Quando m'innamoro

"Quando m'innamoro" is a 1968 Italian song written by Daniele Pace, Mario Panzeri and Roberto Livraghi and sung with a double performance by Anna Identici and by the Sandpipers at the 1968 Sanremo Music Festival, in which it came 6th.

Recording in other languages

The song was adapted into French under the title "Comment te dire" and was recorded by Joe Dassin.
In English as "A Man Without Love", it was recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck and became a big international hit.
In Spanish, the song was sung as "Cuando me enamoro", most famously sung by Angélica María.
In Japanese as "Ai no hana saku toki".
In Estonian, the song has been performed by Uno Loop with lyrics by Kustas Kikerpuu, titled "Oled teinud mind õnnelikuks".
In Finnish, the song was first recorded by Fredi with lyrics by Juha Vainio, titled "Milloinkaan en löydä samanlaista". Later versions have been performed by Kari Tapio and Jamppa Tuominen.
In Swedish, the song has been sung as "Sommaren det hände" by Anna-Lena Löfgren and as "Före min tid" by Knut Agnred as a part of the comedy musical Lyckad nedfrysning av herr Moro, performed in 1994-95 by Galenskaparna and After Shave, with lyrics by Claes Eriksson.
In Russian as "Верить в свою звезду" by Yury Okhochinsky.
In Portuguese as "Quando me enamoro" by Agnaldo Rayol, Agnaldo Timóteo and George Freedman; by Simone de Oliveira.
In Greek as "Πάντα Στη Ζωή Μου" by Zoitsa Kouroukli.
In 1969, Vico Torriani recorded a cover in German, inserted in the album Buona sera, Vico!, released in Germany and Austria.
In Hungarian as "Szívtelen teremtés" by Teréz Harangozó.
In Macedonian as "Еднаш да се вљубам" by the Slovenian singer Elda Viler.

Other recordings

The song was also released in 2005 by Patrizio Buanne in Italian and English on his album The Italian. "Quando m'innamoro" has also been covered by artists including Ray Conniff, Julio Iglesias, Lionel Hampton, Sergio Franchi, Emilio Pericoli, Gigliola Cinquetti and Andrea Bocelli.

Engelbert Humperdinck recording

The song's English lyrics were written by Barry Mason as "A Man Without Love". The most popular version was recorded in 1968 by Engelbert Humperdinck, who in the UK hit #2 on the chart. In the US, the Humperdinck version went to #19 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Easy Listening chart. It was the title track of his third LP.

Chart history

Weekly charts

The Sandpipers

Chart	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	124

Joe Dassin

Chart

Peak
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In popular culture

Humperdinck's version was used in the 2005 film Romance & Cigarettes.
The song is featured in 2 episodes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe Disney+ series Moon Knight, the premiere "The Goldfish Problem" and the finale "Gods and Monsters".