| Cover: | Oro Mango.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Mango |
| Album: | Odissea |
| B-Side: | Lungo bacio, lungo abbraccio |
| Released: | 1984 |
| Length: | 4:30 |
| Label: | Fonit Cetra |
| Producer: | Alberto Salerno |
| Prev Title: | È pericoloso sporgersi |
| Prev Year: | 1982 |
| Next Title: | Australia |
| Next Year: | 1985 |
"Oro" is a 1984 Italian song composed by Mango (music) and Mogol (lyrics) and performed by Mango. It is included in the 1986 album Odissea.
The song was originally recorded as a demo as "Mama Woodoo" with lyrics of Mango's brother Armando, before being re-written by Mogol and marking the breakout of Mango.[1] [2] [3]
The song has been described as "a happy compromise between modernity and tradition", and "a slow and enveloping song, crafted with originality, but with Brit-pop models such as Peter Gabriel and Human League firmly in mind".[4]
Artists who covered the song include Loredana Bertè and Mina, who recorded a version in a Lucio Battisti-style arrangement in the album Canarino mannaro.[5]