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"Una donna per amico"
Single by Lucio Battisti
from the album Una donna per amico
B-side" Nessun dolore"
ReleasedOctober 1978
Genre Pop
Length5:19
LabelNumero Uno
Songwriter(s) Lucio Battisti and Mogol
Lucio Battisti singles chronology
" Amarsi un po'"
(1977) 		"Una donna per amico"
(1978) 		"Una giornata uggiosa"
(1980)
Audio sample

"Una donna per amico" (Italian for "A Woman as a Friend") is a song composed by Lucio Battisti and Mogol, and performed by Lucio Battisti. It was released as a single in October 1978, with "Nessun dolore" as B-side. [1] The single peaked at first place fourteen consecutive weeks on the Italian hit parade between November 1978 and February 1979. [2] It was the second most sold single of the year in Italy, behind Bee Gees' " Stayin' Alive". [3]

At the 2006 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, "Una donna per amico" was played during the entrance of the Italian home team. Miss Italia, Edelfa Chiara Masciotta, carried the placard wearing a Moschino-designed dress. The Italian flag, called il Tricolore, was carried by then 19-year-old figure skater Carolina Kostner.

"Una donna per amico" was covered by several artists, including Rosario Fiorello and the band Sugarfree. It named a 1998 television series starring Elisabetta Gardini and a 2014 film directed by Giovanni Veronesi and starring Fabio De Luigi and Laetitia Casta. [4]

Nessun dolore

The B-side "Nessun dolore" ( transl. 'No pain (at all)', Italian pronunciation: [nesˈsun doˈloːre]) was covered by Italian singer Giorgia on her eponymous debut album (1994); it was later also included in her compilation Spirito libero - Viaggi di voce 1992-2008. [5] [6] It was also covered by Italian singer Mina on her 1987 album Rane combattenti; Russian singer Svetlana Tchernykh recorded a Russian language version of the song, titled "Я парня себе выбрала в подруги" (album Черных поёт Баттисти, 2005).

Track listing

  • 7" single - ZBN 7110
  1. "Una donna per amico'" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 5:19
  2. "Nessun dolore" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 6:15

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy ( Musica e dischi) [7] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy ( FIMI) [8]
Sales since 2009 		Gold 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

Svetlana Tchernykh - versione in russo "Я парня себе выбрала в подруги"

  1. ^ Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN  978-8809756250.
  2. ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN  8876054391.
  3. ^ "I singoli più venduti del 1978". Hit PArade Italia. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  4. ^ Chiara Ugolini (24 February 2014). "Laetitia Casta: "Un uomo per amico? Magari"". La Repubblica. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  5. ^ "*CLASSICO* Giorgia "Nessun Dolore" – 1994 –" (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Giorgia – Nessun dolore 1994 – (Cover di Battisti 1978)" (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Cronologia di: Una donna per amico di Lucio Battisti". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
  8. ^ "Italian single certifications – Lucio Battisti – Una donna per amico" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
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