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Incontro D'amore
''Incontro'' is the tenth studio album by Italian singer Patty Pravo, released in 1975 through RCA Italiana. Overview For this album, Pravo chose composers with whom she already has the opportunity to work: Francesco De Gregori ("Mercato dei fiori"), Antonello Venditti ("Le tue mani su di me"), Sergio Bardotti, Bruno Lauzi ("Roberto e l'aquilone"), Riccardo Del Turco ("Io grande io piccola"), as well as such lyricist as Carla Vistarini ("Eppure Amore", "Questo amore sbagliato") and Luigi Lopez. The record was produced by Italian singer Gepy & Gepy. Track listing # "Incontro" ( Giampiero Scalamogna, Sergio Bardotti, Maurizio Fabrizio) – 4:30 # "Mercato dei fiori" (Francesco De Gregori) – 3:15 # "Questo amore sbagliato" ( Carla Vistarini, Luigi Lopez) – 3:49 # "Stella cadente" ( Franca Evangelisti, Fabio Massimo Cantini, Antonio Coggio) – 3:42 # "Rispondi (Mandy)" (Giampiero Scalamogna, Sergio Bardotti, Cristiano Minellono, Scott English, Richard Kerr) – 3:19 # "Io ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Pravo
Nicoletta Strambelli (born 9 April 1948), known professionally as Patty Pravo, is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the following decade, she experienced a career revival in mid-late 1990s and reinstated her position on Italian music charts. Her most popular songs include "La bambola" (1968), "Pazza idea" (1973), "Pensiero stupendo" (1978), and "...E dimmi che non vuoi morire" (1997). She scored fourteen top 10 albums (including three number ones) and twelve top 10 singles (including two number ones) in her native Italy. Pravo participated at the Sanremo Music Festival ten times, most recently in 2019, and has won three critics' awards. She also performed twelve times at the Festivalbar. Background and early life Strambelli was born to parents Aldo Strambelli and Bruna Caporin, and was raised in a liberal fashion at her paternal grandparent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurizio Fabrizio
Maurizio Fabrizio (born 16 March 1952) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger, producer, musician and singer-songwriter. Life and career Born in Milan, after studying at the conservatory in 1969 Fabrizio became a member of the La Scala orchestra as a percussionist under the direction of Claudio Abbado. In 1970 he formed a musical duo with his brother Popi, Maurizio e Fabrizio, recording several singles and entering the main competition at the 21st edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. In 1972 he started a long and fruitful collaboration as arranger and producer with Angelo Branduardi, and also began collaborating as composer and arranger with other artists including Ornella Vanoni, Patty Pravo and Mia Martini. After recording some solo albums between 1975 and 1980, starting from the early 1980s Fabrizio devoted himself to composing, often teaming with lyricist Guido Morra. His collaborations include Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Zero, Riccardo Fogli, Miguel Bosé, A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patty Pravo Albums
A patty is a flattened, usually round, serving of ground meat or legumes, grains, vegetables, or meat alternatives. Common ground meat used include beef, bison, elk, turkey, chicken, ostrich, and salmon. Patties are found in multiple cuisines throughout the world. The ingredients are compacted and shaped, usually cooked, and served in various ways. Etymology The term originated in the 17th century as an English alteration of the French word pâté, originally meaning a pastry with a meat filling, and later the filling itself. Terminology The term "patty" is used in many varieties of English, but less frequently in Britain and Ireland than in the United States. Merriam-Webster defines it as "a small flat cake of chopped food", Cambridge as "pieces of food, especially meat, formed into a thin, circular shape and then usually cooked". In some countries, patties may be called "discs." Similar-shaped cakes not made from ground beef may also be called "burgers": "fish b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1975 Albums
