La bambola

"La bambola"
Single by Patty Pravo
from the album 'Patty Pravo'
B-side "Se c'è l'amore"
Released 1968
Format 45 rpm single
Genre Pop
Label ARC
Patty Pravo singles chronology
"Se perdo te"
(1967)		 "La bambola"
(1968)		 "Gli occhi dell'amore"
(1968)

"La bambola" ('The doll') is an Italian song composed by Franco Migliacci, Ruggero Cini and Bruno Zambrini and performed by Patty Pravo.[1] The song had been previously refused by several artists, including Gianni Morandi, Little Tony, Gigliola Cinquetti, Caterina Caselli and The Rokes.[1][2][3]

The single peaked at first place for six consecutive weeks between May and June 1968 on the Italian hit parade[4] and was certified gold.[5] It is considered as the song which definitely consecrated Pravo to fame.[1][2][6] The B-side of the single is "Se c'è l'amore", a cover of Long John Baldry's "Let the Heartaches Begin".

The song was later covered by several artists, including Dalida, Heidi Brühl, Anita Lindblom, Giusy Ferreri, Fredi, Felicia Weathers, Sara Lov, Sergio Dalma, Ivan Cattaneo and recently also by the Flemish singer Melanie also known as Melanie Licia Fox. It was also used in several films, notably Anton Corbijn's The American, Michele Placido's Romanzo Criminale, Emanuele Crialese's Respiro and Bigas Luna's Bambola.[7] To commemorate the fortieth anniversary of her hit, the singer released a new version of the song, "La bambola 2008".

Track listing

  1. "La bambola" (Franco Migliacci, Ruggero Cini, Bruno Zambrini) - 3:08
  2. "Se c'è l'amore" (Tony Macaulay, John Macleod, Franco Migliacci) - 3:02

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ezio Guaitamacchi. 1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita. Rizzoli, 2009. ISBN 8858617428.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  3. ↑ L'espresso, Volume 46, Issues 32-35. p. 149.
  4. ↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  5. ↑ Joseph Murrells. The Book of Golden Discs (2nd ed.). Barrie and Jenkins Ltd., 1978. ISBN 0214205126.
  6. ↑ Gianfranco Salvatore. Mogol-Battisti: l'alchimia del verso cantato : arte e linguaggio della canzone moderna. Castelvecchi, 1997. ISBN 8886232853.
  7. ↑ "Patty Pazza idea, la colonna sonora del film con Patty Pravo". Oggi al Cinema. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.