Dolce Vita (song)

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"Dolce Vita"
Single by Ryan Paris
A-side "Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal)"
B-side "Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental)"
Released October 1983 (1983-10)
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl
Recorded Studio Titania, Rome
January 1983
Genre Italo disco[1]
Length 3:59
Label Carrere (Europe)
RCA Records (UK & US)
Writer(s) Pierluigi Giombini (music)
Paul Mazzolini (lyrics)
Producer(s) John Bini
Ryan Paris singles chronology

"Dolce Vita"
(1983)		 "Fall in Love"
(1984)

"Dolce Vita" is a song sung by Italian artist Ryan Paris. It was released in October 1983 as a single. The song was composed by Pierluigi Giombini, the same composer, producer, arranger and keyboard player of "I Like Chopin" and "Masterpiece". It reached the top 10 in many countries. Ryan Paris appeared twice on the BBC TV music programme Top of the Pops.[citation needed]

Track listing

7"

Side one

  1. Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) — 3:59

Side two

  1. Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) — 2:48

12"

Side one

  1. Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) — 7:33

Side two

  1. Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) — 8:37

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[ 1] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[ 1] 1
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[2] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[3] 1
France (IFOP)[4] 6
Germany (Media Control AG)[ 1] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 2
Italy (FIMI)[6] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 1] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[ 1] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[ 1] 2
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[7] 16
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[ 1] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 1] 3
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[ 1] 5

Chart (1990)1 Peak
position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[ 1] 31
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9] 26

1New version

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 20
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] 9
France (IFOP)[12] 23
Italy (FIMI)[6] 67
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[13] 19
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[14] 19

Personnel

  • Music composed and arranged by Pierluigi Giombini
  • Lyrics: Paul Mazzolini
  • Keyboards: Pierluigi Giombini
  • Background vocals: Ryan Paris and Fiona Chapelle
  • Sound engineer: Giampaolo Bresciani

See also

References

  1. ↑ Stürenburg, Holger (2001). Forever Young. Books on Demand. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-8311-1616-4. 
  2. ↑ "Dolce Vita – Dolce Vita". VRT (in Dutch). Top30-2.radio2.be. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Hoogste notering in de top 30 : 1" 
  3. ↑ "Songs from the Year 1983". Tsort.info. Steve Hawtin et al. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  4. ↑ (French) "InfoDisc : Tous les Titres par Artiste". Dominic DURAND / InfoDisc. InfoDisc.fr. 18 January 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2014.  Select "Ryan Paris" from the artist drop-down menu
  5. ↑ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know". IRMA. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 (Italian) "I singoli più venduti del 1983". HitParadeItalia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "DOLCE VITA – Ryan Paris". Nowe Media, Polskie Radio S.A. LP3.polskieradio.pl. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  8. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. 
  9. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl – Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita [1990]". Mega Single Top 100 (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  10. ↑ "Jahreshitparade 1983". Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  11. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 1983" (in Dutch). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  12. ↑ (French) "TOP – 1983". Top-france.fr. Fabrice Ferment. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  13. ↑ "Single Top 100 – 1983" (PDF) (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
  14. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1983" (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 January 2014. 
Preceded by
"Moonlight Shadow" by Mike Oldfield		 Eurochart Hot 100 number-one single
1 October 1983 – 22 October 1983 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
Preceded by
"Wrap Your Arms Around Me" by Agnetha Fältskog		 Belgian Ultratop 50 Flanders number-one single
17 September 1983 – 1 October 1983 (3 weeks) 		Succeeded by
"Codo (...düse im Sauseschritt)"
by Tauchen Prokopetz
Preceded by
"Rondo Russo" by Berdien Stenberg		 Dutch Top 40 number-one single
3 September 1983 – 10 September 1983 (2 weeks)
Mega Single Top 100 number-one single
3 September 1983 – 10 September 1983 (2 weeks)

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