To All the Girls I've Loved Before

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album 99 Miles From L.A.,[1] but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson, which appeared on Iglesias's album 1100 Bel Air Place. A breakthrough for Iglesias in the English language market, the song peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on the Canadian RPM Top Singles. "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" went to number one on the country chart, and was one of two entries on the country chart for Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson as duo (the second was "Spanish Eyes", which peaked at #8 in late 1988).[2]

"To All the Girls I've Loved Before"
Single by Julio Iglesias and Willie Nelson
from the album 1100 Bel Air Place
B-side	"I Don't Want To Wake You"
Released	February 1984
Recorded	1983
Genre	Pop
Length	3:30
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond and Hal David
Producer(s)	Richard Perry
Julio Iglesias singles chronology
"The Air That I Breathe" (1983) "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (1984) "Coração apaixonado" (1985)
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Without a Song" (1983) "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" (1984) "City of New Orleans" (1984)

David and Hammond created the song in 1975 and registered it with the US Copyright Office on April 28 of that year.[3] Following Bobby Vinton's recording released on October 9, 1980, the song was registered as published in the US.[4]

It was Iglesias' biggest hit in the United States and Canada, and Nelson's biggest European hit. The record also appeared on Australian, New Zealand and South African charts. The song has become Iglesias's signature English-language tune, prominently performed at his concerts since the single's release. Thanks to this song, 1100 Bel Air Place became Iglesias' worldwide best selling album. In 1984, Nelson and Iglesias were also named "Duo of the year" by the Country Music Association, and "To All the Girls I've Loved Before" was named single of the year by the Academy of Country Music

Covers

• In English:
  • Julio Iglesias
  • Bobby Vinton
  • Merle Haggard
  • Tom Jones
  • Albert Hammond (original)
  • Engelbert Humperdinck
  • Steve Ivings[5]
  • Alanis Morissette.[6] Willie Nelson played rhythm guitar on the recording.[7]
• In Spanish
  • Il Divo, the vocal quartet of male singers; Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, American tenor David Miller and French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, along with Colombian producer winner of multiple Grammy Latino Julio Reyes Copello, recorded the song for the album Amor & Pasión from Il Divo (2015).[8]

"A las mujeres que yo amé"
Single by Il Divo
from the album Amor & Pasión
Released	November, 2015
Recorded	2015, México
Genre	Classical crossover
Label	Sony Music, Syco Music and Columbia Records.
Songwriter(s)	Albert Hammond and Hal David
Producer(s)	Julio Reyes Copello

• In Dutch
  • Henk Wijngaard and Ben Steneker recorded "Aan elke vrouw waar 'k eens van hield" in 1984.
• In Polish
  • Krzysztof Krawczyk and Bohdan Smoleń recorded "Dziewczyny, które mam na myśli" in 1985.
  • Bogusław Mec and Zbigniew Wodecki recorded "Dziewczyny, które kochaliśmy" in 1984.
• In Czech
  • "Už mi lásko není dvacet let" by Jiří Zmožek from 1990
• In Slovak
  • "Všetkým dievčatám" by Michal Dočolomanský and Peter Stašák from 1994

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (1984) Peak position Australian Kent Music Report[9] 4 Austrian Top 40 4 Belgian VRT Top 30 1 Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 1 Canadian RPM Top Singles 1 Dutch Top 40 3 Euro Hit 40 12 French Singles Chart 41 German Media Control Charts 24 Irish Singles Chart 16 Italian Singles Chart 32 Radio Luxembourg Singles[10] 15 New Zealand Singles Chart[11] 2 South African Singles Chart 2 Spanish Singles Chart[12] 2 Swiss Music Charts 23 UK Singles Chart 17 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 5 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1

Certifications Country Certifications United States Platinum Canada[13] Platinum Belgium Gold Australia Gold Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Australian Kent Music Report 29 Austrian Top 40 8 Belgian VRT Top 30 10 Canadian RPM Top Singles 12 Dutch Top 40 30 South African Singles Chart 8 Spanish Singles Chart 19 US Billboard Hot 100[14] 50 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Singles[15] 27 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 1 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 33

References

1. "Albert Hammond 99 Miles From LA". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 167.
3. Copyright records of the United States, reg. no. EU575831, 1975.
4. Copyright records of the United States, www.copyright.gov, no. PA0000092147, 1981.
5. "Here say". Victoria Times-Colonist, February 3, 1998.
6. "Alanis Morissette Covering Willie Nelson and Julio Iglesias Hit 'To All the Girls I've Loved Before'". Spinner. 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
7. "To All The Girls I've Loved Before - MP3 Music: MP3 Downloads". 1970-01-01. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
8. sebastienizambard.net, ed. (25 November 2015). "NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015". Archived from the original on 2015-09-28.
9. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
10. "Ultimate Music Database". Umdmusic.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
11. Steffen Hung. "Julio Iglesias & Willie Nelson - To All The Girls I've Loved Before". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
12. Billboard - Knihy Google. 21 July 1984. Retrieved 2013-04-19.
13. http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=To%20All%20The%20Girls&ica=False&sa=&sl=&smt=5&sat=-1&ssb=Artist
14. "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
15. Archived 2012-04-13 at the Wayback Machine
16. "Willie Nelson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.