El día que me quieras (song)
El día que me quieras (English: The day that you love me) is a tango with music by Carlos Gardel and lyrics by Alfredo Le Pera. Originally featured in the 1935 film of the same name, sung by Gardel himself, it became a heavily recorded tango standard, even by artists outside of the realm of tango. It has subsequently been covered by various artists such as Luis Miguel, Julio Iglesias,[1] Michael Bolton[2] Roberto Carlos and Raphael de España. The song was inducted into the Latin Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001.[3] "El día que me quieras" was honored at the 2014 La Musa Awards as "La Canción de Todos los Tiempos" ("The Song of All Times").[4] It was among the tango standards selected by Plácido Domingo for his 1981 album Plácido Domingo Sings Tangos. In addition to Domingo, the song has been covered by operatic tenors including José Carreras,[5] Juan Diego Florez[6], Christian Ketter[7], and Alfredo Kraus.[8]
Luis Miguel version
| "El día que me quieras" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Luis Miguel | ||||
| from the album Segundo Romance | ||||
| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Latin | |||
| Length | 3:58 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pedra | |||
| Producer(s) | Luis Miguel, Armando Manzanero, Juan Carlos Calderón, Kiko Cibrian | |||
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Mexican singer Luis Miguel recorded a cover version of the song, his Grammy Award-winning album Segundo Romance, in 1994. This single peaked at number-one in the Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart in 1994, one of the two songs along with "La Media Vuelta" from the album to do so.[9]
| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks | 1 |
| US Billboard Latin Pop Airplay | 1 |
Gloria Estefan version
| "El día que me quieras" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Gloria Estefan | |
| from the album The Standards | |
| Released | 2013 |
| Recorded | 2013 |
| Genre | Traditional pop |
| Label | Sony Masterworks |
| Songwriter(s) | Carlos Gardel, Alfredo Le Pedra, Gloria Estefan |
Gloria Estefan has written and recorded the first-ever English translation of the song ("The Day You Say You Love Me") for her 2013 album The Standards. “It was the wedding song that Emilio and I danced to!” she relates. “I wanted to record it. It was never done in English, and I wanted it to be as close to the author's version as possible and I was so inspired. Before we started doing the record, I wrote the translation. It’s always nice when you can write a standard!”[10] Some editions of Estefan's album also include a cover with the original Spanish lyrics.
See also
References
- "Julio Iglesias - El Dia Que Me Quieras". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/El-Dia-Que-Me-Quieras/dp/B001BKGP8E. Retrieved 2018-12-08. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - "Latin GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". Latin Grammy Award. Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. 2001. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
- "2014 Inductees". Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame. 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
- www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/El-D%C3%ADa-Que-Me-Quieras/dp/B00469H108. Retrieved 2018-12-08. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - www.amazon.com https://www.amazon.com/Gardel-El-D%C3%ADa-Que-Quieras/dp/B01M0NMTUF. Retrieved 2018-12-08. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - Beloved: Christian Ketter, Cara Schlecker & Myron Silberstein Live in Recital by Christian Ketter, Cara Schlecker & Myron Silberstein, retrieved 2018-12-08
- Coronado, Rolando (2009-01-11). "El áureo clarín del verbo: Alfredo Kraus, el día que te quiera..." El áureo clarín del verbo. Retrieved 2018-12-08.
- "Luis Miguel - Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Macromedia Corporation. Retrieved 2010-06-24.
- "Gloria Estefan - The Standards". Retrieved 2015-04-08.