Al Martino (født Alfred Cini, 7. oktober 1927 – 13. oktober 2009) var en amerikansk sanger og skuespiller, der fik en lang række hits fra 1950'erne og frem, men måske var mest kendt for sin rolle som sangeren Johnny Fontane i filmen The Godfather, der havde visse sammenfald med Martinos egen karriere.
Al Martino var af italiensk afstamning og arbejdede som helt ung som murer, men han var meget interesseret i musik med inspiration fra Al Jolson og Perry Como. Da han oplevede, hvordan en kammerat fra barndommen under navnet Mario Lanza kunne opnå verdensberømmelse, fik han også blod på tanden.
Efter at have aftjent sin værnepligt under 2. verdenskrig, hvor han blandt andet blev såret i slaget om Iwo Jima, begyndte tog han navnet Al Martino og begyndte at synge på natklubber i New York. Han vandt en talentkonkurrence på tv og fik nu en pladekontrakt. I 1952 blev hans single med sangen "Here in My Heart" den første på New Musical Express''' nydannede engelske hitlistes førsteplads. Den blev i øvrigt på førstepladsen i ni uger, hvilket i løbet af listens første 50 år kun blev overgået af fire sange.
Successen blev fulgt op af flere andre populære sange, men rock'n'roll-bølgen, der tog fat i midten af 1950'erne betød tilbageslag for Martinos popsange, der hørte til en tidligere tradition. I 1960'erne fik han en ny succesperiode begyndende med sangen "I Love You Because", der blev fulgt op af sange som "I Love You More and More Every Day" og "Always Together" samt giganthittet "Spanish Eyes" fra 1965 samt "Volare".
I 1972 fik han rollen som natklubsangeren Johnny Fontane i Francis Ford Coppolas store succesfilm The Godfather, hvortil han også sang kendingsmelodien "I Have But One Heart". Han gentog rollen i de to efterfølgende film, men bortset fra en enkelt filmrolle i 2006 holdt han sig til sangen. Skønt populariteten langsomt dalede, optrådte han fortsat til langt op i 2000'erne på natklubber, casinoer og lignende mindre steder.
Filmografi Year Title Role1972 The Godfather Johnny Fontane1990 The Godfather Part III
Diskografi Studiealbums Goldmine Standard American Records; 1950-1990, by Dave Thompson, Krause Publications, c2012, p. 796, 1959: Al Martino (20th Century Fox) 1960: Swing Along With Al Martino (20th Century Fox) 1962: The Exciting Voice of Al Martino (U.S. No. 109) Capitol Records 1962: The Italian Voice of Al Martino (U.S. No. 57) 1963: When Your Love Has Gone (20th Century Fox) 1963: I Love You Because (U.S. No. 7) 1963: Painted, Tainted Rose (U.S. No. 9) 1963: Love Notes 1963: Sings Great Italian Love Songs 1964: A Merry Christmas (U.S. Christmas No. 8) 1964: I Love You More and More Every Day/Tears and Roses (U.S. No. 31) 1964: Living a Lie (U.S. No. 13) 1965: My Cherie (U.S. No. 19) 1965: Somebody Else is Taking My Place (U.S. No. 42) 1965: We Could (U.S. No. 41) 1966: Spanish Eyes (U.S. No. 8) 1966: Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep (U.S. No. 116) 1966: This is Love (U.S. No. 57) 1967: Daddy's Little Girl (U.S. No. 23) 1967: This Love for You (U.S. No. 99) 1967: Mary in the Morning (U.S. No. 63) 1968: Love is Blue (U.S. No. 56) 1968: This is Al Martino (U.S. No. 129) 1968: Wake Up to Me Gentle 1969: Jean (U.S. No. 196) 1969: Sausalito (U.S. No. 189) 1970: Can't Help Falling in Love (U.S. No. 184) 1970: My Heart Sings (U.S. No. 172) 1972: Love Theme from 'The Godfather' (U.S. No. 138) 1972: Summer of '42 (U.S. No. 204) 1973: Country Style 1974: I Won't Last a Day Without You 1975: To the Door of the Sun (U.S. No. 129) 1976: In Concert: Recorded With the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra (live) RockyRock 1976: Sing My Love Songs 1978: The Next Hundred Years 1978: Al Martino Sings (20th Century Fox) 1978: Al Martino 1982: All of Me (MovieTone) 1990: Quando,Quando, Quando (Dynamic) 1991: Al Martino: In Concert (Prestige) 1993: The Voice to Your Heart; produced by Dieter Bohlen in Germany (Dino Music) 2000: Style (Varèse Sarabande) 2006: Come Share the Wine (Sin-Drome) 2011: Thank You Opsamlingsalbum
