Amália Rodrigues – April in Portugal (Coimbra)

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April in Portugal (Song)

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“April in Portugal”
Song
English title“The Whisp’ring Serenade”, “Coimbra”
Written1947
GenreFado
Composer(s)Raul Ferrão
Lyricist(s)Jose Galhardo (Portuguese)
Jimmy Kennedy (English)

April in Portugal” is a popular song, also named “The Whisp’ring Serenade.” The music was written by Raul Ferrão with Portuguese lyrics by José Galhardo as a fado named “Coimbra”, about the city of that name in 1947English lyrics written by Jimmy Kennedy were set to the music, though many of the most popular versions of the song were instrumentals. It is one of the signature songs of Portuguese singer and fadista Amália Rodrigues.

It was also recorded in French by the tenor Luís Piçarra.

Avril au Portugal

Charting versions

Charting versions were recorded by the :

1953 HITS ARCHIVE: April In Portugal – Les Baxter
1953 HITS ARCHIVE: April In Portugal – Richard Hayman
1953 HITS ARCHIVE: April In Portugal – Freddy Martin
1953 HITS ARCHIVE: April In Portugal – Vic Damone
4. April In Portugal | ASTEROID CITY soundtrack

On Cash Box magazine‘s chart, where all versions were combined, the song reached a peak position of #2.

Other contemporary versions

Other versions recorded include those by:

April in Portugal
  • Geraldo & his new Concert Orchestra, recorded on April 30, 1953, released by Philips Records as catalog number PB-149
Geraldo – April In Portugal
April In Portugal
Avril Au Portugal (April In Portugal)
  • Mantovani and his Orchestra, recorded on October 14, 1959, on the album Continental Encores for Decca, SKL 4044.
April in Portugal
  • Bing Crosby with Malcolm Lockyer & His Orchestra, recorded on May 8, 1961, for the “Holiday in Europe” album – produced by Project Records and leased to US Decca.
Bing Crosby – April In Portugal
April In Portugal
Paisach in Portugal (April in Portugal)

Other recorded versions

The song has also been recorded by:

April in Portugal
Enoch Light – April In Portugal
Buddy Merrill — April In Portugal
Pérez Prado – April en Portugal
April In Portugal
Jane Morgan – April In Portugal (with lyrics)
April in Portugal
April In Portugal
Florian Zabach – April In Portugal
April in Portugal ~ Chet Atkins (1969)
April In Portugal (Remastered Edition)
Eddy Christiani – April in Portugal
April in Portugal
Abril en Portugal
April In Portugal – Norman Luboff Choir
Coimbra
April In Portugal
  • Geoff Love Mandolins
Geoff Love Mandolins – April In Portugal [1974]
April In Portugal (Remastered)
  • Caterina Valente
April in Portugal
April in Portugal
April In Portugal
  • Tony Evans and His Orchestra
April in Portugal (Samba)
  • Ray Conniff Singers
APRIL IN PORTUGAL by the Ray Conniff Singers with lyrics
April in Portugal
April in Portugal
April In Portugal
April In Portugal
April in Portugal
April in Portugal on Wersi Scala
Abril en Portugal (Coimbra)
April In Portugal
  • Liberace
Liberace performing April in Portugal
April in Portugal
April in Portugal
  • The Lucky Duckies
"April In Portugal" or "Coimbra" by The LUCKY DUCKIES
  • Los Panchos
April in Portugal (Remastered)
  • Paul Mauriat
My Choice 465 – Paul Mauriat: April in Portugal
April In Portugal
  • Manuel‘s Music Of The Mountains
April in Portugal (Coimbra)
April in Paris

April in Portugal (Film)

April in Portugal

April in Portugal film Theatrical release poster (1954-2).png
By Warwick Filmshttps://www.IMDB.com/title/tt0046721/mediaviewer/rm335344641/?ref_=tt_ov_i, Fair use, Link

Directed byEuan Lloyd
Written byO. Henry
Charles Belden
Produced byIrving Allen
Albert R. Broccoli
StarringTrevor Howard
Jocelyn Lane
Amalia Rodrigues
CinematographyTed Moore
Music byGeorge Melachrino
Production
company
Warwick Films
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date20 April 1956 (U.S.)
Running time20 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

April in Portugal is a 1954 travel film directed by Euan Lloyd, starring Jocelyn Lane and narrated by Trevor Howard. It was released in 1956.

Cast

Production

In order to get permission to film The Cockleshell Heroes in Portugal, Warwick Films had to make the documentary April in Portugal.

Reception

The Monthly Film Bulletin wrote: “This brief visit to Portugal is given the customary CinemaScopic treatment, and, in its effort to reveal the varied splendours of Lisbon, succeeds in telling us very little. Miss Jackie Lane, the film’s guide (who wears a different creation in almost every shot) is accompanied by a smiling bullfighter, Antonio dos Santos, and a fulsome commentary delivered by Trevor Howard. The fudos singer, Amalia Rodrigues, renders several well-known songs – one of which, sung from a yacht on the Tagus, suddenly suggests that the film has taken to parodying itself – a folk dance team perform a few steps, a military parade is held in honour of the President of Brazil, and Antonio himself provides the climax shot at a Portuguese bull-fight. These, and sundry other events, are photographed in bright glossy colours, and the title tune is played, in a rich stercophonic arrangement, by George Melachrino’s Orchestra. A chromium-piied travelogue which, nevertheless, wears a decidedly old-fashioned look.”

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