Giamaica Explained

Jamaica / Pappagallo
Type:	single
Artist:	Robertino
A-Side:	"Jamaica" "Pappagallo"
Written:	T. A. Valli
Label:	Triola

"Giamaica" (also known as "Jamaica") is a song written by T. A. Valli. In late 1950s and 1960s it was recorded by a number of Italian artists: Luciano Virgili,^[1] Giorgio Consolini,^[2] 13-year-old Robertino Loretti.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

Composition

Robertino Loretti characterizes the song as "bright and fresh".^[7]

The lyrics go like this:

Popularity in the Soviet Union

In the USSR Robertino Loretti's version of the song became immensely popular when around 1962 his record containing it was released in the country.^[8] Together with his rendition of "Santa Lucia", "Giamaica" could be heard from every window.^{[9] [10] [11]} The song was since translated into Russian.

Other covers

In 1961 the song was covered by Danish singer Birthe Wilke. Her version was released as a single, with "Pepito" on the other side.^{[12] [13]}

Track listings

Luciano Virgili "Giamaica" (single)

7-inch (45 RPM) single La Voce Del Padrone 7MQ 1498 (1958, Italy)

A. "Giamaica"

(T. A. Valli)

B. "Ti desidero"

(Guarino, Pluto)

Giorgio Consolini "Giamaica" (single)

7-inch (45 RPM) single Parlophon QMSP 16269 (1959, Italy)

A. "Giamaica"

(Valli)

AA. "Rimpiangimi"

(Testoni, Piubeni)

Robertino "Jamaica / Pappagallo" (single)

7-inch (45 RPM) single (1959, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, etc.)

A. "Jamaica"

Robertino with the Otto Franckers Orchestra

AA. "Pappagallo"

Robertino with the Otto Franckers Orchestra

Robertino "Jamaica" (EP)

7-inch EP (45 RPM) Triola TEP 31 (1961, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.)

A1. "Jamaica"

A2. "Pappagallo"

B1. "'Anema e core"

B2. "Papaveri e papere"

Birthe Wilke "Pepito / Jamaica" (single)

7-inch (45 RPM) single Philips 355 247 PF (1961, Denmark)

A. "Pepito"

B. "Jamaica"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luciano Virgili - Giamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 2017-11-07.
2. Web site: Giorgio Consolini - Giamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 2017-11-07.
3. Web site: Robertino* - Jamaica / Pappagallo at Discogs. . 2017-11-07.
4. Web site: spanishcharts.com - Robertino - Jamaica. 2017-11-07.
5. Web site: Robertino* - Jamaica at Discogs. . 2017-11-06.
6. Web site: Как сложилась судьба Робертино Лоретти - мальчика с голосом ангела. Rossiyskaya gazeta. 2014-07-27. 2017-11-07.
7. Web site: Робертино Лоретти исполнил O Sole Mio и Jamaika во Владивостоке (ФОТО; ВИДЕО). Новости Владивостока на VL.ru. 2016-06-01. 2017-11-07. 2021-12-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20211228165741/https://www.newsvl.ru/vlad/2016/06/01/148001/. dead.
8. Book: Сергей Сычёв. Радиола. 5 September 2017. ЛитРес. 978-5-04-051034-4. 48–.
9. Book: Муслим Магомаев. Живут во мне воспоминания. 11 October 2017. ПРОЗАиК. 978-5-04-074750-4. 106–.
10. Web site: Главная тайна Робертино Лоретти: куда на самом деле пропал музыкальный вундеркинд. 2016-10-16. 2017-11-07.
11. Web site: Робертино Лоретти. Radio Freedom. 2003-04-29. 2017-11-07.
12. Web site: 45cat - Birthe Wilke - Pepito / Jamaica - Philips - Denmark - 355 247 PF. 2017-11-07.
13. Web site: Birthe Wilke - Pepito / Jamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs. . 2017-11-07.