I Will Go with You (Con te partirò)
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"I Will Go with You" is a song recorded by American singer Donna Summer
Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines , known by her stage name, Donna Summer, is an American singer/songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She has a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Summer is a five-time Grammy winner and was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach...

 in 1999 for her album Live & More Encore
Live & More Encore
Live & More Encore is a live album released by Donna Summer in 1999, an edited version of a televised concert of the same name. Released on Sony Music's sublabel Epic, it featured a live concert which had been filmed especially for the VH-1 channel, and also two new dance tracks, including a...

, the track being one of two new studio recordings included on the live album.

The song was originally made famous in Europe in 1995 by opera singer Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....

 under its Italian title "Con te partirò
Con te Partiró
- History :The song's original single release by Polydor Records was not commercially successful in Italy, and received little radio airplay there. Elsewhere, however, it was a massive hit. In France and Switzerland, the single topped the charts for 6 weeks, earning a triple Gold sales award. In...

". Two years later the song was re-recorded as an English language duet with British singer Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...

 titled "Time To Say Goodbye", and then became a worldwide hit single. When Donna Summer recorded a dance version of the track produced by American remixer Hex Hector
Hex Hector
Hex Hector , is an American dance remixer. He won a Grammy in 2001 for "Best Remixer".-Biography:Hector was born in in Manhattan, New York, of a Puerto Rican mother and Cuban father, and was raised in the Washington Heights neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan...

, she wrote new English lyrics, renaming the song "I Will Go with You" - in fact a direct translation of the original Italian title - and she also recorded a version entirely sung in Italian.

"I Will Go with You (Con te partiró)", released on the Epic Records
Epic Records
Epic Records is an American record label, owned by Sony Music Entertainment. Though it was originally conceived as a jazz imprint, it has since expanded to represent various genres. L.A...

 label in the spring of 1999, became Summer's biggest hit since 1989's "This Time I Know It's For Real
This Time I Know It's for Real
"This Time I Know It's For Real" is a song originally recorded by Donna Summer, and released in 1989 as the first single from her album Another Place and Time...

" and even topped the US Club Play chart. The single, released in a wide range of formats and remixes by among others Club 69, Rosabel, Trouser Enthusiasts and Skillmasters as well as producer Hex Hector himself, also included another new studio recording, "Love On & On", unavailable elsewhere and as yet unreleased on a Donna Summer album.

"I Will Go With You" later received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording.

7" single

  • A. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) (Radio Edit) - 3:58
  • B. Love On & On (Hex Hector 7" Remix) - 4:43

US Epic Dance 12" Promo #1

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Future Mix) - 8:38
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Dark Dub) - 6:17
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Main Vox 12") - 9:42
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Hex Hector Extended Vocal Mix) - 5:37

US Epic Dance 12" Promo #2

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Underground Anthem) - 9:55
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Welcome Summertime Fun Extended Mix) - 4:34
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Warren Rigg Summer Dub) - 7:57
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Underground Dub) - 8:41

US Epic Dance 12" Promo #3

  1. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró) (Skill Masters Remix) - 5:08
  2. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró) (Messy Boys Jazz Dub) - 6:37
  3. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró) (Welcome Downtempo Extended Remix) - 4:46
  4. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró) (Trouser Enthusiasts Twisted Kiss Mix) - 10:18
  5. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiró) (Johnny Newman Drifting Mix) - 5:59

US CD1 maxi

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Radio Edit) - 3:58
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Radio Mix)" - 3:53
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Radio Remix)" - 4:01
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Welcome Downtempo Radio Mix) - 3:39
  5. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Warren Rigg Radio Edit [Cold End]) - 3:58
  6. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Skillmasters Remix) - 5:08
  7. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Hex Hector Extended Vocal Mix) - 6:37
  8. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Future Mix) - 8:55
  9. "Love On & On" (Hex Hector 7" Remix) - 4:43

US CD2 maxi

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Italian Uptempo Version) - 4:17
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Welcome Summertime Fun 7" Remix) - 3:32
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Main Vox 12") - 9:42
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Underground Anthem) - 9:55
  5. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Johnny Newman Drifting Mix) - 5:59
  6. "Love On & On" (Hex Hector 12" Mix) - 9:12

UK promo 12" #1

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Hex Hector Extended Vocal Mix) - 6:37
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Future Mix) - 8:55
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Trouser Enthusiasts Twisted Kiss Mix) - 10:20
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Dark Dub) - 6:17

UK promo 12" #2

  1. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) (Groovy G Club Mix)
  2. I Will Go With You (Con Te Partiro) (Groovy G Radio Edit)

US 12" single #2

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Underground Anthem Mix) - 9:55
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Dark Dub) - 6:17
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Warren Rigg Summer Dub) - 7:57
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Trippy Dub) - 7:00

US 12" single #3

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Hex Hector Extended Vocal Mix) - 6:37
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Future Mix) - 8:55
  3. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Main Vox) - 9:42
  4. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Richie Santana Virus Dub) - 6:22

Sony 12" promo

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Club 69 Trippy Dub) - 7:00
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Rosabel Attitude Vox) -9:04

CD single promo

  1. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Trouser Enthusiasts Twisted Kiss Mix) - 10:20
  2. "I Will Go with You (Con te Partirò)" (Trouser Enthusiasts Sudden Death Dub) - 9:00
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