![]() Andrea Bocelli, “Con te partirò” From: Bocelli. ![]() Taken from the very album ( In ogni senso – In Every Sense) that gave Ramazzotti international fame, this song is a very clear example of how a song can be perceived as quintessentially “Italian” even if it is based on a distinctively foreign (“Non-national/Non-regional”) style (in this case American gospel).Ĥ. DDD 260 633, 1990, 33⅓ rpm.Įros Ramazzotti: vocals John Giblin: bass Charlie Morgan: drums Paolo Gianolio: guitars Celso Valli: keyboards Antonella Melone, Antonella Pepe, Carol Kenyon, Jimmy Chambers, Jimmy Helms, Katie Kissoon, Lange Ellington, Renzo Meneghinello, Stefano Melone, Tessa Niles: backing vocals and gospel choir. Eros Ramazzotti, “Se bastasse una canzone” From: In ogni senso. This composition, included in Toto Cutugno’s 1986 album of the same title and presented at the Sanremo Festival of that year, is almost a prototype of the Italo-pop features mentioned in the article: a switch from minor to major key in the strophe-refrain transition, a mid-tempo shuffle rhythmic pattern, an ample and rich melody, a one-tone modulation towards the end, and of course a “silly love song”, when it comes to the lyrics.ģ. Toto Cutugno: vocals, acoustic guitar, keyboard Gigi Cappellotto: electric bass Lele Melotti: drums, percussion Gaetano Leandro: keyboards Lella Francia, Silvio Pozzoli: backing vocals. Toto Cutugno, “Azzurra malinconia” From: Azzurra malinconia. “Self Control” came out in a period when Italo Disco had defined its stylistic paradigm, and - as such - it is a “mature” example of the genre: synths and drum machines are dominant here, as well as a clear sense of melody (there are four different lines, interlaced over the same harmonic progression) and the inevitable English-spoken lyrics.Ģ. Raf (Raffaele Riefoli): vocals Celso Valli: arrangement.Īlthough the eponymous album came out in 1984, the actual song “Self Control” had already been released as a single in 1983, when it achieved international fame, thanks also to a cover performed by Laura Branigan that peaked at No.4 in the US Billboard charts.
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