Rodolfo Falvo, Jack Val, Jimmy Dale, Enzo Fusco, Martin Kalmanoff, Sam Ward
"Just Say I Love Her" ("Just Say I Love Him" when recorded by a female singer) is a popular song, adapted from the Neapolitan song "Dicitencello vuje".[1][circular reference] The original music was written by Neapolitan composer Rodolfo Falvo in 1930;[2] and was arranged in the United States by Jack Val and Jimmy Dale; the original Neapolitan lyrics by Enzo Fusco, and English lyrics by Martin Kalmanoff and Sam Ward.[3]
A recording by Johnny Desmond was made on January 20, 1950, and released by MGM (catalog number 10758). It reached No. 24 on the Billboard chart.
Vic Damone's 1950 recording of the song reached No. 13 on the Billboard chart.[4]
Sergio Franchi covered this Neapolitan favorite on his 1963 Billboard Top 200 (at 66th place) album Our Man from Italy; also on his 1965 album Live From The Cocoanut Grove; and on his 1976 album 20 Magnificent Songs. He recorded it in Italian, and in Italian/English combination.