Jerry Vale
Jerry Vale's beautiful high-tenor voice graced many of the most enchanting pop songs of the '50s and '60s, including a parade of Italian-American favorites like "Innamorata (Sweetheart)," "Volare," "Amore, Scusami," and his signature song, "Al Di La." Vale, born Genaro Louis Vitaliano in 1932, learned the Italian repertoire from an early age; his mother often sang around the house and trotted out the old songs at extended-family gatherings. While shining shoes at a local barber shop at the age of 11, young Vitaliano began singing popular songs for customers while he worked. He was soon sent to a vocal coach, where he learned piano as well as voice. Over the course of just four years, he'd progressed from school productions to paying gigs to residencies at supper clubs around New York City.
After Guy Mitchell caught his set at one club, Jerry Vale began recording demonstration discs for Columbia. When A&R supremo Mitch Miller heard his excellent voice, however, he signed Vale to his own contract. Vale first hit the charts in 1953 with "You Can Never Give Me Back My Heart" (arranged by Percy Faith), and continued during the mid-'50s with "Two Purple Shadows," "I Live Each Day," and his biggest hit, "You Don't Know Me." Though his first explicitly Italian recording, "Innamorata (Sweetheart)," finally appeared in 1956, it wasn't until 1962 that Vale convinced the notoriously conservative Miller to record a full album of Italian songs. I Have But One Heart proved a big seller and was followed one year later by Arrivederci, Roma and a continental LP, The Language of Love, both of which placed even higher than the first on the album charts.
Though the mid-'60s were a trying time for traditional pop singers, Vale continued to be successful, with singles like "Have You Looked Into Your Heart" and "For Mama," and Top 40 LPs like There Goes My Heart and It's Magic. And even after his albums began failing to make the charts in the early '70s, Vale remained a popular name in clubs and on television throughout the '70s and '80s.
© John Bush /TiVo
Artistes similaires
-
I Remember Russ
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez PnR le 1 janv. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Summertime in Venice
Pop - Paru chez Silan Records le 22 mai 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
-
-
I Remember Buddy
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez PnR le 1 janv. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Collection 1955-1962
Pop - Paru chez Marmot Music le 12 juin 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Old Classics Forever (Special Original Recording)
Pop - Paru chez Orange records le 13 déc. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Everybody Loves Somebody
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez PnR le 1 janv. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Listen This Music
Pop - Paru chez Archive Catapult le 7 janv. 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
-
Vintage Recordings
Pop - Paru chez Vintage Recordings le 13 oct. 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
That's Why The Moon Was Smiling
Pop - Paru chez The Moon Was Smiling le 20 mai 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Guitar Town Music
Jazz - Paru chez GTM restart rec. le 4 mai 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mala Femmina (All Tracks Remastered, Ep)
Pop - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 7 mai 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Classics Box (Original Songs)
Pop - Paru chez Good Auspices Records le 27 nov. 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Moonshine And Music
Jazz - Paru chez Bella Donna le 13 août 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Come Here Again With My Best Music
Jazz - Paru chez mbw music capital le 7 juin 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Best Hits
Pop - Paru chez The Most Wanted Hits le 4 juil. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Remember Buddy (EP) (All Tracks Remastered)
Pop - Paru chez Hit Singles Records le 14 juin 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo