| La mamma | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1963 | |||
| Genre | Chanson | |||
| Length | 49:42 | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Producer | Paul Mauriat (orchestration) | |||
| Charles Aznavour chronology | ||||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
La mamma is the eleventh French studio album by the French singer Charles Aznavour, released in 1963.[2] It achieved TOP1 in France for several weeks,[3] Spain (also TOP1),[4] it was a TOP10 hit in Belgium, Holland, and other countries. It became a bestseller,[5] and sold over a million copies only in France.[6] The English version of 'La Mamma' entitled 'For Mama', was written in 1964, with words by Don Black[7] and became a hit in Philippines.[8] In the US Ray Charles performed it.
The album includes songs by Charles Aznavour, Georges Garvarentz and others.
It was reissued in 1995 by EMI.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ La mamma at AllMusic
- ^ Billboard 1 Feb 1964
- ^ Billboard 15 Aug 1964
- ^ LIFE Magazine - Vol. 56, No. 21–22 May 1964 - Page 18
- ^ Songwriters: a biographical dictionary with discographies - Page 28, by Nigel Harrison - 1998
- ^ The book of golden discs - Page 154, by Joseph Murrells - 1978
- ^ Billboard 14 Aug 1965