Artist	Song
Dean Martin	That's Amore
from Dino - The Essential Dean Martin (2004)
Frank Sinatra	Come Fly With Me
from Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960 (2000)
Michael Bublé	Quando, Quando, Quando (with Nelly Furtado)
from It's Time (2005)
Nino Rota	The Godfather - Waltz
from The Godfather - Trilogy I, II, III (2001)
Keely Smith & Louis Prima	Love of My Life (O Sole Mio)
from Ultra-Lounge (Wild, Cool & Swingin') Artist Collection: Louis Prima & Keely Smith (1999)
Bobby Darin	Beyond the Sea
from The Ultimate Bobby Darin (2004)
Rosemary Clooney	Mambo Italiano
from 16 Most Requested Songs: Rosemary Clooney (1989)
Luciano Pavarotti & Emerson Buckley	Santa Lucia
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: Luciano Pavarotti (2004)
Frankie Avalon	Venus
from The Best of Frankie Avalon (2006)
Frankie Valli	Can't Take My Eyes Off You
from The Very Best of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons (2005)
Louis Prima	Buona Sera
from Capitol Collectors Series: Louis Prima (2000)
Bobby Rydell	Volare
from Cameo Parkway: The Best of Bobby Rydell, 1959-1964 (2005)
Frank Sinatra	I Get a Kick Out of You
from Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960 (2000)
Tony Bennett	Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)
from Fifty Years: The Artistry of Tony Bennett (2004)
Frankie Laine	Some Day
from Frankie Laine's Greatest Hits (1987)
Jerry Vale	Innamorata (Sweetheart)
from Sings the Great Italian Hits (1998)
Dean Martin	Sway
from Dino - The Essential Dean Martin (2004)
Ennio Morricone	Cinema Paradiso
from Main Titles - Music for 40 Motion Pictures Volume 1 (1996)
Maria Callas	La Boheme: Act III: Donde Lieta Usci
from Callas: The Legend (2000)
Connie Francis	Al di là
from The Italian Collection, Vol. 1 (1997)
Nicola Arigliano	I Sing "Ammore"
from Nicola Arigliano: The Best Of Platinum Collection (2007)
Mario Lanza	Funiculi, funicula
from Be My Love (1991)
Cecilia Bartoli & György Fischer	Caro Mio Ben
from Cecilia Bartoli: A Portrait (1995)
Dean Martin	Return to Me (Ritorna-Me)
from Dino - The Essential Dean Martin (2004)
Andrea Bocelli	Con te partiro
from Romanza (1997)
Frank Sinatra	The Lady Is a Tramp
from Classic Sinatra - His Great Performances, 1953-1960 (2000)
Bill Evans & Tony Bennett	When In Rome
from The Tony Bennett / Bill Evans Album (2006)
Louis Prima	Medley: Just A Gigolo/I Ain't Got Nobody
from The Wildest! (2002)
Mario Lanza	Drink, Drink, Drink
from Mario Lanza, Vol. 2 (2008)
Nino Rota	La Dolce Vita
from Nino Rota: Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (2006)
Paul Anka	Eso Beso (That Kiss!)
from The Very Best of Paul Anka (2000)
Dean Martin	Arrivederci Roma
from Italian Love Songs (Remastered) (2006)
Perry Como	Papa Loves Mambo
from Perry Como's Greatest Hits (1999)
Connie Francis	Anema E Core
from The Italian Collection, Vol. 2 (1997)
Frank Sinatra	You Make Me Feel So Young
from Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (1998)
Jay & The Americans	Cara Mia
from Come a Little Bit Closer - The Best of Jay and the Americans (1990)
Patrizio Buanne	Bella Bella Signorina
from Forever Begins Tonight (2007)
Claudio Villa	Mamma
from I Successi Di Claudio Villa (2006)
Maria Callas, Gabriele Santini, Francesco Albanese, Ugo Savarese, RAI Chorus, Turin & RAI Orchestra, Turin	La traviata : Act I - \"Libiamo, ne\' liete calici\"
from Verdi: La traviata, Vol. 1 (2010)
Zucchero & Miles Davis	Dune mosse
from Zucchero & Co. (2006)
Laura Pausini	Non c'é