196?: Romantic World of Al Martino (Capitol) 1965: That Old Feeling (MovieTone) 1966: Don't Go to Strangers (Pickwick) 1968: Al Martino (Guest Star) 1968: The Best of Al Martino (U.S. No. 108) 1970: Here in My Heart/Yesterday 1971: I Wish You Love/Losing You 1971: Al Martino (3 LP Set) 1978: Time After Time (Springboard) 1990: Greatest Hits (Curb) 1992: Capitol Collectors Series 1996: 20 Great Love songs (Disky) 1998: Touch of Class (Disky) 1999: The Legendary Al Martino (Metro) 1999: The Al Martino Collection: I Love You Because (Razor & Tie) 1999: I Love You Because/My Cherie 2000: Hits of Al Martino 2004: Essential Al Martino (Fuel 2000) 2005: Ultimate Al Martino 2006: We Could/Think I'll Go Somewhere And Cry Myself to Sleep 2006: Very Best of Al Martino 2007: An Introduction to Al Martino (Varèse Sarabande) 2012: Makin' Whoopee (Sepia) 2013: Take My Heart (Jasmine) 2018: The Singles Collection: 1952-1962'' (Acrobat) Label is mainly Capitol Records
Singler Årtitler (A-side/B-side)Begge sider fra samme album, med mindre andet er noteretU.S. BillboardU.S. Cash BoxU.S. ACUKAlbum1952"Here in My Heart"b/w "I Cried Myself To Sleep" 1 2 1Non-album tracks"Take My Heart"b/w "I Never Cared" 12 9"I've Never Seen"b/w "Say You'll Wait For Me" 1953"Now"b/w "In All This World" 25 3"Rachel"b/w "One Lonely Night" 30 21 10"Here In My Arms"b/w "There's Music In You" "When You're Mine"b/w "This Night I'll Remember" 27 "All I Want Is A Chance"b/w "You Can't Go On Forever Breaking My Heart" 1954"Melancholy Serenade"b/w "Way, Paesano (Uei...Paesano)" "Wanted"b/w "There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight" 4"The Story Of Tina"b/w "Say It Again" 10"Don't Go To Strangers"b/w "When" 1955"The Man From Laramie"b/w "To Please My Lady" 19"Love Is Eternal"b/w "The Snowy, Snowy Mountains" 1956"A Love To Call My Own"b/w "The Girl I Left In Rome" 1957"I'm Sorry"b/w "I'm A Funny Guy" 1958"Here In My Heart"b/w "Two Lovers" 1959"I Can't Get You Out of My Heart"b/w "Two Hearts Are Better Than One" 44 43"Darling, I Love You"b/w "The Memory Of You" 63 52 1960"Summertime"b/w "I Sold My Heart" (Non-album track) 49Swing Along With Al Martino"Dearest (Cara)"b/w "Hello My Love" 106 Non-album tracks"Only The Broken Hearted"b/w "Journey To Love" "Our Concerto"b/w "In My Heart Of Hearts" "Come Back To Me"b/w "It's All Over But The Crying" 1961"Little Boy, Little Girl"b/w "My Side Of The Story" 109 92 "Here in My Heart" (re-recording)b/w "Granada" 86 102 17 The Exciting Voice Of Al Martino"Pardon"b/w "Another Time, Another Place" Non-album tracks1962"There's No Tomorrow"b/w "The Memory Of You" "Love, Where Are You Now (Toselli Serenade)"b/w "Exodus" 119 The Exciting Voice Of Al Martino"Because You're Mine"b/w "Make Me Believe" 1963"I Love You Because"b/w "Merry-Go-Round" 3 3 1 48I Love You Because"Painted, Tainted Rose"b/w "That's The Way It's Got To Be" 15 19 3Painted, Tainted Rose"Living A Lie"b/w "I Love You Truly" (from Painted, Tainted Rose) 22 23 8Living A Lie1964"My Side Of The Story"b/w "It's All Over But The Crying" Non-album tracks"I