"Meditation" ("Meditação" in Portuguese) is a bossa nova and jazz standard song composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça. The English version has lyrics by Norman Gimbel.[1] In Finland, the song was recorded in 1963 by Olavi Virta with lyrics by Sauki under the title "Hymy, flower and love".[2] Erkki Liikanen recorded the song in 1967 with lyrics by Aarno Raninen under the title "Taas on hiljaisuus".[3]

Recordings

Charts

Pat Boone version

Chart (1960) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 91

See also

References

  1. "Original versions of Meditation by Astrud Gilberto | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  2. "Suomen äänitearkiston tietokanta". Archived from the original on 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
  3. "Hakutulos kappaleelle Meditacao". Suomen äänitearkiston tietokanta vuosilta 1901–1999. Suomen äänitearkisto ry. Archived from the original on 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
  4. 1 2 "Pat Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  5. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 512.


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