Jimmy Roselli
American crooner Jimmy Roselli was born Dec. 26, 1925, in West New York, N.… Read Full Bio ↴American crooner Jimmy Roselli was born Dec. 26, 1925, in West New York, N.J. His mother died two days after his birth, and Roselli was raised in Hoboken by his grandfather and four aunts. He began performing as a child in local saloons; as an adult, he worked the nightclub circuit on the east coast.

He released a handful of independent records before signing with United Artists in 1965. Several singles made the adult contemporary charts between 1966 and 1969, including “There Must Be a Way” (1967; No. 13); “All the Time” (1967; No. 19); “Oh What It Seemed To Be” (1968; No. 35) and the movie theme song “Buona Sera, Mrs. Campbell” (1969, No. 38). Surprisingly, Roselli’s signature tune, “Mala Femmena,” only mustered its way to No. 135 on the Billboard "Bubbling Under" chart in 1963. He eventually released more than 30 albums: “Life & Love Italian Style” (1965; No. 96); “The Great Ones!” (1965; No. 145); “There Must Be a Way” (1967; No. 191); and “Core Spezzato” (1969; No. 184) were the most successful. Roselli owns the rights to his back catalogue and has released most of his early albums on compact disc.

Although Roselli was constantly in the shadow of Frank Sinatra (the Sinatra and Roselli families lived on the same street in Hoboken), Roselli carved out a healthy niche for himself, particularly among the Italian-American community. Although he never enjoyed the mainstream success of such Italian-American performers as Frankie Laine, Dean Martin, Vic Damone, Perry Como or Jerry Vale, he could easily fill such venues as Carnegie Hall and the Copacabana. In the ‘90s, he was a dependable sellout at New York's Westbury Music Fair and Trump Plaza in Atlantic City.

“Making the Wiseguys Weep: The Jimmy Roselli Story,” written by David Evanier, was published in 1998.
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Jimmy Roselli Lyrics


A Beggar in Love I fall in love too easily, I fall in love…
A Hundred Years from today Life is such a great adventure Learn to live it as…
A Little bit of Heaven There's a dear old land of leprechauns And wondrous wishing …
Ain't She Sweet Ain't she sweet? See her walking down that street. Yes I…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of…
Because You're Mine Because you're mine the brightest star I see looks down My…
But Not for Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true J…
Bye Bye Blues I got a big surprise when I saw you smile I…
Christmas Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
Cry I'm sorry, dear, so sorry, dear I'm sorry I made you…
Famme Sunna Loca (Loca) Loca Dance or die Loca (Loca) She′s playin' dum…
Five Foot Two Eyes Of Blue Five foot two, eyes of blue But oh, what those five…
I Can't Begin To Tell You I can't begin to tell you How much you mean to…



I Don't Wanna Go Home El ultimo verano Tomados de la mano Camino hacia la playa A…
I Don't Want to Walk Without You All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I Surrender Dear Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
I Want A Girl All our friends keep knocking at the door They've asked me…
I'm Nobodys Baby I'm nobody's baby I wonder why Each night and day I pray…
I'm Sorry I Made You Cry I'm sorry, dear, so sorry, dear I'm sorry I made you…
If I Had You I could show the world how to smile I could be…
It It had to be you, it had to be you. I…
It Might as Well Be Spring I'm as restless as a willow in a windstorm I'm as…
Mala Femmena Si avisse fatto a n'ato Cchello ch'hê fatto a me, St'ommo …
Mam'selle It was Montmartre It was midnight Come to think of…
Maybe Maybe you'll think of me When you are all alone Maybe the…
Medley You must have been a beautiful baby, You must have…
Only You My love must be a kind of blind love I can't…
Penthouse Serenade Just picture a penthouse way up in the sky With hinges…
Prisoner Of Love Someone that I belong to Doesn't belong to me Someone who ca…
Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town I just came back from a lovely trip along the…
Surrender Pride, sad, splendid liar, Sworn enemy of love Kept my…
Sweet Lorraine Everything is set, skies are blue, Can't believe it yet, but…
That Old Gang of Mine I've got a longing way down in my heart For that…
That's My Desire To spend one night with you in our old rendezvous, And…
The Ace in the Hole This town is full of guys Who think they're mighty wise, J…
The Christmas Song Chestnuts roasting on an open fire Jack Frost nipping at you…
The Gang That Sang I sometimes wish I was a kid again Down in the…
The Shadow of Your Smile The shadow of your smile When you have gone Will color all…
The Sheik Of Araby "I'm the Sheik of Araby, Your love belongs to me. At…
There Goes My Everything There goes my heart, there goes the one I love There…
There Must Be a Way There must be a way to help me forget that…
Time After Time Wouldn't it be a change for you and me to…
When I Lost You I met you in a garden in an old Kentucky…
When Your Old Wedding Ring Was New When your old wedding ring was new, and each dream that…
Who's Sorry Now Who's Sorry Now? Who's Sorry Now? Who's heart is aching for …
Who's Sorry Now? Who's Sorry Now? Who's Sorry Now? Who's heart is aching fo…
You must have been a beautiful baby You must have been a beautiful baby, You must have…
You'll Never Know You'll never know just how much I miss you You'll never…