"You Belong to My Heart" | |
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Song | |
Recorded | 1941 |
Composer(s) | Agustín Lara |
"You Belong to My Heart" is the name of an English-language version of the Mexican Bolero song "Solamente una vez" (Only One Time, in English). This song was composed by Mexican songwriter Agustín Lara and originally performed by tenor José Mojica in the 1941 film Melodías de América.
After that, the original Spanish-language version was very popular in Mexico and Cuba as well as being recorded by many of the greatest Bolero interpreters.
"Solamente una vez" has been performed by many artists including Sara Montiel, Daniel Rodríguez,Quartetto Gelato,Arielle Dombasle,Benny Moré,Ignacio Piñeiro,Pedro Vargas,Julio Iglesias,Roberto Carlos,Andrea Bocelli,Chucho Valdés,Plácido Domingo,Nat King Cole,Marty Robbins, Lucho Gatica,Guadalupe Pineda,Roland Shaw & His Orchestra,Luis Miguel, and Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
"Solamente una vez", retitled "You Belong to My Heart", was featured in the Disney film "The Three Caballeros" with English lyrics written by Ray Gilbert and sung by Dora Luz. Gilbert's lyrics bear no similarity to Lara's original Spanish language lyrics.