Zingara (song)

"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]

"Zingara"
Single by Bobby Solo
from the album 'Il Meglio Di Bobby Solo'
B-side"Piccola ragazza triste"
ReleasedFebruary 1969
GenrePop
LabelRicordi
Songwriter(s)Enrico Riccardi and Luigi Albertelli
Bobby Solo singles chronology
"Amore mi manchi"
(1969)		 "Zingara"
(1969)		 "Domenica d'agosto"
(1969)

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]

Track listing

Bobby Solo Version
7" single – SRL 10-527
  1. "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
  2. "Piccola ragazza triste" (Cesare Gigli, Gianni Sanjust, Capuano, Bobby Solo)

Iva Zanicchi Version
7" single – REN NP 16327
  1. "Zingara" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli)
  2. "Io Sogno" (Salvatore Vinciguerra)

References
  1. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  3. Roberto Poppi, Mario Pecorari. Dizionario del cinema italiano. I film. Gremese Editore, 2007. ISBN 8884405033.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.