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Al Martino

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Biography

Al Martino was one of the great Italian-American pop crooners, boasting a string of hit singles and LPs that stretched from the early '50s all the way into the mid-'70s. However, he is perhaps even better known for his role in The Godfather as singer Johnny Fontane, a character supposedly based on Frank Sinatra but with eerie similarities to Martino's own career. Martino's 1952 debut smash, "Here in My Heart," made him the first American artist to top the charts in Great Britain, but his career was interrupted by gangster interference, which kept him out of the U.S. for much of the '50s. He later returned and rejuvenated his career, scoring his signature hit with 1965's classic "Spanish Eyes" and reaching a whole new audience via The Godfather in 1972.

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Top Tracks

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  1.  
    Lyrics
    Blue spanish eyes
    Tearsdrops are falling from your Spanish eyes
    Please, please don't cry
    This is just adios and not goodbye
    Soon I'll return
    Spanish Eyes - (2:30)  -  7,724 plays
  2.  
    Lyrics
    Here in my heart I'm alone, I'm so lonely
    Here in my heart I just yearn for you only
    Here in my arms I long to hold you
    Hold you so near, ever close to my heart
    So, darlin'
    Here In My Heart - (3:14)  -  4,548 plays
  3. Volare - (3:08)  -  2,313 plays
  4. I Have But One Heart - (3:00)  -  1,877 plays
  5.  
    Lyrics
    Speak softly love and hold me warm against your heart
    I feel your words the tender trembling moments starts
    We're a world, our very own
    Sharing a love that only few have ever known
    Wine colored days warmed by the sun
    Speak Softly Love - (3:11)  -  1,420 plays
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