Alberto Carpani (23 April 1956 – 11 May 2020) was an Italian singer, best known for his Italo disco releases in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Albert One, and his Eurodance release "Sing a Song Now Now" in 1999 as A.C. One.[1] He was also a DJ and music producer.
Alberto Carpani | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One |
| Born | 23 April 1956 Pavia, Italy |
| Died | 11 May 2020 (aged 64) Portofino, Italy |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1979–2020 |
| Labels | |
Career
editAlberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by ZYX Music and Baby Records.
He was known as A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One. He was involved in many Italo projects such as Clock On 5, Enola, Funny Twins, Tom Dollar, and X-One.
His last major hit, the 1999 single "Sing a Song Now Now", reached number 6 in the Spanish music charts.[2]
Death
editCarpani died of a lung infection from COVID-19 in Italy on 11 May 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]
Discography
editStudio albums
editAs Albert One
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Everybody |
|
Singles
edit- "Crazy Family" (1983) As Jock Hattle Band
- "Turbo Diesel" (1984)
- "Heart on Fire" (1985)
- "Lady O" (1985)
- "To Be or Not To Be" (1986) As Jock Hattle Band
- "For Your Love" (1986)
- "Secrets" (1986)
- "Hopes & Dreams" (1987)
- "Everybody" (1988)
- "Visions" (1988)
- "Loverboy" (1989)
- "All You want" (1993)
- "Mandy" (1998)
- "Music" (2002)
- "Stay" (2010)
- "Face to Face" (2015)
- "All for One" (2017)
As A.C. One
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [4] |
ITA [5] |
SPA[6] | ||
| 1999 | "Sing a Song Now Now" | — | — | 6 |
| 2000 | "Sing a Song Now Now" (remix) (ITA only) | — | — | — |
| "Sing a Song Now Now" (re-release) | 54 | 24 | — | |
| "Ring the Bell" (ITA only) | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Angels (Love Is the Answer)" | — | — | — |
Compilation appearances
edit- "Turbo Diesel" on High Energy (1984)
- "Lady O" on 38º De Sannido (1985) and Sannido Discoteca (1985)
- "Secrets" on Fior Di Loto 1 (1986), The Best of Italo Disco Vol. 7 (1986) and Discomix Vol. 2 (1986)
- "Hopes & Dreams" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 9 (1987)
- "For Your Love" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 8 (1987)
- "Vision" on The House Sound of Europe – Vol. V – 'Casa Latina (1989)
- "Hopes and Dreams" on City Dance Music 2 (1989)
- "Loverboy" on Best Disco Vol. 7 (1989)
- "This Is Real" on Gira La Palla Compilation (1993)
Albert One's remix of Barry Manilow's "Mandy" was featured on Mixage (1999) and Feten Boot Mix Vol. 1 (1999).[7]
Citations
edit- ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Anno: 2000". www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now". lescharts.com. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ^ "Addio ad Albert One: il cantante e dj pavese è stato portato via dal Covid, aveva 64 anni". primapavia.it (in Italian). 11 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Hung, Steffen. "lescharts.com - A.C. One - Sing A Song Now Now".
- ^ Peak positions for Italy:
- For "Sing a Song Now Now": "Hit Parade Italia: I singoli più venduti del 2000". hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Billboard". google.ca. 18 December 1999.
- ^ Discogs, [1]
External links
edit- Alberto Carpani discography at Discogs