From '' The Sounds Of Nino Portelli ''
Released: 1992
Tracklist
01. Schwarze Augen
02. Rosen Bluh'n Wieder Schon
03. Seemann, Deine Heimat ist Das Meer
04. Quizas, Quizas, Quizas
05. Besame Mucho
06. Jalousie
07. Unter Den Brucken Von Paris
08. Quando, Quando, Quando
09. La Mer
10. Gipsy Love
11. Schwarz Ist Die Nacht
12. El Solitaro
13. Tintarella Di Luna
14. Jambalaya
15. Torna A Sorriento
16. Tres Palabras
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"Quizás, Quizás, Quizás" (also known as "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" in English), is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés.
Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit in 1947.
The English lyrics were written by Joe Davis and are not a translation of the Spanish lyrics.
List of cover versions
1949: The Gordon Jenkins version, with Tony Bavaar as vocalist
1950: The Greek singer Mairi Lo (Μαίρη Λω) ''Γιατί γιατί γιατί''
1958: Nat King Cole regularly performed the song with a heavy American accent.
1958: The Algerian Abdelhakim Garami wrote the Arabic lyrics "Chehilet laayani"
1959: Finnish singer Olavi Virta recorded this song in Spanish
1960: The Ames Brothers with orchestra under the direction of Juan Esquivel
1960s: The Jamaican ska musician Prince Buster recorded the song in the 1960s as "Rude, Rude, Rudee" also as ''Don't Throw Stones - BLUE BEAT 343 (UK) ''
1961: Brazilian singer Maysa recorded this song in the original Spanish on her 1961 album "Maysa, Amor... e Maysa"
1964: The Doris Day version was recorded on November 5, 1964 for Columbia Records. It was featured in the Australian film Strictly Ballroom in 1992
1964: The Trini Lopez version was recorded for Reprise Records
1965: Celia Cruz originally recorded a version of the song
1965: The Skatalites recorded "Perhaps" on Blue Beat in 1965 for the Latin American Music Company
1968: Gigliola Cinquetti and Los Panchos
1969: Paco de Lucia recorded an instrumental flamenco version on the album Hispanoamérica.
1973: Rigo Tovar version was recorded for Fonovisa Records
1982: Dennis Brown
1987: Finnish singer Tapani Kansa sung the song in Finnish under the name "Kenties, Kenties"
1996: The alternative rock band Cake released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on their album Fashion Nugget.
1998: British singer Samantha Fox
1998: Cuarteto Patria, with Manu Dibango
2000: British singer Geri Halliwell
2000: English singer Mari Wilson
2003: Chilean DJ and producer Ricardo Villalobos sampled the main lyrics for the track "Quizás" on his 2003 album Alcachofa.
2004: Laurel Aitken on his album En Español.
2004: Las Rubias del Norte on their album Rumba Internationale.
2004: Arielle Dombasle and Julio Iglesias on the former's album Amor Amor.
2006: British singer Emma Bunton
2007: The ska band Eastern Standard Time of Washington, D.C
2007: A cover of "Quizás, quizás, quizás" figured in the tracklist of Mi Sueño, the posthumous Ibrahim Ferrer's CD, released under World Circuit Records by Buena Vista Social Club. The cover was performed by Ibrahim Ferrer featuring the Cuban singer Omara Portuondo.
2008: The Pussycat Dolls
2008: Buena Vista Social Club released a live version on their album Buena Vista Social Club at Carnegie Hall.
2008: Nu Virgos released a Russian version - "Mechtay, mechtay, mechtay".
2009: Kind Rummel released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" featuring Sincronette.
2009: Lebanease duetRami Ayach & Abir Neema
2010, Australian singer Melinda Schneider recorded the song for her Doris Day tribute album "Melinda Does Doris". Schneider had previously performed the song live as a duet with David Campbell.
2010: Rula Zaki, an Egyptian singer, released an Arabic version, "Ahwak Ahwak Ahwak", on her album Zikrayaty.
2012: Pink Martini, live in Athens, for their 2012 tour, cover of the Spanish version Quizas, quizas, quizas
Others to have recorded the song include Sir Cliff Richard, Gordon Jenkins, Desi Arnaz, Omara Portuondo, Sonora Matancera, Xavier Cugat, Mantovani, The Stargazers, Pepe Jaramillo, ...