"Donna the Prima Donna" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca and performed by Dion. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100,[1] No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100,[2] and No. 17 on Billboard's R&B chart in 1963,[1] while reaching No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[3] and No. 2 in Hong Kong.[4] It was from Dion's 1963 album, Donna the Prima Donna.[5]
| "Donna the Prima Donna" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Dion | ||||
| from the album Donna the Prima Donna | ||||
| B-side | "You're Mine" | |||
| Released | August 20, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Rock and roll | |||
| Length | 2:47 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records 42852 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Robert Mersey | |||
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The track was produced by Robert Mersey and arranged by DiMucci.[6] The backing group is the Del-Satins.
It was ranked No. 86 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.[7] It references Zsa Zsa Gabor and how the titular girl tries to look like her.
References
edit- ^ a b Dion, "Donna the Prima Donna" Chart Positions Retrieved February 13, 2014
- ^ "Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box. October 26, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "1050 CHUM – CHUM Charts: Dion". CHUM. Archived from the original on July 16, 2006. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ "Hits of the World", Billboard. November 16, 1963. p. 36. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Dion, Donna the Prima Donna Retrieved February 13, 2014
- ^ Dion, "Donna the Prima Donna" single release Retrieved February 13, 2014
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1963". Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2014.
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