I Want to Be Wanted
Brenda Lee
1960
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Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
The melody began as the Italian song Per tutta la vita, written by Pino Spotti and Alberto Testa and performed at the 1959 Sanremo festival. Kim Gannon supplied English lyrics. Brenda Lee recorded that adaptation with producer Owen Bradley, giving the earlier composition a new English-language life.
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Sources for this information
I Want to Be Wanted - reviewed composition, recording and genre information
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Billboard year-end 1960 table (Wikipedia transcription)
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