) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Sam ▁Moore ' s ▁website ▁ ▁Category : American ▁soul ▁musical ▁groups ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁musical ▁groups ▁Category : American ▁musical ▁du os ▁Category : R h ythm ▁and ▁bl ues ▁du os ▁Category : G ram my ▁L if etime ▁Ach iev ement ▁Award ▁w inners ▁Category : At l antic ▁Records ▁artists ▁Category : American ▁soul ▁mus icians <0x0A> </s> ▁" Come ▁prima " ▁( English : ▁As ▁Before ) ▁is ▁an ▁Italian ▁song , ▁with ▁lyr ics ▁by ▁Mario ▁Pan zer i ▁and ▁music ▁by ▁V inc en zo ▁Di ▁Pa ola ▁and ▁Sand ro ▁T ac can i . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁and ▁most ▁popular ▁version ▁in ▁Italy ▁was ▁by ▁Tony ▁D all ara ▁( Ant onio ▁L ard era ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁A ▁recording ▁by ▁the ▁Mar ino ▁Mar ini ▁Quart et ▁made ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁charts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁also ▁recorded ▁by ▁D omen ico ▁Mod ugno , ▁Nicola ▁Ar igli ano ▁and ▁Arm ando ▁Tro v aj oli ' s ▁or chestra ▁with ▁singer ▁Mir anda ▁Mart ino . ▁ ▁" Come ▁prima " ▁was ▁Tony ▁D all ara ' s ▁first ▁and ▁break through ▁single . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁rejected ▁for ▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁San rem o ▁Festival , ▁it ▁was ▁an ▁instant ▁success ▁and ▁sold ▁ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁becoming ▁the