Luglio Explained

Luglio
Type:single
Album:Riccardo Del Turco
B-Side:Il temporale
Genre:pop
Label:CGD
Prev Title:L'importante è la rosa
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Cosa hai messo nel caffè
Next Year:1969

"Luglio" ('July') is a 1968 song by Riccardo Del Turco. The song won the Un disco per l'estate competition and was awarded the Golden Gondola at the, marking the breakout of Del Turco, and becoming his signature song.[1]

Track listing

7" single (CBS – 3587)

  1. "Luglio" (3:05)
  2. "Il temporale" (3:07)

Le Petit Pain au chocolat

Le Petit Pain au chocolat
Type:single
Artist:Joe Dassin
Album:Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
Genre:Chanson, pop
Label:CBS Disques
Producer:Jacques Plait
Prev Title:Ma bonne étoile
Prev Year:1968
Next Title:Le Chemin de papa / Les Champs-Élysées
Next Year:1969

"Luglio" was covered by Joe Dassin. Released as a single in 1968, the song "Le Petit Pain au chocolat" reached no. 2 in Wallonia (French Belgium). It was the second track of side 1 of his 1969 album Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées). The lyrics were adapted into French by Pierre Delanoë.

Track listing

7" single (CBS 3871)

  1. "Le Petit Pain au chocolat" (3:30)
  2. "Le Temps des œufs au plat" (2:43)

Charts

Other covers

The song was also covered by The Tremeloes as "I'm Gonna Try", by Herman's Hermits as "Something's Happening", by Los Hermanos Rigual as "Julia", and by Carmela Corren as "Heiß wie die Sonne".[3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Salvatori, Dario . Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. 8888169016. Luglio. 2001. 190-1.
  2. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Luglio".
  3. Web site: Cover versions of Luglio written by Riccardo Del Turco, Giancarlo Bigazzi . . 26 June 2024.