Al di là

 "Al di là"  (English translation: "Beyond") is a song written by Italian composer Carlo Donida and lyricst Mogol, and recorded by Betty Curtis. The English lyrics were written by Ervin Drake. The song was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1961, performed in Italian by Curtis at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France, on 18 March 1961, after Curtis had won the 1961 edition of the Sanremo Music Festival on 2 February 1961, which served as the Italian national selection from 1958 to 1966.

It was also recorded by Italian-American singer Connie Francis in Italian in 1962, and she re-recorded it in a bilingual version later during the same year.

Composer Donida is best known in America for writing "Uno Die Tanta," or "I (Who Have Nothing)". English lyricist Drake also wrote the lyrics for such songs as "Quando, Quando, Quando" and "Good Morning Heartache", and both the music and lyrics for "It Was a Very Good Year".

Covers
Other notable recording include Milva (1961),[ 7 ] Ace Cannon - Sweet and Tough (1966),[ 8 ] Jerry Adriani (1996).[ 7 ]
 * In the United States, Emilio Pericoli is the artist most associated with the song. He sang "Al di là" in a nightclub, with a small combo, in the popular 1962 film Rome Adventure, starring Troy Donahue andSuzanne Pleshette, and his single that year on Warner Bros. Records reached number six on Billboard‍ '​s pop chart and number three on the easy-listening chart.[ 1 ] Pericoli's version ranked #48 on Billboard's 1962 Year-End chart.[ 2 ] The film segment is available on YouTube.com. Pericoli's album version of the song is not the same as in the film. It is much slower and recorded with a full orchestra. (In the film, Donahue's character interprets the song'sTITLE as meaning "Beyond the Beyond".)
 * Al Hirt released a version on his 1963 album, Honey in the Horn.[ 3 ]
 * Jerry Vale released a version on his 1963 album, Arrivederci, Roma.[ 4 ]
 * The Ray Charles Singers scored a 1964 hit, peaking at #29 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart with their cover of the song.
 * Al Martino, who would later play the fictional crooner Johnny Fontaine in the 1972 film The Godfather, recorded "Al Di Là" in Italian on his 1963 album, The Italian Voices of Al Martino album (Capitol Records).
 * Sergio Franchi is another Italian-American singer associated with this popular song. He recorded on his 1968 RCA Victor album, Wine and Song.[ 5 ] Franchi also sang the song on the December 26, 1964 broadcast of The Hollywood Palace.[ 6 ]