Cuore (song)

"Cuore"
Single by Rita Pavone
from the album Non è facile avere 18 anni
B-side	"Il ballo del mattone"
Released	June 1963
Recorded	1963
Genre	pop
Label	RCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)	Barry Mann Cynthia Weil Carlo Rossi
Producer(s)	Luis Bacalov
Rita Pavone singles chronology
"Alla mia età" (1963) "Cuore" (1963) "Datemi un martello" (1963)

"Cuore" (transl. "Heart") (originally in English as "Heart (I Hear You Beating)" by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil) is a song performed by Rita Pavone, written by Carlo Rossi. It was the best-selling song in Italy in 1963, and is considered to be one of, if not, the most well-known song of Pavone's career.[1]

Pavone recorded the song in English,[2] French[3] and Spanish.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cuore"	Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Carlo Rossi	2:25
2.	"Il ballo del mattone"	Bruno Canfora, Dino Verde	2:16

Charts

Chart (1963–67)	Peak position
Argentina (CAPIF)[5]	1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[6]	48
Brazil (IBOPE)[7]	15
Italy (Musica e dischi)[1]	1
Spain (AFYVE)[8]	1
Switzerland (Schweiz Hitparade)[9]	10
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	27
West Germany (Media Control)[6]	48

References

1. "I singoli più venduti del 1963". Hit Parade Italia.
2. "Rita Pavone – Heart (1966, Vinyl)". Discogs.
3. "Rita Pavone – Cœur (1963, Vinyl)". Discogs.
4. "Rita Pavone – Que Me Importa Del Mundo / Corazon / San Francisco De Asís / Escribe (1964, Vinyl)". Discogs.
5. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. 21 December 1963.
6. "Rita Pavone - Cuore". Ultratop.be.
7. "Brazil's Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox Magazine. January 11, 1964.
8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
9. "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. December 14, 1963.
10. "Rita Pavone - Heart". Official Charts Company.

External links

Cuore at Discogs (list of releases)