"Piccola e fragile" (, transl. "Tiny and fragile") is a 1974 song composed by Enrico Riccardi (music) and

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Background

Drupi's major hit, the single topped the Italian hit parade in the 1974 summer, and its success revamped in 1989, when a new version of the song was used as opening theme of the telenovela ''

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Cover versions

The song was covered by several artists, including Jorge Ruiz "Sabu" (in a Spanish-language version titled "Pequeña y frágil"),

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's cover version, titled "Är du lycklig nu", topped the Swedish hit parade.

Track listing

* 7" single # "Piccola e fragile" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli) - 4:33 # "...Che estate" (Drupi, Kativ) - 3:54

Charts

References

External links

{{Authority control 1974 singles Italian songs 1974 songs Number-one singles in Italy Songs written by Luigi Albertelli