Zingara (song)
| "Zingara" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Bobby Solo | ||||
| from the album Il Meglio Di Bobby Solo | ||||
| B-side | "Piccola ragazza triste" | |||
| Released | February 1969 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Ricordi | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertelli | |||
| Bobby Solo singles chronology | ||||
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"Zingara" (Italian for Gypsy woman) is a song composed by Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertelli. The song won the nineteenth edition of the Sanremo Music Festival 1969, with a double performance by Bobby Solo and Iva Zanicchi.[1] The Solo's version peaked at first place for two weeks on the Italian hit parade.[2]
The song also named a musicarello film with the same name, directed by Mariano Laurenti and starred by the same Bobby Solo and by Loretta Goggi.[3]
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1969) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[4] | 4 |
| Brazil (IBOPE)[5] | 1 |
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] | 1 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 7 |
Track listing[edit]
Bobby Solo Version[edit]
- 7" single – SRL 10-527
- "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
- "Piccola ragazza triste" (Cesare Gigli, Gianni Sanjust, Capuano, Bobby Solo)
Iva Zanicchi Version[edit]
- 7" single – REN NP 16327
- "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
- "Io Sogno" (Salvatore Vinciguerra)
References[edit]
- ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
- ^ Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.
- ^ "Billboard (4/26/69)" (PDF).
- ^ "Billboard (4/12/69)" (PDF).
- ^ "Hit Parade Italia".
- ^ "Hit Parade Schweiz".
