Sway (song)
Sway is the English version of ¿ Quién será? , A mambo song by Mexican composer Luis Demetrio of 1953. The best-known English version is by Dean Martin from 1954. Norman Gimbel wrote the English text. Since then, the song of many artists was re-recorded and interpreted.
" ¿ Quién será? " By Pablo Beltrán Y Su Orchestra
1954
" ¿ Quién será? " Is a Spanish song written and recorded by Luis Demetrio.
Version of Dean Martin
1954
1954 was written to the song and recorded by Dean Martin by Norman Gimbel the English text ( his recording reached number 15 in the best-seller charts of Billboard magazine and number six in the UK charts ).
Version of Michael Bublé
June 22, 2004
The Canadian crooner Michael Bublé coverte " Sway " in 2003 for his debut album Michael Bublé. Sway was chosen as the third single release from the album and was released in Australia on 22 June 2004.
Version of The Pussycat Dolls
2004
The American girl group The Pussycat Dolls took " Sway " as the soundtrack for Shall We Dance? on. The title was later released as a bonus on their debut album PCD ( 2005).
- Arranged By - Jerry Hey
- Producer and marimba - Ron Fair
- Co - producer - Tal Herzberg
- Technology (bass, Stretcher) - Michael C. Ross
- Mixed by - Bassy Bob Brockmann
- Bass - Rickey Minor
- Chello - poor Ksajikian, Cecilia Tsan, Larry Corbett, Suzie Katayama
- Drums - Vinnie Colaiuta
- Guitar - George Doering
- Harp - Gayle Levant
- Percussion - Luis Conte Piano - John Beasley
- Trumpet - Gary Grant, Jerry Hey, Wayne Bergeron
- Viola - Darrin McCann, Marlow Fisher, Sam Formicola, Vicki Miskolczy
- Violin - Charlie Bisharat, Endre Granat, Jackie Brand, Josefina Vergara, Julie Gigante, Katia Popov, Natalie Leggett, Phillip Levy, Ralph Morrison, Rene Mandel, Roberto Cani, Robin Olson, Sarah Parkins, Sarah Thornblade, Songa Lee *, Tammy Hatwan *
- Woodwind - Brandon Fields, Dan Higgins, Joel Peskin, Kim Hutchcroft
Recordings (selection)
Original
English and Spanish versions
" ¿ Quién será? " And " Sway " were taken over decades dozens of times by various artists. This is just a list of the most popular recordings, not a comprehensive listing.
Live performances
- 2007 - Melinda Doolittle on American Idol
- 2009 - Joe McElderry on The X Factor UK
- 2011 - Sooyoung by the South Korean girl group Girls' Generation sang it as a solo at the Girls' Generation Tour 2011 is a recording of a performance on their second live album, 2011 Girls' Generation Tour. .
Language versions
The song was translated and gecovert in different languages. Here is a list of selected languages .