She (Charles Aznavour song)

"She" is a song written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer and released by Aznavour as a single in 1974. The song was written as a theme tune for the British TV series Seven Faces of Woman.[1]

The song was also recorded in French, German and Italian, under the titles "Tous les visages de l'amour" (English: All the Faces of Love), "Sie" (English: She) and "Lei" (English: She), respectively.

Despite not achieving commercial success in the United States and in Aznavour's home country, France, the song peaked at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, stayed there for four weeks, and it was certified silver for shipments exceeding 250,000 units. It also reached number 1 in the Irish Charts, despite spending just one week at the top. The song was recorded by Aznavour in several different languages aside from English, namelyFrench and Italian, as well as Spanish and German.

Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999. This version of the song, produced by Trevor Jones, was featured over the closing credits of the film Notting Hill and charted throughout Europe.



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[hide]  *1 Track listing  ==Track listing[ edit] == ==Charts and certifications[ edit] == ==Elvis Costello version[ edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Elvis Costello recorded a cover version of the song in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. This version of the song peaked at number 19 in the United Kingdom, giving Costello his first top 20 hit in the United Kingdom in 16 years.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-15" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[15] ===Track listing<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Charts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Laura Pausini cover<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Italian singer Laura Pausini also released an Italian language cover of the song, titled "She (Uguale a lei)". The song was recorded for a Barilla TV spot. The lyrics of the song were adapted by Pausini herself, and are therefore different from the lyrics of Aznavour's Italian-language version of his hit.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-24" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[24]  It was also released as a digital single on 8 March 2006, but it was not featured on any of Pausini's studio albums.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[25]  However, Pausini recorded a new version of the song, included in her greatest hits album 20 - The Greatest Hits. ===Live performances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">Pausini performed the song live for the first time during the final of Sanremo Music Festival 2006, when she was invited as a guest artist.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[26] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[27]  A live version of the song was included in a medley performed on 2 June 2007, during her concert at the San Siro stadium in Milan, later released as a video album titled San Siro 2007.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[28] ===Track listing<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Charts<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Other cover versions<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:20.3636360168457px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13.63636302948px;">The song has been recorded by many different artists over the years:
 * 2 Charts and certifications
 * 2.1 Weekly charts
 * 2.2 Certifications
 * 3 Elvis Costello version
 * 3.1 Track listing
 * 3.2 Charts
 * 4 Laura Pausini cover
 * 4.1 Live performances
 * 4.2 Track listing
 * 4.3 Charts
 * 5 Other cover versions
 * 6 Other information
 * 7 References
 * 8 External links
 * "She" – 7" 45 rpm record<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[2]
 * 1) "She" – 2:50
 * 2) "La barraka" – 2:45
 * "Lei" – 7" 45 rpm record<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[3]
 * 1) "Lei"
 * 2) "La barraka"
 * "She" (1999 re-release) – CD single<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[4]
 * 1) "She (Tous les visages de l'amour)" – 2:52
 * 2) "I Didn't See the Time Go By (Je n'ai pas vu le temps passer)" – 3:31
 * 2-track CD single – Europe (1999)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-16" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[16]
 * 1) "She" – 3:10
 * 2) "Painted from Memory" – 4:12
 * 3-track CD single – Europe (1999)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[17] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-18" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[18]
 * 1) "She" – 3:08
 * 2) "This House Is Empty Now" – 5:11
 * 3) "What's Her Name Today?" – 4:11
 * CD single – United Kingdom (1999)<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[19]
 * 1) "She" – 3:08
 * 2) "Painted from Memory" – 4:14
 * 3) "The Sweetest Punch" – 4:09
 * Digital download<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[29]
 * 1) "She (Uguale a lei)" – 2:59

==Other information<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * The Irish artist Joe Dolan recorded a version of the song on the album Memories.
 * Anglo-French singer Jason Kouchak recorded "She" and "Tous les Visages de l'Amour " as a tribute to Audrey Hepburn's 20th anniversary on his Comme d'Habitude album.
 * Dave Stewart and Terry Hall's short-lived project Vegas had a minor UK hit with the song in 1992, peaking at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[31]
 * A version of the song by Roger Whittaker on several of Whittaker's albums.
 * A version of the song by Peter Skellern is included on the compilation album Music To Watch Girls By.
 * 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.
 * Il Divo sings the Italian version "Lei" on their 2008 CD "The Promise".
 * Péter Máté recorded a Hungarian version of the song called "Ő" in 1984.
 * Yuna Ito recorded a cover version of the song as a part of her project Yuna Ito ~ Respects, the second cover of the project, released on August 25, 2010.
 * Matti Caspi recorded a Hebrew version of the song, called "She" (Hebrew: "היא" pronounced hee) for his 2005 album "You are my woman" (Hebrew: "את האישה שלי"). The lyrics were translated by Ehud Manor. Charles Aznavour participated in the video clip.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[32]
 * Bryan Ferry joined Charles Aznavour to record a duet on Aznavour's double album Duos.
 * Daniel Boaventura recorded a cover version in 2011 for the soundtrack of the Brazilian telenovela Morde & Assopra (Rede Globo).
 * Italian singer Francesco Renga included a cover of the Italian-language version of the song in his album Orchestraevoce, released in 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[33]
 * Jeff Lynne recorded the song and is the opening track to his covers album Long Wave released in 2012.
 * American singer Joseph Williams, singer of the rock band Toto and son of the film music composer John Williams covered the song on his album Tears/Smile
 * In 2002 Dutch singer René Froger recorded a cover version for Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, now queen consort. The cover was titled She (A Song for Máxima).
 * Leeteuk (이특) Korean singer and member of the group Super Junior sang it as his solo part in their concert Super Show 4 in 2011/2012 and is recorded on their live album released in July 2013
 * 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.
 * On October 6, 2013, Hamden, Connecticut-based Pop-New Age Prince, The 465 CT Transit driver perform a live cover version during GMA Network's Sunday Variety Show, Sunday All Starsand featured Máiréad Nesbitt of Celtic Woman on the violin. His version are featured in his upcoming 1st instrumental debut album, The Bridge, was scheduled to be released on December 2013.
 * A new cover performed by Richard Butler of The Psychedelic Furs<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-34" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-size:10.9090909957886px;">[34]  was used in the teaser trailer for the 2014 David Fincher film Gone Girl.
 * Bryan Ferry covered it at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival with Aznavour joining him on stage at the end of the performance.
 * The first six notes and words of the 1987 The Cure single "Hot! Hot! Hot!" sung in falsetto by Robert Smith are a direct quote from "She".
 * Jay-R, the R&B prince, covered it for Philippine soap opera Beauty Queen.
 * CBBC used the song for a reflective montage at the end of the memorial retrospective My Sarah Jane, celebrating the long-running Whoniverse character Sarah Jane Smith following the death of actress Elisabeth Sladen.