Time Alone Will Tell
| "Time Alone Will Tell" | ||||
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 Scandinavian release cover | ||||
| Single by Connie Francis | ||||
| B-side | "Born Free" | |||
| Released | March 1967 | |||
| Genre | Vocal | |||
| Length | A-Side - 2:44[1] B-Side - 2:57[1] | |||
| Label | MGM 13718 | |||
| Songwriters | Eros Sciorilli, Alberto Testa, Norman Newell | |||
| Producer | Bob Morgan | |||
| Connie Francis singles chronology | ||||
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"Time Alone Will Tell" is a song written by Eros Sciorilli, Alberto Testa, with English lyrics written by Norman Newell and was first released as a single by Connie Francis.[2]
Background
[edit]In 1967, between the 26th and 28th of January, the "17th Italian Song Festival", (the 17th annual Sanremo Music Festival, held at the Sanremo Casino in Sanremo) was held. The winners of the festival were Iva Zanicchi and Claudio Villa with the song "Non pensare a me".[3] The song would be recorded by many notable artists that year, with the winners releasing the song in multiple countries themselves.[4]
Connie Francis version
[edit]Background
[edit]Francis returned to San Remo in 1967 to present "Canta ragazzina" with her team partner Bobby Solo.[5] The song would drop out, not appearing as a finalist song, but she would record the winning song, (Non pensare a me) with English lyrics.[1]
Chart performance
[edit]Soon after its release, the track reached No. 14 on the Billboard Easy Listening five weeks after its debut appearance[6] and No. 94 on the Billboard Hot 100.[7] On the Cashbox singles charts the single would stall at No. 114,[4] and on the Record World charts the single would reach No. 112.[8] On the magazine's Top Non-Rock chart the single would debut at No. 35,[9] peaking at No. 11 the next month.[10]
Reception
[edit]Cashbox would write "'Time Alone Will Tell (Non Pensare A Mi)' gets English lyrics and a potent reading in the hands of Connie Francis. A perfect vehicle for the songstress, this one could bring her quickly back into the chart scene. Flip is a sweeping version of 'Born Free.'"[1]
Record World would review the single, noting "The San Remo winner done with new English lyric by Connie. Will get mucho attention."[11]
In Billboard it was said "And time alone will tell if this doesn’t prove to be Connie's biggest single ever! (After all, isn’t that just what you'd expect when the First Lady of Song sings the First Song of the San Remo Festival? And backs it with an Oscar nominee!)”[12]
Other charting versions
[edit]Italian releases
[edit]- Claudio Villa, the winner of the festival, released "Non pensare a me" as a single soon after, with his version reaching No. 10 in Italy.[13]
- Iva Zanicchi, also the winner, released the song as a single soon after too with the B-side "Vita", but her version only reached No. 21 on the Italian charts.[13] In the US the single would be released under United Artists.[4]
English releases
[edit]- Malcolm Roberts released a version of the song as a single in 1967 under RCA Victor.[4][14] It reached No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart.[15]
- Jerry Vale released a version of the song as a single in 1967 under Columbia.[4][16] It reached No. 6 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[17] His version also "bubled under" the Hot 100, reaching No. 26, and became his last song to be close to break into the Hot 100.[18] On Record World's Top Non-Rock chart the song peaked at No. 7 in late May.[19] On the magazine's pop singles charts it peaked at No. 117.[20] With the song's success he would record his second album of the year Time Alone Will Tell and Other Great Hits of Today.
Other single releases
[edit]- Ronnie Aldrich and Camarata and His Orchestra released a version of the song as a single in 1967,[21] under London Records.[4]
- Enzo Stuarti released a version of the song as a single in 1967,[22] under Epic Records.[4]
- Sergio Franchi released a version of the song as a single in 1968,[23] also under RCA.[4]
Charts
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Connie Francis[edit]
"Non Pensare e Me"[edit]
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Cashbox magazine, Record Reviews, March 25, 1967 page 14. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ Connie Francis, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ "TuttoSanremo_dossier: 1967 - 'Non pensare a me'". La Repubblica. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cashbox magazine, April 22, 1967 Page 48 for information and releases, page 14 for charts. Retrieved October 18, 2025 via worldraiohistory.com
- ^ "Key Tradesters Invade As Opening Bell Sounds at Festival", Billboard. January 28, 1967. p. 64. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 15, 1967. p. 22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
Chart listing for Connie Francis' single "Time Alone Will Tell"
- ^ Connie Francis, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Record World magazine, charts, April 22, 1967 Page 20, retrieved October 18, 2025, via worldradiohistory.com
- ^ as above, but page 39
- ^ Record World magazine, Top Non-Rock, May 20, 1967 page 42, retrieved October 18, 2025
- ^ Record World magazine, March 25, 1967 Page 6. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 8, 1967. p. 22. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
- ^ a b For Iva Zanicchi's "Non pensare a me" and Claudio Villa's "Non pensare a me": "Tutti i successi del 1967" (in Italian). Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
- ^ Malcolm Roberts, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Malcolm Roberts, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Jerry Vale, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Jerry Vale, "Time Alone Will Tell" Chart Positions Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling under the hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
- ^ Record World magazine, Top Non-Rock May 27, 1967 Page 33, retrieved October 18, 2025 via worldradiohistory.com
- ^ Record World magazine, charts Page 20. Retrieved October 18, 2025
- ^ Ronnie Aldrich and Camarata and His Orchestra, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Enzo Stuarti, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023
- ^ Sergio Franchi, "Time Alone Will Tell" Single Release Retrieved May 6, 2023