Diana (Paul Anka song)

Session musicians on the record included George Barnes playing lead guitar, Bucky Pizzarelli playing the "Calypso" riff on guitar, Moe Wechsler on piano, Jerry Bruno on bass, and Panama Francis on drums. The song was recorded in May 1957 at RCA Victor Studios in New York. Backup singers included Artie Ripp. ==Release==

Paul Anka's original 1957 recording reached number 1 (for two weeks) on the Billboard "R&B Best Sellers In Stores" chart, "Diana" also hit number one on the R&B Best Sellers chart. It also reached number 1 on the UK's New Musical Express chart, staying there for nine weeks, and sold 1.25 million copies in the UK. ==Chart performance and sales==

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}} Paul Anka and Ricky Martin recorded a Spanish-language version of "Diana" and Anka included it on his album Amigos, and released it as a single in 1996. Formats and track listings CD Single • "Diana" – 3:41 Charts ==Other covers and adaptations==

Frankie Lymon released a version of the song on his 1958 album ''Rock 'N Roll''. Brazilian singer Carlos Gonzaga recorded a Portuguese version, released in 1958. Paul Anka sang an Italian version of the song, also called "Diana"; the Italian lyrics were written by Mario Panzeri. This version was released on Anka's 1963 album Italiano. In 1965, Bobby Rydell released the song as a single and on the album Somebody Loves You. Rydell's version reached No. 12 on Canada's RPM Top 40 & 5, while reaching No. 98 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 23 on Billboards Middle Road Singles chart, and No. 100 on the Record World 100 Top Pops. In 1975, Australian band Ol' 55 released a version as their debut single. The song peaked at number 95 on the Kent Music Report. A duet was in 2006 with Anka and the famous Italian singer and entertainer Adriano Celentano, with new Italian words by Giulio Rapetti (also known as Mogol) and by the same Celentano; the Italian title was "Oh Diana". The punk band Misfits covered the song on their album Project 1950 in 2003. ==See also==