Fotoromanza Explained

Fotoromanza
Cover:Fotoromanza.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Gianna Nannini
Album:Puzzle
B-Side:Venerdì notte
Released:1984
Genre:Pop
Length:4:27
Label:Ricordi
Producer:
  • Gianna Nannini
  • Conny Plank
Prev Title:Primadonna
Prev Year:1983
Next Title:Bla Bla
Next Year:1984

"Fotoromanza" is a song composed by Gianna Nannini, Conny Plank and Raffaella Riva (a member of the pop group Gruppo Italiano) and performed by Gianna Nannini.[1] The single peaked at first place for four consecutive weeks in September 1984 on the Italian hit parade.[1] [2] It won the 1984 edition of Festivalbar and also won "Vota la Voce", a musical event organized by the magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni.[1] The music video of the song was directed by the Academy Award winner Michelangelo Antonioni.[1] [3] The song was later covered by several artists, including Ricchi e Poveri and Iva Zanicchi, and sampled by rapper Marracash for his song "Fotoromanzo". It was included in the soundtrack of the Gianni Amelio's drama film The Stolen Children.[4]

Track listing and formats

A. "Fotoromanza" – 4:27

B. "Venerdì notte" – 3:10

Charts

Chart (1984)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 1

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Ezio Guaitamacchi. 1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita. 14 January 2011. Rizzoli, 2009. 978-8858617427.
  2. Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989. Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.
  3. Book: Cosetta G. Saba. Lo sguardo che insegue. 2006. Lupetti, 2006. 8883911644.
  4. Book: Gianni Amelio . Sandro Petraglia . Stefano Rulli . Il Ladro Di Bambini. 1992 . Feltrinelli, 1992. 8807812266.
  5. Fotoromanza . . 1984 . Italian 7-inch single liner notes . . SRL 10999.
  6. Web site: Classifiche . . Italian . 7 June 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161201160637/https://musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php . 1 December 2016. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Gianna Nannini".