"Vorrei che fosse amore" (English: "I wish it was love") is a song written by Antonio Amurri and Bruno Canfora. Italian singer Mina recorded it in 1968 as the final theme of the musical TV show Canzonissima.[1][2] The song was later included on her album Canzonissima '68, and was also released as a single,[3] reaching number 9 on the Italian chart.[4] According to Cash Box magazine, it was ranked 77th on the list of the best-selling singles in Italy between July 1968 and July 1969.[5]
| "Vorrei che fosse amore" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Mina | ||||
| from the album Canzonissima '68 | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Caro" | |||
| Released | October 1968 | |||
| Recorded | 2 October 1968 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:26 | |||
| Label | PDU | |||
| Composer(s) | Bruno Canfora | |||
| Lyricist(s) | Antonio Amurri | |||
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The following year, the song was re-recorded by Mina in French under the title "Si..." and released as a single.[6] To promote this publication, at the end of April 1969, the singer went to Paris, where she performed the song on local television.[7] Mina also recorded an English version called "More Than Strangers", which was released as a single and later included on the album of the same name distributed in the USA.[8]
Track listing
edit- 7" single (Italy)[9]
- A. "Vorrei che fosse amore" (Antonio Amurri, Bruno Canfora) – 2:26
- B. "Caro" (Mina, Maurizio Seymandi, Augusto Martelli) – 3:16
- 7" single (France)[6]
- A. "Si... (Vorrei che fosse amore)" (Amurri, Canfora, Eddy Marnay) – 2:24
- B. "Moi je te regarde (Io innamorata)" (Martelli, Giorgio Calabrese, Marnay) – 3:01
- 7" single (USA)[8]
- A. "More Than Strangers (Vorrei che fosse amore)" (Amurri, Canfora, Gladys Shelley, Jimmy Nebb) – 2:17
- B. "I Want to Be Loved" (Savannah Churchill) – 2:20
Charts
edit| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 9 |
References
edit- ^ Sofri, Luca [in Italian] (2008). "Mina". Playlist. La musica è cambiata (in Italian). Bur. p. 357. ISBN 9788858601792.
- ^ Dalla Vecchia, Aldo (2020). "Il '68 di Mina". Mina per neofiti: La vita, la voce, l'arte di una fuoriclasse (in Italian). Graphe.it Edizioni. p. 28. ISBN 9788893720885.
- ^ "Vorrei che fosse amore/Caro". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ a b Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. pp. 306–308. ISBN 9781093264906.
- ^ "Italy's Top 100 Sellers" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXX, no. 49/2. 5 June 1969. p. 79. ISSN 0008-7289.
- ^ a b Si... (liner notes) (in French). France: Pathé. 1969. 2 C 006 - 10217 M. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|people=ignored (help) - ^ Vesigna, Gigi (25 May 1969). "Show di Mina a Parigi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). ISSN 0038-156X.
- ^ a b More Than Strangers (liner notes). US: Regalia. 1969. R-5501. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
{{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter|people=ignored (help) - ^ Vorrei che fosse amore (liner notes) (in Italian). Italy: PDU. 1968. P.A. 1012. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
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