Cover of the Plácido Domingo and Jennifer Rush single.

"Till I Loved You" is a song from the never-staged musical Goya: A Life in Song, based on the life of the Spanish artist Francisco Goya. It was written by American composer Maury Yeston.

The original was sung by Spanish opera singer Plácido Domingo and American singer Dionne Warwick. It was subsequently released as a single by Domingo with another collaborator to the album, Jennifer Rush. The song reached number 24 on the UK Charts in 1989, and was featured on the concept album of the musical.

It was covered (although released before the concept album) as a duet by Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson, and appeared on Streisand's Platinum-selling 1988 album of the same name, and later on her 2002 compilation, Duets. As a single, it reached number 16 in the United Kingdom, number 25 in the United States and number 22 on the Spain Top 40 Radio chart.[1] It also reached number 3 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey.

Domingo also recorded a Spanish-language single of the song with Gloria Estefan titled "Hasta amarte" and a Portuguese version, "Apaixonou", with Simone Bittencourt de Oliveira. "Hasta amarte" peaked at number 8 on Billboard's Hot Latin Songs chart.[2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Till I Loved You" by Barbra Streisand and Don Johnson
Chart (1988–1989) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 34
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 3
France (SNEP)[5] 22
Germany (Official German Charts)[6] 26
Ireland (IRMA)[7] 9
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[8] 4
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[9] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[10] 16
Uruguay (UPI)[11] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[12] 25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[13] 3

References

  1. ^ Fernando Salaverri (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  2. ^ "Latin Music: Hot Latin Songs (1992-06-27)". Billboard.com. Hover over the single's chart listing for "peak performance" and "wks on chart" information.
  3. ^ "Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Till I Loved You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Till I Loved You" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Till I Loved You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Till I Loved You" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Barbra Streisand". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  8. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Barbra Streisand" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Barbra Streisand & Don Johnson – Till I Loved You" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  10. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  11. ^ "Discos más populares de Latinoamérica". El Siglo de Torreón. January 30, 1989. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  12. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.
  13. ^ "Barbra Streisand Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved October 19, 2022.


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