" Sway " is the English version of " ¿Quién será? ", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. In 1954 the English lyrics were written by Norman Gimbel and recorded by Dean Martin (his recording reached number fifteen on the Billboard magazine best-seller chart and number six on the UK chart). Since then the song has been recorded and remixed by many artists (see discography below).
Selective list of recorded versions
- 1950s - Pablo Beltrán Y Su Orchestra
- 1950s - Perez Prado
- 1953 - Eileen Barton, on Coral Records, catalog number 61185, backed with "When Mama Calls"
- 1954 - Dean Martin, on Capitol Records, catalog number 2818, US 15, UK 6
- 1955 - Pedro Infante, on movie Escuela de vagabundos (1955) by Rogelio A. González
- 1959 - The Peanuts, on King Records
- 1960 - Bobby Rydell, UK 12
- 1960 - Perez Prado and Rosemary Clooney, from A Touch of Tabasco
- 1960s - Kong Ling, a Hong Kong singer, from Theme For A Dream (Diamond LP1005)
- 1961 - Ben E. King, from Spanish Harlem
- 1963 - Julie London, from "Latin in a Satin Mood"
- 1963 - Cliff Richard,from When In Spain
- 1976 - Bobby Rydell, new version of his 1960 hit
- 1990 - Bjork in album Gling-Gló, as "Í dansi með þér" (Icelandic lyrics)
- 1995 - Tav Falco Panther Burns, from "Shadow Dancer"
- 1998 - Anita Kelsey, from the film Dark City
- 1998 - El Consorcio in album Cuba titled "Quién Será" (in Spanish)
- 1999 - Shaft, titled "(Mucho Mambo) Sway"
- 1999 - Number Nine, from Mood Swings
- 2000 - Athena - Macera, from "Tam Zamanı Şimdi" (in Turkish)
- 2001 - Mellow Trax-Sway (Mucho Mambo)
- 2003 - Michael Bublé, from his self-titled album
- 2003 - Peter Cincotti
- 2004 - Jennifer Lopez, recorded "Sway" in English and Spanish in 2004 for Shall We Dance? but was replaced by the Pussycat Dolls' version. Spanish version is a bonus track on Lopez's album Como Ama Una Mujer
- 2004 - Pussycat Dolls, from the film Shall We Dance?
- 2004 - Arielle Dombasle, titled "Quién Será (Sway)"
- 2004 - diam's, sample in the title "DJ" (with "French" lyrics)
- 2005 - Aaron Kwok, titled "飛" ("Sway" - Cantonese version)
- 2005 - Patrick Lindner on the album Gigolo
- 2005 - Walid Soroor, titled "Yar Nazanin" (in Persian)
- 2006 - The Puppini Sisters
- 2006 - Tech N9ne, used beat and chorus for "Welcome To The Midwest"
- 2007 - Aleks Syntek, ¿Quien Será?, homenaje a Pedro Infante
- 2007 - Amr Diab, titled "El Lilady" (in Arabic)
- 2007 - Melinda Doolittle on American Idol Season 6, Top 8 Round, Latin Week
- 2007 - Thomas "Tiger" Marion and the Shiny Lapel Trio, in a TV commercial for Kohl's department store.
- 2008- Rola Zaki, titled ( Albi Daa) "2albi daa2" in Arabic and English.
- 2008 - Shaft - Sway 2008
- 2008 - Samantha Barks sung the song in week 6 of the TV show I'd Do Anything
- 2008 - Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks from the film Revolutionary Road
- 2009 - Georgia College and State University Jazz Band, Laura Dees, vocalist
- 2009 - The X Factor contestant Joe McElderry in
- 2009 - Sway ft akon - Silver&Gold
sixth UK series during big band week
- No date known:
- Bombay Jim & The Swinging Sapphires
- Celia Cruz (Original ¿Quien Sera?)
- Tony Brent
- Cat Pack
- Perry Como
- Billy Daniels
- Dead Ringer
- Tav Falco's Panther Burns
- Lannie Garrett
- Good Morning Blues
- Hit Crew
- Rebecca Kilgore
- Powerman 5000
- Edmundo Ros & His Orchestra
- Billy Vaughn
- Lawrence Welk
- Bernie Woods & The Forest
- Franco Corso
- Silver&Gold
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1973). Top Pop Records 1940-1955 . Record Research.
- ^ Google Music Perez Prado & Rosemary , Touch of Tabasco
- ^ Google Music search Ben E. King, Spanish Harlem
- ^ [http://www.google.com/musicl?lid=jDPZCeqxNcJ&aid=m3wGZJ2T-QD>Julie London, Latin in a Satin Mood
- ^ Google Music search Number Nine, Mood Swings
- ^ Google Music search Michael Bublé, Michael Bublé
- ^ Brian Williams ( 2007-09-29 ). "OHS grad's band swings single into national TV commercial ". The Ottawa Herald . http://www.ottawaherald.com/ottsub/news/stories/092907band.shtml . Retrieved 2007-09-27 .
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