It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 – Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman are found guilty of the Watergate cover-up. * January 2 ** The Federal Rules of Evidence are approved by the United States Congress. ** A bomb blast at Samastipur, Bihar, India, fatally wounds Lalit Narayan Mishra, Minister of Railways. * January 5 – Tasman Bridge disaster: The Tasman Bridge in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, is struck by the bulk ore carrier , causing a partial collapse resulting in 12 deaths. * January 15 – Alvor Agreement: Portugal announces that it will grant independence to Angola on November 11. * January 20 ** In Hanoi, North Vietnam, the Politburo approves the final military offensive against South Vietnam. ** Work is abandoned on the 1974 Anglo-French Channel Tunnel scheme. * January ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musica E Dischi
() was the oldest and longest-running music industry publication in Italy. In 1961, ''Billboard'' defined the publication as the "Italian record bible". History It was founded in October 1945 in Milan, Italy, on the initiative of the journalist and musicologist Aldo Mario De Luigi, a former record executive at La Voce Del Padrone-Columbia-Marconiphone (VCM, now EMI Italy). Originally, the magazine was published under the name ''Musica'' (''Dischi'' was added on the second edition) on a monthly basis. In the 1960s, started to issue a list of best-seller music recordings nationally. After the death of Aldo Mario in 1968, his son Mario De Luigi, already reviewer and editor of the magazine since 1958, became the director. In 1999, the official website was opened. On its 735th issue in December 2009, director Mario De Luigi announced that from March 2010 they would publish an online magazine and stop the publication of the physical magazine after 65 years. In June 2014, the mag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is the co-founder and, latterly, sole member of the rock band Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) which was formed in 1970. He has written all of the band's music since 1972, including hits such as " Evil Woman", " Livin' Thing", "Telephone Line", " Mr. Blue Sky", " Don't Bring Me Down" and " Hold On Tight". He also has had a solo career, with two albums: '' Armchair Theatre'' (1990) and ''Long Wave'' (2012). Born in Birmingham, Lynne became interested in music during his youth and was heavily inspired by the Beatles. He began his music career in 1963 as a member of the Andicaps, then left the group the next year to join the Chads. From 1966 to 1970, he was a founding member and principal songwriter of the Idle Race. In 1970, he accepted Roy Wood's offer to join the Move and was a major contributor to the band's last two albums. Later that year, Lynne, Wood and Bev Bevan formed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Can't Get It Out Of My Head
"Can't Get It Out of My Head" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and originally recorded by Electric Light Orchestra (also known as ELO). First released on the band's fourth album ''Eldorado (Electric Light Orchestra album), Eldorado'' in September 1974, the song is the second track on the album and follows "Eldorado Overture". The song was released in November the same year as a single. The song became the band's first top 10 single in the United States, reaching number 9, and helped boost public awareness of the band in the U.S., although the single and LP failed to chart in the UK. In 1978, it was included as the lead song on the four-track ''The ELO EP'' (UK release), reaching number 34 on the UK charts. The song has appeared on many ELO compilation albums. Background Lynne wrote "Can't Get It Out of My Head" partially in response to his father's criticism that the previous songs he wrote didn't have any tune, wanting to show that he could write a song with a beautiful melod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kerr (songwriter)
Richard Buchanan Kerr (14 December 1944 – 8 December 2023) was an English singer-songwriter and composer, who co-wrote " Mandy", " Looks Like We Made It", and " Somewhere in the Night" (all of which became hit singles for Barry Manilow) and "I'll Never Love This Way Again", for Dionne Warwick. Life and career Richard Buchanan Kerr was born on 14 December 1944. Kerr began his education at Bedford School. After gaining an interest in music at school he went into songwriting. In the UK, he collaborated with musicians in the late 1960s and early 1970s such as Peter Green, Don Partridge and Scott English. The last pairing resulted in the song "Brandy", which English released in 1971. This song later become a worldwide hit under the title " Mandy" for Barry Manilow in 1974, although Don Partridge's "Blue Eyes" was Kerr's first hit as a songwriter. In 1976, Kerr's solo album, ''Richard Kerr'' (re-titled ''Somewhere in the Night'' in some territories) was released by Epic Records, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott English
