Best Italian Hits

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Marina
recording of:
Marina (original italian lyrics) (in 1959)
lyricist and composer:
Rocco Granata (Italian-born singer, songwriter, accordionist) (in 1959)
Rocco Granata2:47
2Granada
Dario Sebastiani4:35
3Tu vua fa' l'Americano
Renato Carosone3:31
4Melodia d'amore
Caterina Valente2:55
5Volare (Nel blu dipinto di blu)
recorded in:
Italy
vocals:
Domenico Modugno
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Nuova Fonit Cetra S.p.A. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1958) and Warner Music Italia S.r.l. (not for release label use! Italian subsidiary of Warner Music International Inc.) (in 1958)
part of:
Grammy Award: Record of the Year nominees (number: 1959 winner), Billboard Hot 100: 1958-08-11 (number: 2), Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1958) and Winners of the Sanremo Music Festival (number: 1958)
recording of:
Nel blu dipinto di blu (Volare) (in 1958)
lyricist:
Franco Migliacci and Domenico Modugno
composer:
Domenico Modugno
publisher:
Curci and EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP)
part of:
Grammy Award: Song of the Year nominees (number: 1959 winner)
Domenico Modugno43:37
6Questo amore
Connie Francis2:13
7Vieni e vai
Silvio Francesco2:14
8St. Tropez Twist
Peppino Di Capri2:14
9C’e una castetta piccina
Gino Latilla & Carla Boni3:07
10La piú bella del mondo
Johnny Comare3:03
11Amami se vuoi
Tonina Torrielli3:13
12Piccolissima serenata
Teddy Reno3:10
13Ciao, ciao bambina
Connie Francis2:47
14Gli zingari (Les Gitanes)
vocals:
Dalida (Egyptian-Italian singer and actress)
orchestra:
Raymond Lefèvre et son orchestre (Raymond Lefevre and His Orchestra, smaller formation than the "grand orchestre")
recording of:
Gli zingari
writer:
Leo Chiosso (Italian lyricist), Pierre Cour and Hubert Giraud
Dalida3:43
15La Novia
Tony Dallara2:55
16Moliendo café
Mina2:56
17Personalitá
Adriano Celentano2:41
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Arrivederci Roma
vocals:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
recording of:
Arrivederci Roma (italian original) (in 1955)
lyricist:
Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini
writer:
Garinei, Giovannini and Rascel (Italian singer)
composer:
Renato Rascel (Italian singer)
Renato Rascel3:43
2Blue Melodie
Peter Kraus2:26
3Non lasciarminon lasciarmi
Don Marino Barreto Jr.3:38
4Acquerello Napoletano
Carla Boni3:08
5Mamma
Luciano Tajoli3:24
6Ritorono a Sorrento
recording of:
Come Back to Sorrento
lyricist:
Giambattista De Curtis
composer:
Ernesto De Curtis (composer) (in 1902)
translator:
Claude Aveling
translated version of:
Torna a Surriento
Connie Francis2:58
7Manuela
Rocco Granata3:22
8Oui, oui, oui
Silvio Francesco2:14
9Nessuno al mondo
recording of:
Nessuno al mondo
writer:
Art Crafer and Jimmy Nebb
translator:
Stefano Allocchio (a.k.a. "Gioia") and Nino Rastelli
translated version of:
No Arms Can Ever Hold You
Peppino Di Capri2:33
10Il cielo in una stanza
recording of:
Il cielo in una stanza
lyricist and composer:
Gino Paoli (singer, songwriter)
translated version of:
This World We Love In
Mina2:57
11Il tuo bacio é come un rock
Adriano Celentano2:01
12Funiculi, funicula
cover recording of:
Funiculì, funiculà
composed in:
Castellammare di Stabia, Napoli, Campania, Italy (in 1880)
lyricist:
Peppino Turco
composer:
Luigi Denza (composer) (in 1880)
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd. and Robbins Music Corp.
Connie Francis2:23
13Tu vuo’fa’l’Americano
Renato Carosone3:31
14Io
Domenico Modugno2:19
15O sole mio
Mario Lanza2:29
16Marieta (Monta in gondola)
Carla Boni & Gino Latilla2:44
17E primavera
Rocco Granata2:46
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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Retorno a me
Connie Francis3:15
2Oh, oh rosi
Rocco Granata2:16
3Nun e’peccato
Peppino Di Capri3:06
4Tinterella di luna
Mina2:59
5Lazzarella
recording of:
Lazzarella
composer:
Domenico Modugno
translator:
Sauvo Puhtila
publisher:
Scandinavian Songs AB (publisher, do not use as release label)
translated version of:
Lazzarella
Domenico Modugno3:08
6O mein papá
Carla Boni2:31
7Caravan petrol
recording of:
Caravan petrol
lyricist:
Nicola Salerno (Italian lyricist Nicola Salerno)
composer:
Renato Carosone
Renato Carosone3:21
8Santa Lucia
tenor vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor)
vocals:
Mario Lanza (tenor) (in 1952)
orchestra:
[orchestra] ([unknown], Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
conductor:
Paul Baron (conductor) and Constantine Callinicos (Conductor and accompanist, mainly for Mario Lanza) (in 1952)
recording of:
Santa Lucia (Italian version)
lyricist and composer:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
translator:
Enrico Cossovich (Italian poet) (in 1849)
translated version of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
live recording of:
Santa Lucia (original traditional Neapolitan song)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
translator:
Teodoro Cottrau (composer)
Mario Lanza3:02
924 mila baci
Adriano Celentano2:16
10Musetto
Domenico Modugno3:27
11Arrivederci
Don Marino Barreto Jr.3:31
12Julia
Johnny Dorelli2:32
13Aprite le finestre
part of:
Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest (number: 1956) and Winners of the Sanremo Music Festival (number: 1956)
Franca Raimondi2:44
14Senza mamma e nnammurata
Connie Francis2:13
15’A sunnambula
Aurelio Fierro3:05
16L’edera
Nilla Pizzi2:34
17Va bene
recording of:
Va Bene (in 1960)
lyricist:
Busch (lyricist)
composer:
Scharfenberger
publisher:
Schacht and Schaeffers
Peter Kraus2:29