Tornerò (I Santo California song)
"Tornerò" is a song by the Italian musical group I Santo California, released in 1974 as their debut single. The following year, the down-tempo love ballad became a number-one hit in Italy as well as a top five hit in German speaking countries. In Italy, it spent 3 consecutive weeks at no. 1 in June and July 1975, and was certified gold. In Switzerland, it remained at the top for 6 consecutive weeks in September and October 1975, and was the best-selling single of the year there. The song has been covered by numerous artists in various languages.
Track listing
- '''7" single'''
"Volveré"
"Volveré" is the Spanish-language version first sung by Argentine singer, Diego Verdaguer. It was included on the album Volveré. It debuted and peaked at number 5 on Billboards Latin Digital Song Sales following his death in 2022.His version was later covered by K-Paz de la Sierra for their album Pensando En Ti. It peaked at number 6 in the same year on Billboards Hot Latin Tracks chart. The song was nominated for Song of the Year at the 2006 Premio Lo Nuestro Awards.
Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
| Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 6 |
Other cover versions
- In 1975 Michael Holm recorded the song in German as Wart' auf mich for his album Wenn ein Mann ein Mädchen liebt. The song charted at no. 4 in Germany and no. 7 in Switzerland.
- Flemish singer Willy Sommers recorded the single of the song in Dutch as Kom terug text by Jan De Vuyst, for the 1995 album Profumo d'amore . His version reached no. 30 in Belgium.
- Amanda Lear covered the song as "I'll Miss You" for her 1995 album Alter Ego.
- In 2009, Austrian singer Sandra Stumptner contributed lyrics to a new German-language cover of the song, "1000 Träume weit ". The single, released under the pseudonym Antonia aus Tirol, charted at no. 89 in Germany. She re-recorded the song in duet with Sascha Heyna in 2013.
- Anna-Maria Zimmermann covered Antonia aus Tirol's version of the song reaching no. 68 in Germany in 2009.