Luglio

"Something's Happening"
"Something's Happening"
Single by Herman's Hermits
B-side	(UK) "The Most Beautiful Thing in My Life"; (US) "Little Miss Sorrow, Child of Tomorrow";
Released	(UK) 29 November 1968; (US) December 1968
Recorded	October 1968
Studio	De Lane Lea Studios, London
Genre	Pop rock
Length	3:07
Label	(UK) Columbia; (US) MGM
Songwriters	Giancarlo Bigazzi; Riccardo Del Turco;
Lyricist	Jack Fishman
Producer	Mickie Most
Herman's Hermits singles chronology

"Le Petit Pain au chocolat"
"Le Petit Pain au chocolat"
Single by Joe Dassin
from the album Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
B-side	"Le Temps des œufs au plat"
Released	November 1968
Genre	Chanson; pop;
Length	3:30
Label	CBS Disques
Songwriters	Giancarlo Bigazzi; Riccardo Del Turco;
Lyricist	Pierre Delanoë
Producer	Jacques Plait
Joe Dassin singles chronology
Music video
	"Le petit pain au chocolat" (audio) on YouTube

"Luglio"
"Luglio"
Single by Riccardo Del Turco
from the album Riccardo Del Turco
B-side	"Il temporale"
Released	April 1968
Genre	Pop
Length	3:05
Label	CGD
Songwriters	Giancarlo Bigazzi; Riccardo Del Turco;
Riccardo Del Turco singles chronology
Music video
	"Luglio" (audio) on YouTube

"Luglio" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈluʎʎo] ^ⓘ; "July") is a 1968 song by Riccardo Del Turco. The song won the Un disco per l'estate competition and was awarded the Golden Gondola at the International Light Music Exhibition [it], marking Del Turco's breakout and becoming his signature song. The single sold over 500,000 copies.

Track listing

7" single (CBS – 3587)

"Luglio" (R. Del Turco, G. Bigazzi) – 3:05
"Il temporale" (R. Del Turco, G. Bigazzi, Mogol, L. Enríquez Bacalov) – 3:07

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)	2

Cover versions

Le Petit Pain au chocolat

"Luglio" was covered by Joe Dassin as "Le Petit Pain au chocolat" ("The Little Chocolate Bread"), with the lyrics adapted into French by Pierre Delanoë. Released as a single in 1968, the song reached no. 2 in Wallonia (French Belgium). It was the second track of side 1 of his 1969 album Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées).

Track listing

7" single (CBS – 3871)

"Le Petit Pain au chocolat" (R. Del Turco, G. Bigazzi, P. Delanoë) – 3:30
"Le Temps des œufs au plat" (J. Dassin, R. Dassin, C. Lemesle) – 2:43

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)	2

Something's Happening

"Something's Happening" is the English version of "Luglio", performed by Herman's Hermits on new lyrics by Jack Fishman. It was produced by Mickie Most and arranged by John Paul Jones.

Critical reception

Billboard described the song as a "catchy, clever number". Cash Box predicted that the song would be a hit with both young adults and teenagers, noting that it "should spur excitement among middle-of-the-road programmers right off with the teen channels coming in after the action has started".

Charts

Chart (1968)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)	25
Canada (The RPM 100)	84
New Zealand (Official New Zealand Music Chart)^{[citation needed]}	20
Norway (VG-lista)^{[citation needed]}	4
South Africa (Springbok Top 20)	3
UK (Record Retailer)	6
US Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100	130

Other covers

The song was also covered by The Tremeloes as "I'm Gonna Try", by Los Hermanos Rigual as "Julia" (in Spanish), and by Carmela Corren as "Heiß wie die Sonne" (in German).

References

1 2 Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Luglio". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. pp. 190–1. ISBN 8888169016.
↑ "MM Italian Distrib, Launches 150,000 LP Sales Goal Drive". Billboard. October 5, 1968. p. 55.
↑ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Luglio".
1 2 "Joe Dassin – Le Petit Pain au chocolat" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
↑ Herman's Hermits, "Something's Happening" single release Retrieved January 10, 2015
↑ "Spotlight Singles". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 6. Billboard Publications, Inc. 8 February 1969. p. 84.
↑ "Cash Box Record Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. XXX, no. 28. The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 8 February 1969. p. 24.
↑ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
↑ "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 28, 1969" (PDF).
↑ "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 25 November 2020.
↑ "HERMAN'S HERMITS songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2026.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.
↑ "Cover versions of Luglio written by Riccardo Del Turco, Giancarlo Bigazzi". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

[dizcanzone-1] 1 2 Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Luglio". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. pp. 190–1. ISBN 8888169016.

[2] "MM Italian Distrib, Launches 150,000 LP Sales Goal Drive". Billboard. October 5, 1968. p. 55.

[3] "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Luglio".

[ultratop.be_-_Joe_Dassin_-_Le_petit_pain_au_chocolat-4] 1 2 "Joe Dassin – Le Petit Pain au chocolat" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-11-28.

[5] Herman's Hermits, "Something's Happening" single release Retrieved January 10, 2015

[6] "Spotlight Singles". Billboard. Vol. 81, no. 6. Billboard Publications, Inc. 8 February 1969. p. 84.

[7] "Cash Box Record Reviews". Cash Box. Vol. XXX, no. 28. The Cash Box Publishing Co., Inc. 8 February 1969. p. 24.

[8] Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra: Australian Chart Book. p. 84. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.

[charts-9] "RPM Top 100 Singles - April 28, 1969" (PDF).

[10] "SA Charts 1965–March 1989". Retrieved 25 November 2020.

[11] "HERMAN'S HERMITS songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2026.

[12] Whitburn, Joel (1982). Joel Whitburn's Bubbling Under the Hot 100, 1959-1981. Menomonee Falls, Wis: Record Research. p. 76. ISBN 978-0-8982-0047-8.

[13] "Cover versions of Luglio written by Riccardo Del Turco, Giancarlo Bigazzi". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 26 June 2024.

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