Gente (song)

Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.[1] It was released in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura. The song bears a striking resemblance to the Marco Ferradini song "Teorema."

"Gente"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
ReleasedFebruary 1994
GenrePop
Length4:25
LabelCGD
Songwriter(s)Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio
Producer(s)Angelo Valsiglio
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Strani amori"
(1994)		 "Gente"
(1994)		 "Lettera"
(1994)

A Spanish-language version of the song was published by Pausini in her 1994's album Laura Pausini. Both versions of the song were re-recorded with a new arrangement by Celso Valli for Pausini's first greatest hits album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te / Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti[2] and later would be re-recordered with a new arrangement for Pausini's second greatest hits album, 20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Éxitos.

Track listings
CD Single (CGD – 4509 97101 2)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gente" (Italian Version)Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio4:30
2."La soledad"Valsiglio, Pietro Cremonesi, Federico Cavalli, J. Badia4:04
CD Single (CGD – 4509 96127-2)[4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gente" (Italian Version)Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio4:30
2."La soledad"Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia4:04
3."Il cuore non si arrende"Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli4:40
Maxi-Single (CGD – 0630 1111 9-2)[5]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gente" (Italian Version)Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio4:30
2."La soledad"Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia4:04
3."Se fue"Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli4:40

Covers

The Italian-language version of the song was covered in 1995 by Brazilian singer Renato Russo and included in his album Equilibrio distante.[6]

Charts

See also

References
  1. "Laura Pausini - Gente (song)". italiancharts.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  2. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (9 October 2001). "Laura Pausini canta in Inglese". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2011.
  3. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  5. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  6. "Equilibrio Distante - Renato Russo". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  7. "Radio 2 - Top 30 - van zaterdag 23 juli 1994" (in Dutch). VRT Top 30. Radio 2. Archived from the original on 9 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  8. "Ultratop.be – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  9. "Lescharts.com – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in French). Les classement single.
  10. "Top40 week 30 van 1994 (23-07-1994)" (PDF) (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  12. "Laura Pausini Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  13. "Laura Pausini Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard.
  14. "Chart Search Results - Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 1995-07-01". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  15. "1995 Hot Latin Pop Tracks". Billboard. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
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