"Quizás, quizás, quizás", sometimes known simply as "Quizás", is a popular song by Cuban songwriter Osvaldo Farrés. Farrés wrote the music and original Spanish lyrics for the song which became a hit for Bobby Capó in 1947.
English version
The English lyrics for "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" were translated by Joe Davis from the original Spanish version. The English version was first recorded by Desi Arnaz in 1948.
1951: Bing Crosby recorded the song with the Bando Da Lua on February 5, 1951, for Decca Records.
1958: Nat King Cole regularly performed the song with a heavy American accent. His version appeared on his 1958 album Cole Español and frequently appeared in the 2000 film In the Mood for Love.
1961 Ben E. King included it on his album Spanish Harlem.
1963: Sara Montiel recorded a version with an orchestral arrangement by Greg Segura for the film she also starred in: Noches de Casablanca. A 7" EP of the same name was also released.
1964: The Doris Day version of "Perhaps" was recorded on November 5, 1964, for Columbia Records and not released as a single, but only on albums. It was featured in the 1992 Australian filmStrictly Ballroom and in the Louieseason 4 promo. The song was released as a single in the UK by Columbia in 1992.
1965: Celia Cruz originally recorded a version of the song; later re-released on the 1994 greatest-hits albumIrrepetible.
1969: Paco de Lucía recorded an instrumental flamenco version on the albumEn Hispanoamérica.
1996: The alternative rock bandCake released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" on their album Fashion Nugget.
1998: British singer Samantha Fox recorded a cover of "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" for her 21st Century Fox album, but she titled the song simply "Perhaps". It was then released as a single.
2000: British recording artistGeri Halliwell released "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" as a B-side to her number one single "Bag It Up". This version also appeared on the soundtrack of the film America's Sweethearts.
2000: English singer Mari Wilson's cover of the song was later featured as the theme song to Coupling; in the American version of Coupling, it was sung by Lindsay Price.
2006: British recording artist Emma Bunton included "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" as a B-side to her single "Downtown", and on the special edition of her CD Life in Mono.
