"On an Evening in Roma" is a 1959 single by Dean Martin. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 59,Hot 100 - Dean Martin On An Evening in Roma Chart History, Billboard.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018. while reaching No. 36 on the Cash Box Top 100,"The Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box, August 29, 1959. p. 4. Retrieved April 22, 2018. and No. 31 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade.
"On an Evening in Roma" is an adaptation of "" (Romanesco dialect for "Under the Sky of Rome"), an Italian song written by Alessandro "Sandro" Taccani and Umberto Bertini, originally performed by Teddy Reno with Gianni Ferrio's orchestra and released in 1957. The song has been recorded in several languages.
Chart performance Chart (1959) PeakpositionCanada (CHUM Hit Parade)31US Billboard Hot 10059US Cash Box Top 10036US Cash Box Records Disk Jockeys Played Most"The Records Disk Jockeys Played Most", Cash Box, August 29, 1959. p. 28. Retrieved April 22, 2018.45
Notable versions 1958: "" (Italian) by Achille Togliani 1959: "" (French) by Luis Mariano with Jacques-Henry Rys' orchestra 1959: "" (Finnish) by Eila Pellinen 1959: "" (Swedish) by Carli Tornehave with Bengt-Arne Wallin's orchestra 1960: "" (German) by Fred Bertelmann with and Berlipp's Band 2000: "" (Finnish) by Kari Tapio 2016: "On an Evening in Roma" (English) by Michael Bublé
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