Piccola e fragile explained

Piccola e fragile
Cover:	R-Piccola e fragile_resize.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Drupi
Album:	Drupi
B-Side:	...Che estate
Released:	April 1974
Genre:	Rhythm and blues, pop
Label:	Dischi Ricordi
Prev Title:	Rimani
Prev Year:	1974
Next Title:	Sereno è
Next Year:	1974

"Piccola e fragile" (pronounced as /it/, transl. "Tiny and fragile") is a 1974 song composed by Enrico Riccardi (music) and Luigi Albertelli (lyrics) and performed by Drupi.

Background

Drupi's major hit, the single topped the Italian hit parade in the 1974 summer,^[1] and its success revamped in 1989, when a new version of the song was used as opening theme of the telenovela Topacio.^[2]

Cover versions

The song was covered by several artists, including Jorge Ruiz "Sabu" (in a Spanish-language version titled "Pequeña y frágil"), Albano Carrisi, The Italian Tenors, Piergiorgio Farina, Norman Candler.^[3] Flamingokvintetten's cover version, titled "Är du lycklig nu", topped the Swedish hit parade.^[4]

Track listing

• 7" single

1. "Piccola e fragile" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli) - 4:33
2. "...Che estate" (Drupi, Kativ) - 3:54

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	9
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[6]	1
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[7]	24

Notes and References

1. Book: Salvatori, Dario . Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. 888-81-69016. 259. Piccola e fragile. 2001.
2. Castaldo, Gino (1990). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. p. 1460.
3. Web site: Piccola e fragile by Drupi . SecondHandSongs . 21 July 2023 . en.
4. Billboard Hits of the World . . 9 February 1974 . 21 July 2023 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.
5. Web site: Schweizer Hitparade .
6. Web site: Classifiche. Musica e Dischi. it. 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Piccola e fragile".
7. Web site: Schweizer Hitparade .