La Maritza

"La Maritza" is a song by Sylvie Vartan from her 1968 album Sylvie Vartan (also known as La Maritza). It was also released as an EP and as a single.

"La Maritza"
Single by Sylvie Vartan
from the album Sylvie Vartan (La Maritza)
LanguageFrench
Released1968 (1968)
LabelRCA Victor
Songwriter(s)Jean Renard, Pierre Delanoë
Sylvie Vartan singles chronology
"Irrésistiblement"
(1968)		 "La Maritza"
(1968)		 "On a toutes besoin d'un homme"
(1968)

Background and writing

The song was written by Jean Renard and Pierre Delanoë.[1]

Commercial performance

In France the song was released on an EP (La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup / Jolie poupée).

In Wallonia (French Belgium) the EP charted as a double A-side "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup". It spent 19 weeks in the singles chart, peaking at no. 4.[1][2]

The song "La Maritza" also reached at least in the top 4 in Finland in 1970 (according to the chart, courtesy of INTRO, published by U.S. Billboard magazine in its "Hits of the World" section).[3][4]

Track listings

7" EP "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup / Jolie poupée" (RCA Victor 87.074 M in France, RCA Victor TP-455 in Portugal)[5]

A. "La Maritza" (3:42)
B1. "Un p'tit peu beaucoup" (2:30)
B2. "Jolie poupée"

7" single "La Maritza / Un p'tit peu beaucoup" RCA Victor 3 10372 (Spain)[6]

A. "La Maritza" (3:42)
B. "Un p'tit peu beaucoup" (2:30)

Charts
"La Maritza" / "Un p'tit peu beaucoup"
Chart (1968) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[1][2] 4

Cover versions

Sylvie Vartan herself recorded the song also in Italian (under the title "La Maritza") and in German (under the title "Lied ohne Wiederkehr").[1]

Also the song has been covered, among others, by Seija Simola (in Finnish under the title "Maritza"), Bart Kaëll (in Dutch under the title "Maritza"), Elisa Tovati and Nawel Ben Kraïem, Jitka Molavcová and Hana Hegerová (in Czech under the title "Co mi dáš").[1]

In 2014, this song has also been covered by Scarecrow, a Finnish horror punk band. It was released on their 2014 7" EP "Amores de Vampiros".

Seija Simola's version reached at least the top 6 in Finland in 1970 (according to the chart, courtesy of INTRO, published in the "Hits of the World" section of the 21 January 1978 issue of U.S. Billboard).[7]

References
  1. "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - La Maritza". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  2. "ultratop.be - Sylvie Vartan - Un p'tit peu beaucoup". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (23 May 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 1–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (6 June 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. "Sylvie Vartan - La Maritza (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  6. "Sylvie Vartan - La Maritza (Vinyl) at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-11-28.
  7. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (1970-06-20). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 51–. ISSN 0006-2510.
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