from The Best of Laura Pausini - E ritorno da te (2001)
Paolo Conte	Colleghi Trascurati
from The Best of Paolo Conte (2007)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Luciano Pavarotti, Mirella Freni & Rolando Panerai	La Bohème: "O Soave Fanciulla"
from Luciano Pavarotti - The Best (2005)
Patrizio Buanne	Luna Mezz 'O Mare
from Forever Begins Tonight (2007)
Sergio Franchi	More (Theme from "Mondo Cane")
from This Is Sergio Franchi (1988)
Piero Umiliani	Notte Di Luna
from 5 Bambole Per La Luna D'Agosto (2009)
Ennio Morricone	L'estasi dell'oro
from Un' ora con (An Hour With) Ennio Morricone (2006)
Giada Valenti	Caruso
from Italian Signorina (2005)
Julius Larosa	Eh Cumpari
from Julia LaRosa's Best (2010)
James Levine, José Carreras, Luciano Pavarotti, Orchestre de Paris & Plácido Domingo	Parlami d'amore, Mariù
from The Three Tenors - The Best of the 3 Tenors (2002)
Drupi	Piccola e Fragile
from Il Meglio (1989)
Patrizio Buanne	L'Italiano
from The Italian (2006)
Paolo Conte	Azzurro
from The Best of Paolo Conte (2007)
Giorgio Conte	Cannelloni
from The Best of Giorgio Conte - Live In Sovravo Festival - Alberobello 2004 (2007)
Zucchero	Diamante
from The Best of Zucchero - Sugar Fornaciari's Greatest Hits (1997)
Claudio Villa	Stornellata Romana
from I Successi Di Claudio Villa (2006)
Nicola Arigliano	Carina
from Made In Italy (2007)
Renato Carosone	Tu vuò fà l'americano
from Made in Italy: Renato Carosone (2004)
Al Martino	This Is My Song
from Great Gentlemen of Song: Spotlight On Al Martino (1996)
Patty Pravo	Pazza idea
from Patty Pravo: I grandi successi (2000)
Enrico Caruso	Tu ca nun chiagne
from Canzoni Italiane (2001)
Luigi Lenzi	'na Sera ' E Maggio
from The Best of Luigi Lenzi (2002)
Bobby Solo	Una Lacrima Sul Viso
from W Sanremo Vol 2 (2006)
Vinicio Capossela	Che cossé l'amor
from L'indispensabile (2005)
Bruno Lorenzoni	Accordéon en croisière
from Festival de la valse (2010)
Piero Umiliani	Trappola sentimentale (Originale)
from La morte bussa due volte (Death Knocks Twice) [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] (2010)
Lou Monte	Tell Me You're Mine
from Italian House Party (2010)
Cristina Donà featuring Robert Wyatt	Goccia (Featuring Robert Wyatt)
from Cristina Donà (2006)
Matteo Salvatore	Lu Limone
from La Puglia Di Matteo Salvatore (2006)
Jimmy Fontana	La nostra favola
from Singles Collection (2007)
Al Bano	Nel sole
from Made in Italy: Al Bano (2004)
Milva	Tango della gelosia
from Italians Sing Better (2008)
Ornella Vanoni	L'appuntamento
from Appuntamento con Ornella Vanoni (1999)
Michael Amante	Mala Femmena
from Tell Her I Love Her (2003)
Fred Buscaglione	Niente Visone
from Che Bambola!... (2006)

Comment:

From the [i]antipasto[/i] to the [i]cannoli[/i], an Italian meal should be a total, sensory experience. Music is an essential entrée, whether it's Italian-American interpreters like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Tony Bennett or the homegrown Italian stars like Ornella Vanoni (from Milan), Matteo Salvatore, or Vinicio Capossela (born in Germany but raised, from an early age, in Italy, and now one of the country's biggest singing celebrities). There are dozens of ways to set the mood — from Nino Rota's haunting "The Godfather – Waltz" to Bobby Rydell's celebratory "Volare" — but after dessert, the effect is always the same: Everything was so good, you just can't wait till the next time you can tuck in your napkin and have it all again.

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