She (Charles Aznavour song)

She (Charles Aznavour song)

"She" is the title of a song written, recorded and released by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer.

It reached number 1 in the UK single charts in 1974, but was not successful in the USA or France. The song was recorded by Aznavour in several different languages aside from English, namely French and Italian, as well as Spanish and German. By reaching number one in the UK charts, this made Charles Aznavour the oldest "living" male chart-topper in the UK charts (at fifty years old), a record which has since been beaten by Cliff Richard with 1999's Millennium Prayer when he was 59, and currently the third oldest overall male chart-topper, behind Louis Armstrong, who was 66 years and 10 months old when he reached number one with What a Wonderful World.

Cover versions

The song has been recorded by many different artists over the years:

*Elvis Costello recorded a cover version in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film "Notting Hill", with Trevor Jones producing. It is featured over the film's opening and closing credits.
*The Irish artist Joe Dolan recorded a version of the song on the album Memories, with other hit songs from the 60's.
*Dave Stewart and Terry Hall's short-lived project Vegas had a minor UK hit with the song in 1992.
*A version of the song by Peter Skellern can be found on the compilation album "Music To Watch Girls By".
*Laura Pausini also sings an Italian version of the song called "She (Uguale a lei)"
*Horacio Fontova recorded a cover for the TV program "Música para Soñar" (Argentina) and that version is also on the soundtrack.
*Palo Pandolfo, also from Argentina, made a spanish version called "Ella" for his album "Antojo" (2004).
*Paul Byrom of Celtic Thunder performs the song on their CD and during their television special.

The British sitcom "Fawlty Towers" features a scene in the episode "Basil the Rat" in which hapless Spanish waiter Manuel sings an excerpt of the song while sitting on his bed.


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