Margherita (song)

"Margherita"
Single by Riccardo Cocciante
from the album Concerto per Margherita
B-side "Primavera"
Released 1976
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 4:31
Label RCA Italiana
Songwriter(s) Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante
Riccardo Cocciante singles chronology
"L'alba"
(1975)
"Margherita"
(1976)
"A mano a mano"
(1978)

"L'alba"
(1975)
"Margherita"
(1976)
"A mano a mano"
(1978)

"Margherita" is an Italian ballad song written by Marco Luberti and Riccardo Cocciante, arranged by Vangelis and performed by Riccardo Cocciante. It was the first single from the Cocciante's 1976 album Concerto per Margherita.[1]

The song premiered in the RAI television program Adesso Musica.[1] The single peaked at the first place on the Italian singles chart, and is considered as the song which definitely consecrated Cocciante to fame following the success of the 1974 single "Bella senz'anima".[1] According to Luberti, the lyrics were written straight at 4:00 A.M.[1]

In 1978 Cocciante released the Spanish, French and English-language versions of the song, respectively titled "Margarita", "Marguerite" and "Just For You".[1] The song was later covered by several artists, including Mina and Fiorella Mannoia.[1] In 1999 and in 2006, Cocciante performed the song out of competition at the Sanremo Music Festival.[2][3]

Track listing

A. "Margherita" (Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante) – 4:31
B. "Primavera" (Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante) – 4:58

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy[4] 1

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ezio Guaitamacchi (2009). 1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita. Rizzoli. ISBN 8858617428.
  2. Marcello Giannotti. L'enciclopedia di Sanremo. Gremese Editore, 2005. ISBN 8884403790.
  3. "Sanremo, fuori Oxa e Grignani". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. 28 February 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  4. Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
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