-To fuel your desire to travel, Bear Family Records® presents a CD album with 28 classics and lesser-known numbers from the time when Italy was the destination of dreams for many Germans.
-In the 1950s, countless families traveled south over the Alpine passes in VW Beetles to indulge in the 'Dolce Vita' on the Adriatic or Riviera coasts.
-The local soundtrack remained in their ears even after the return journey, with Volaré or Marina playing at every dance party in those days.
-Bear Family delivers an inspiring mix of European and US recordings, as not only us Northern Europeans but also North Americans rediscovered the country that many of their ancestors came from.

Ever think about how much fun it would be to visit Italy but not really in the mood to leave the comfort of your living room? 'An Evening in Italy - Dining, Dancing And Romancing The Italian Way' offers the perfect compromise, an atmospheric soundtrack for all three of those tremendously satisfying activities whether you're sitting pretty in a lovely Venetian café or luxuriating in your own easy chair. Naturally, some of the country's favorite sons are prominently featured -Domenico Modugno with his 1958 classic Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré), Renato Carosone, Natalino Otto, Fred Buscaglione, and Rocco Granata, whose Marina was an international hit in 1959. Plenty of American stars shine bright on this anthology too: operatically trained tenor Mario Lanza delivers a climactic Ave Maria following the effervescent Lou Monte (translating Merle Travis' Sixteen Tons into Neapolitan as well as relating the romping tale of Pizza Boy U.S.A.), the eternally suave Dean Martin, Connie Francis, Louis Prima, Elvis Presley (It's Now Or Never was an updated O Sole Mio), Paul Anka, and Dion. Order up a plate of pasta and a bottle of wine and dig this Italian serenade!

Track Listing

• Louis Prima with Sam Butera and His Wittnesses - Buona Sera
• Vittorio & die Rivieras - Tintarella Di Luna
• Lou Monte - Pizza Boy U.S.A.
• Van Wood Quartet - Butta La Pasta, Teresa
• Dion - Donna The Prima Donna (Italian)
• Fred Buscaglione E I Suoi Asternovas - Love In Portofino
• Renato Carosone E Il Suo Sestetto - Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano
• Nini Rosso E Il Suo Complesso - La Ballata Della Tromba
• Domenico Modugno - Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu (Volaré)
• Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never (O Sole Mio)
• Dino Sarti - La Pasta Asciutta
• Nat King Cole - My Dream Sonata
• Tony Renis - Quando, Quando, Quando
• Renato Carosone E Il Suo Sestetto - Torero
• Connie Francis - Roman Guitar
• The Gaylords - Ma Ma Ma Marie
• Natalino Otto - Mister Paganini
• Rosemary Clooney - Mambo Italiano
• Rocco Granata - Marina
• Fred Buscaglione E I Suoi Asternovas - Teresa Non Sparare
• Louis Prima with Keely Smith and Sam Butera and His Wittnesses - Angelina / Zooma Zooma (Medley)
• Sharkey and His Kings Of Dixieland - Pizza Pie Boogie
• Paul Anka - A Steel Guitar And A Glass Of Wine
• Dean Martin - On An Evening In Roma
• Lou Monte - Sixteen Tons (Italian)
• Norman Fox and The Rob Roys - Pizza Pie
• Camille Howard - O Solo Mio Boogie
• Mario Lanza - Ave Maria

Additional Details

Label: Bear Family Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Run Time: 79:00 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 05/02/25

UPC: 4000127176738