Linda (Pooh song) explained

Linda
Type:single
Artist:I Pooh
Album:Poohlover
B-Side:Donna davvero
Released:21 July 1976
Length:3:42
Label:CBS Records

"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]

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.

Miguel Bosé version

Linda
Type:single
Artist:Miguel Bosé
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

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.

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

Linda
Cover:Linda cover art.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Miguel Bosé featuring Malú
Album:Papitwo
Released:September 3, 2012
Recorded:2012
Genre:Latin pop
Length:3:53
Label:WEA Latina

In 2012 a version featuring Malú, a Spanish multi-selling singer, was released as the first single from his second duets album Papitwo (2012). The song was released for digital download on September 3, 2012.[5]

Charts

Chart (1976–77) !align="left"
Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6] 1
Chart (1977–78) !align="left"
Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] 7
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 1
Chart (2012) !align="left"
Peak
position
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [9] 18

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pedrinelli . Andrea . Pooh - Tutti i testi e la storia dietro le canzoni . 17 October 2023 . . 978-88-9274-506-3 . it. Linda.
  2. https://www.discogs.com/master/618600-Miguel-Bosé-Linda-
  3. https://www.discogs.com/master/618600-Miguel-Bosé-Linda-
  4. Web site: Miguel Bosé – Linda . Discogs.
  5. Web site: Linda (feat. Malu): Miguel Bosé: Official Music . 2013-01-09.
  6. Web site: Top Annuale Singoli 1976 . Hit Parade Italia.
  7. Web site: 10 December 1977 . International Best Sellers . Cashbox.
  8. Book: Salaverri, Fernando . Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 . September 2005 . Fundación Autor-SGAE . 84-8048-639-2 . 1st . Spain.
  9. Web site: Steffen Hung . Spanish charts portal . spanishcharts.com . 2012-09-27.