"Amico è" is a 1983 song composed by Dario Baldan Bembo (music), Nini Giacomelli and Sergio Bardotti (lyrics), and performed by Baldan Bembo and Caterina Caselli.[1]
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| Single by Dario Baldan Bembo and Caterina Caselli | ||||
| B-side | "Cammina cammina" | |||
| Released | 1983 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Come Il Vento | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli | |||
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| Caterina Caselli singles chronology | ||||
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A hymn to friendship, "Amico è" was the ending theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's quiz show SuperFlash. The song was also linked to a contest organized by the magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, in which the readers should have identified four popular singers hidden among the choirs; in the last episode of the television show it was revealed they were Pupo, Ornella Vanoni, Giuni Russo and Gigliola Cinquetti.[2]
Outside its immediate success, later the song became a widely spread football chant.[3]
In the 1982 album Spirito della Terra, Baldan Bembo included a different version of the song titled "Falò" and featuring Riccardo Fogli and Marcella Bella. The song was also covered by numerous artists, including Kikki Danielsson and Kjell Roos in a Swedish version titled "Vem går med dig hem" and Celine Dion in a French version titled "Hymne à l'amitié".[4]
Track listing
edit- 7" single – ZCVE 50420
- "Amico è" (Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli)
- "Cammina cammina" (Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli)
Charts
edit| Chart | Peak position |
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| Italy[5] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ Dario Salvatori (2001). "Amico è". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
- ^ Michael Bongiorno (7 October 2010). La versione di Mike. Mondadori, 2010. ISBN 978-8852012051.
- ^ Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
- ^ Sylvain Beauregard (2002). Passion Celine Dion. The Book. Trafford Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1553692128.
- ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
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