Sheldon David "Scott" English (January 10, 1937 – November 16, 2018) was an American songwriter, arranger and record producer. He is best known as the co-writer of "Brandy" which he wrote with Richard Kerr. The song became a No. 1 hit for Barry Manilow in 1974, with the title changed to " Mandy". English had also released a single of "Brandy" which reached No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart in November 1971, and entered the US charts in March 1972. Life and career English was born in Brooklyn, New York City. In 1960, he released his first single, "4,000 Miles Away", on Dot Records. In 1964, English had a regional doo-wop hit called "High on a Hill", written by Frank Cariola and A. Mangravito. "High on a Hill" has consistently been voted an all-time top song on oldies radio stations in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. It also reached No. 3 in popularity on the San Francisco Bay Area radio charts, and peaked at #4 in Los Angeles (source: KRLA Top 30 Survey, Feb.-Mar. 1964) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristiano Minellono
Cristiano Minellono (born 27 March 1946) is an Italian songwriter and actor. He is also known as Popi Minellono. Life and career Born in Arona, Piedmont, Minellono debuted as a lyricist in 1967, with the song "È ancora giorno", performed by Shirley Bassey. In 1968 he got his first successes, Patrick Samson's "Soli si muore" and Dik Dik's " Il primo giorno di primavera". After further hits for Umberto Balsamo, Nomadi and Wess & Dori Ghezzi, in 1980 he started a fruitful collaboration as producer and lyricist with Toto Cutugno and Adriano Celentano, notably writing the lyrics for Cutugno's major hit " L'Italiano".Antonio Virgilio Savona; Michele L. Straniero. "Minellono, Cristiano". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. In the first half of the 1980s, Minellono was the usual lyricist for Al Bano and Romina Power's and Ricchi e Poveri's songs, contributing to relaunching their careers. Two of his songs won the Sanremo Music Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antonio Coggio
Antonio Coggio (16 May 1939 – 19 October 2021) was an Italian composer, arranger, pianist, and record producer. After his studies at the Conservatorio Niccolò Paganini in Genoa, between 1964 and 1966 Coggio was pianist for Gino Paoli, accompanying him in live performances and in the album ''Paoli dal vivo allo Studio D''.Nicola Sisto. "Coggio, Antonio". Gino Castaldo (edited by). ''Dizionario della canzone italiana''. Curcio Editore, 1990. pp. 412-3. He was later hired by RCA Italiana, first as a musical assistant and later as a producer, producing, among others, works of Mia Martini, Ivano Fossati, Patty Pravo, Stefano Rosso and Claudio Baglioni. With Baglioni he also collaborated as a composer, penning some of his major hits, including "Questo piccolo grande amore", "E tu", "Amore Bello", "Poster". In 1979 he founded with Roberto Davini the label Calycantus, which launched the careers of Fiorella Mannoia, Mariella Nava Mariella Nava, stage name of Maria Giuliana Nava ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franca Evangelisti
Franca Evangelisti (born 6 April 1935) is an Italian lyricist and singer. Life and career Born in Rome, Evangelisti studied singing with composer . In the second half of the 1950s, she started her professional career as a singer with the stage name Evy Angeli. She was a vocalist in various orchestras, touring extensively, and also performing several times on American television. In the late 1960s, Evangelisti was put under contract by RCA Italiana as a lyricist, notably becoming a close collaborator of Renato Zero for about twenty years, signing some of his most known songs such as " Il carrozzone", " Amico", "Madame", "Sesso o esse". In this role, Evangelisti took part in four editions of the Sanremo Music Festival, in particular writing the lyrics of Patty Pravo's 1987 entry " Pigramente signora". Artists with whom she collaborated also include Domenico Modugno, Mina, Sylvie Vartan, Mia Martini, Nicola Di Bari, Riccardo Fogli, Michele Zarrillo, Dario Baldan Bembo and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