Love You More and More Every Day"b/w "I'm Living My Heaven With You" 9 11 3I Love You More and More Every Day"Tears and Roses"b/w "A Year Ago Tonight" (Non-album track) 20 18 7"Always Together" / 33 41 4We Could"Thank You For Loving Me" 118 96 Non-album tracks"I Can't Get You Out of My Heart" (reissue)b/w "Come Back To Me" 99 "We Could"b/w "Sunrise To Sunrise" 41 44 6We Could"Silver Bells"b/w "You're All I Want For Christmas" 145 A Merry Christmas1965"My Heart Would Know"b/w "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" 52 50 11Somebody Else Is Taking My Place"Somebody Else Is Taking My Place" / 53 64 11"With All My Heart" 122 99 "My Cherie" / 88 79 26My Cherie"Ramona" tag Painted, Tainted Rose"Forgive Me"b/w "What Now, My Love" (from My Cherie) 61 73 7Spanish Eyes1966"Spanish Eyes"b/w "Melody Of Love" (From My Cherie) 15 16 1 5 A"Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself To Sleep"b/w "Hello Memory" 30 33 2"Wiederseh'n"b/w "The Minute You're Gone" 57 61 3Think I'll Go Somewhere and Cry Myself to Sleep"Just Yesterday"b/w "By The River Of The Roses" (from Spanish Eyes) 77 71 12This Is Love"The Wheel of Hurt"b/w "Somewhere In This World" 59 57 12 Daddy's Little Girl1967"Daddy's Little Girl"b/w "Devotion" (From This Love For You) 42 46 2"Mary in the Morning"b/w "I Love You and You Love Me" 27 27 1"More Than the Eye Can See"b/w "Red Is Red" (from Mary In The Morning) 54 47 1 This Is Al Martino"A Voice In the Choir"b/w "The Glory Of Love" (from This Is Al Martino) 80 81 5Non-album track1968"Love Is Blue"b/w "I'm Carryin' The World On My Shoulders" 57 60 3Love Is Blue"Lili Marlene"b/w "Georgia" 87 82 7"Wake Up To Me Gentle"b/w "If You Must Leave My Life" 120 125 21Wake Up To Me Gentle1969"I Can't Help It"b/w "I Can See Only You" 97 93 10"Sausalito"b/w "Take My Hand For A While" 99 62 13Sausalito"I Started Loving You Again" Bb/w "Let Me Stay Awhile" (from Jean) 86 74 19Non-album track1970"Can't Help Falling in Love"b/w "You're All The Woman That I Need" 51 57 5Can't Help Falling In Love"Walking In The Sand"b/w "One More Mile (and Darlin', I'll Be Home)" (from Can't Help Falling In Love) 123 9To the Door of the Sun"True Love Is Greater Than Friendship"b/w "The Call" 110 33My Heart Sings1971"Come Into My Life"b/w "One Pair Of Hands" (from My Heart Sings) 104 30To the Door of the Sun"Losing My Mind"b/w "Too Many Mornings" (Non-album track) 39Summer of '42"This Summer Knows"b/w "More Now Than Ever" 1972"Speak Softly Love"b/w "I Have But One Heart" 80 81 24Love Theme from 'The Godfather"Canta Libre"b/w "Take Me Back" 37Non-album tracks1973"Hey Mama"b/w "If I Give My Heart To You" (Non-album track) The Very Best Of Al Martino"Daddy Let's Play"b/w "Mary Go Lightly (Como Un Nino)" (from To the Door of the Sun) Country Style1975"To the Door of the Sun"b/w "Mary Go Lightly (Como Un Nino)" 17 21 7To the Door of the Sun1976"Volare"b/w "You Belong To Me" 33 41 9Sing My Love Songs"My Thrill"b/w "The More I See You" 43"Sing My Love Song" (With The Mike Curb Congregation)b/w "May I Have The Next Dream With You" 241977"Kentucky Morning"b/w "Sweet Marlorene" 110 26The Next Hundred Years1978"The Next Hundred Years"b/w "After The Lovin'" 49 55 6"One Last Time"b/w "Here I Go Again" 441979"Torero"b/w "Now That I Found You" Non-album tracks1980"Almost Gone"B-side unknown 1981"Look Around (You'll Find Me There)"b/w "More Than Ever Now" 1982"You and I"b/w "If I Should Love Again" "What Your Love Did For Me"b/w "Warm Is When You Touch Me"
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