles Chart 8
Spanish Singles Chart 19
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 50
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles[12] 27
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 33
"To All The Girls I've Loved Before"
Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson's "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" from 1100 Bel Air Place
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References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 167.
  2. ↑ Copyright records of the United States, reg. no. EU575831, 1975.
  3. ↑ Copyright records of the United States, www.copyright.gov, no. PA0000092147, 1981.
  4. ↑ "Alanis Morissette Covering Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias Hit 'To All the Girls I've Loved Before'". Spinner. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  5. ↑ "To All The Girls I've Loved Before - MP3 Music: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  6. ↑ sebastienizambard.net, ed. (25 November 2015). "NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015".
  7. ↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ↑ "Ultimate Music Database". Umdmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  9. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  10. ↑ Billboard - Knihy Google. Books.google.cz. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
  11. ↑ http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=To%20All%20The%20Girls&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
  12. ↑
Preceded by
"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes"
by The Oak Ridge Boys		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single
May 12-May 19, 1984 		Succeeded by
"As Long as I'm Rockin' with You"
by John Conlee
Preceded by
"The Yellow Rose"
by Johnny Lee with Lane Brody		 RPM Country Tracks
number-one single
May 12-May 19, 1984 		Succeeded by
"I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt Sometimes"
by The Oak Ridge Boys
Preceded by
"Hello"
by Lionel Richie		 RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks
number-one single
May 12, 1984 		Succeeded by
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
by Phil Collins
Preceded by
"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)"
by Phil Collins		 RPM Top Singles
number-one single
May 19-May 26, 1984 		Succeeded by
"Hello"
by Lionel Richie
Preceded by
"Hello"
by Lionel Richie		 Belgian VRT Top 30
number-one single
May 26, 1984 		Succeeded by
"I Want to Break Free"
by Queen
Preceded by
"Jose Cuervo"
by Shelly West		 Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single of the year
1984 		Succeeded by
"Lost in the Fifties Tonight (In the Still of the Night)"
by Ronnie Milsap
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