"Linda" (Beautiful) is a song by Italian rock band, Pooh. It was composed by Roby Facchinetti and Valerio Negrini some time before, but was released in 1976, and became the lead single on the album, Poohlover.[1]
| "Linda" | |
|---|---|
| Single by I Pooh | |
| from the album Poohlover | |
| B-side | "Donna davvero" |
| Released | 21 July 1976 |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | CBS Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Roby Facchinetti Valerio Negrini |
| Music video | |
| "Linda" on YouTube | |
It seems that the song is inspired by the American model Linda Larsen, who appeared in I Pooh's television special filmed in Sperlonga in 1975, on the occasion of the album Un po' del nostra tempo and broadcast by RAI on 3 October of that year.
The song was presented at Festivalbar 1976, and was the group's first recording after the breakup with their producer, Giancarlo Lucariello, who generally opposed the development of rock arrangements.[1]
Miguel Bosé version
edit| "Linda" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Miguel Bosé | |
| from the album Linda | |
| Released | April 1977 |
| Recorded | February – March 1977[2] |
| Studio | Studi GRS, Milan Studi CBS, Milan Estudios Sonoland, Madrid[3] |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | CBS Records |
| Songwriter(s) | Roby Facchinetti Valerio Negrini Luis Gómez Escolar |
| Music video | |
| "Linda" on YouTube | |
Translated into Spanish, Linda also achieved widespread popularity in Spain and South America thanks to the version by Miguel Bosé, who was a little-known singer at the time, but who would soon make headlines.[1]
Linda is the title-track to Bosé's debut album, a record in which other Italian songs translated into Spanish were featured.[4] Pooh also recorded a Spanish version, still titled "Linda", but with different lyrics than Bosé's version.
Miguel Bosé and Malú version
edit| "Linda" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Miguel Bosé featuring Malú | |
| from the album Papitwo | |
| Released | September 3, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2012 |
| Genre | Latin pop |
| Length | 3:53 |
| Label | WEA Latina |
| Songwriter(s) | Roby Facchinetti, Victor Millrose, Valerio Negrini, Lenore Rosenblatt [5] |
| Music video | |
| "Linda" on YouTube | |
In 2012 a version featuring Malú, a Spanish multi-selling singer, was released as the first single from his second duets album Papitwo (2012).[1] The song was released for digital download on September 3, 2012.[6]
Charts
edit| Chart (1976–77) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] | 1 |
| Chart (1977–78) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Argentina (CAPIF)[8] | 7 |
| Spain (AFYVE)[9] | 1 |
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) [10] | 18 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pedrinelli, Andrea (17 October 2023). "Linda". Pooh - Tutti i testi e la storia dietro le canzoni (in Italian). Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 978-88-9274-506-3.
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/618600-Miguel-Bosé-Linda-
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/master/618600-Miguel-Bosé-Linda-
- ^ "Miguel Bosé – Linda". Discogs.
- ^ "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved December 7, 2023.
- ^ "Linda (feat. Malu): Miguel Bosé: Official Music". Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "Top Annuale Singoli 1976". Hit Parade Italia.
- ^ "International Best Sellers" (PDF). Cashbox. 10 December 1977.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Spanish charts portal". spanishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-09-27.