Gente

"Gente"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
Released February 1994
Format CD single
Genre Pop
Length 4:25
Label CGD
Writer(s) Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio
Producer(s) Angelo Valsiglio
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Strani amori"
(1994)		 "Gente"
(1994)		 "Lettera"
(1994)
This article is about Laura Pausini's single. For a definition of the word "gente", see the Wiktionary entry gente.
For other uses, see gente (disambiguation).

Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.[1] It was releases in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura.

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

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

Peak positions

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 14
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 23
France (SNEP)[9] 43
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 34
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 41
US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[12] 1
US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[13] 13
US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[14] 10

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Hot Latin Tracks[15] 13

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Laura Pausini - Gente (song)". italiancharts.com. 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. 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)" (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 Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Laura Pausini.
  13. ↑ "Laura Pausini Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Laura Pausini.
  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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