¿Quién será?
| ¿Quién será? | |
|---|---|
| Pablo Beltrán Y Su Orchestra | |
| publication | 1954 |
| Genre (s) | Big band , pop |
| Author (s) | Luis Demetrio , Pablo Beltrán Ruiz |
| Cover versions | |
| 1954 | Dean Martin |
| 2004 | Michael Bublé |
| 2004 | Pussycat Dolls |
¿Quién será? is a mambo by the Mexican composers Luis Demetrio and Pablo Beltrán Ruiz from 1953, which was first published in 1954. The best-known version under the English title Sway comes from Dean Martin's album Hey, Brother, Pour the Wine from the same year. Norman Gimbel wrote the English text . Since then the song has been re-recorded and interpreted by many artists. Successful in the charts were Dean Martin with a 15th place in the bestseller charts of Billboard magazine and a sixth place in the British charts, the Canadian pop singer Michael Bublé in 2004 in Australia and Poland and the American girl group The Pussycat Dolls in South Korea.
Recordings (selection)
Originals
- 1953 - Pablo Beltrán Y Su Orchestra (in Spanish)
- 1954 - Dean Martin , under Capitol Records , catalog no. 2818, US 15, UK 6
English and Spanish versions
¿Quién será? and Sway have been recorded dozens of times by various artists over the decades. This is just a list of the most popular recordings, not a comprehensive listing.
- 1954 - Eileen Barton , under Coral Records , catalog no. 61185, back: When Mama Calls
- 1959 - Rosemary Clooney and Pérez Prado , from A Touch of Tabasco
- 1960 - Bobby Rydell , Capitol Recording Studios, NYC
- 1961 - Ben E. King , from Spanish Harlem
- 1963 - Cliff Richard , from When In Spain
- 1963 - Julie London , from Latin in a Satin Mood
- 1997 - Brent Spiner , interested in the score for Tango?
- 1998 - Anita Kelsey , from the film Dark City
- 1999 - Shaft , titled (Mucho Mambo) Sway
- 2003 - Michael Bublé , from the album named after him Michael Bublé
- 2003 - Peter Cincotti , from the album named after him, Peter Cincotti
- 2004 - Arielle Dombasle , from her album Amor Amor
- 2006 - Claire Johnston , front woman for Mango Groove . From her album Africa Blue .
- 2007 - Puppini Sisters , Betcha Bottom Dollar
- 2007 - Jennifer Lopez
- 2009 - Haifa Wehbe , a Lebanese singer
- 2010 - Paul Byrom from Celtic Thunder
- 2011 - Hooshmand Aghili, Iranian singer
- 2011 - Donald Braswell II , on his second album Unchained .
- 2011 - 1950 & The Chu Chi Girls ft Hayley Jo, The Chu Chi sway
Live performances
- 2007 - Melinda Doolittle on American Idol
- 2009 - Joe McElderry on UK The X Factor
- 2011 - Sooyoung from the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation Sang it as a solo on the Girls' Generation Tour 2011. A recording of a performance is on their second live album 2011 Girls' Generation Tour .
Language versions
The song has been translated and covered in different languages. Here is a list of selected language versions.
- 1954 - Pedro Infante , ¿Quien será? in the movie Escuela de vagabundos - Original Version (in Spanish)
- 1954 - Olavi Virta , title Keinu kanssani (in Finnish)
- 1959 - The Peanuts , titled Quién Será ( キ エ ン セ ラ ) (in Japanese)
- 1962 - Mina , title Che sarà (in Italian)
- 1968 - Teresa Teng , title 盼望 (in Mandarin )
- 1973 - Sten & Stanley , Title Äntligen (in Swedish)
- 1976 - Ajda Pekkan , by Kim Ne Derse Desin (in Turkish)
- 1990 - Björk on the album Gling-Gló, as Í dansi með þér (in Icelandic)
- 1999 - Götz Alsmann , title Zuckersüß (in German)
- 1999 - Komár László on the album Mambó Lackó , as "Mexikói Karnevál" (in Hungarian)
- 2000 - Athena - Macera, by Tam Zamanı Şimdi (in Turkish)
- 2002 - Pedro Fernandez, ¿Quien será? (in Spanish)
- 2004 - Arielle Dombasle , title "Quién Será (Sway)" (in Spanish)
- 2005 - Aaron Kwok , Title 飛 ( Sway ) (in Cantonese )
- 2005 - Nguyễn Hưng from the album Dạ Vũ , as "Ai Sẽ Là Em" (in Vietnamese)
- 2005 - Walid Soroor, title Yar Nazanin (in Persian)
- 2006 - Anjelika Varum, title Румба ( Rumba ) (in Russian)
- 2007 - Koor on the album Wust El Balaad , as بحبك ( Bahebak ) (in Arabic)
- 2007 - Rula Zaki (an Egyptian singer), title قلبي دق ( Qalbi Daq ) (in Arabic)
- 2010 - Rula Zaki, on the album Rula (in Arabic)
- 2010 - Shahkar Binesh Pazhooh, in the song Vasat-e Ghalbam (وسط قلبم) (in Persian)
- 2012 - Mohsen Namjoo , in the song Khat Bekesh (خط بکش) (in Persian)
Instrumental versions
- 1955 - Noro Morales , Swinging With Noro
- 1956 - Les Baxter , from Caribbean Moonlight , under Capitol , Catalog No. M 733
- 1962 - Pérez Prado , from Twist Goes Latin , under RCA Victor , catalog no. LSP-2524
- 1965 - Michael Danzinger , from Piano Cocktail: Long Drink 6 , under Amadeo, catalog no. AVRS 9179
- 1965 - Clare Fischer , from Manteca! , under Pacific Jazz , catalog no. ST-20096
- 2001 - Cliff Habian, from Havana Sunset , under Azica Records
- 2006 - Bill McGee, of Chase the Sunset , under Funtown
- 2007 - David Grisman , Frank Vignola , Robin Nolan & Frank Papillo, from The Living Room Sessions , under Acoustic Disc
- 2011 - Frank Vignola & Friends, on Playing the Standards (Swing Classics by Cole Porter, Johnny Mercer, Rodgers & Hammerstein and More) , under Hyena Records
- 2012 - Wolfgang Russ & A-Train, from Nice & Sweet , under Chaos, catalog no. LC 07326
In pop culture
- 1967 - Spanish version ¿Quién será? in the film Su Excelencia (Director: Miguel M. Delgado)
- 1997 - Sung by Brent Spiner in the comedy Tango How about ? .
- 1998 - Anita Kelsey's recording appeared in the film Dark City . The song is lip-dubbed from Jennifer Connelly's character as a bar appearance.
- 1999 - A version of the Centennial Dance is played in the film Drive Me Crazy .
- 2000 - In the movie Sexy Beast (Director: Jonathan Glazer; version by Dean Martin)
- 2001 - In the film Gaudi Afternoon (singer unknown)
- 2004 - In the movie First Daughter (Director: Forest Whitaker )
- 2004 - In the movie My Summer of Love (Director: Paweł Pawlikowski )
- 2004 - In the middle of an episode of Malcolm
- 2005 - The Michael Bublé version appeared in the film Wedding Date .
- 2006 - Sway in a heavily modified form in the song Welcome to the Midwest by Tech N9ne .
- 2008 - Rosemary Clooney's version appears in the film So ist Paris (director: Cédric Klapisch ).
- 2008 - An instrumental is played in the background in the film Times of Riot (directed by Sam Mendes ).
- 2009 - Recorded by Sylvia Brooks on her 2009 album Dangerous Liaisons .
- 2010 - In the tenth episode of the sixth season of Dr. House
- 2010 - In an episode of Glee (02X08 - "Furt") sung by Matthew Morrison .
- 2010 - In the movie Repo Men (Perez Prado ft. Rosemary Clooney Version)
- 2010 - Released on Just Dance 2 for the Wii
- 2010 - Sway can be heard in the background of the Star Wars "Sith" review from Red Letter Media.
- 2011 - Sooyoung from the Korean girl group Girls 'Generation sang the song as a solo number on the band's two tours in 2011 ( The 1st Japan Arena Tour and Girls' Generation Tour )
- 2011 - In the French film La Folie Almayer (director: Chantal Akerman ), an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's first novel Almayer's Folly .
- 2012 - In the movie Silver Linings Playbook
Individual evidence
- ^ Joel Whitburn : Top Pop Records 1940–1955 . Record Research, 1973.
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Claire-Johnston-Africa-Blue/release/2668064 accessed on October 15, 2013.