Amarsi un po'

For the Italian film, see Amarsi un po' (film).
"Amarsi un po'"
Single by Lucio Battisti
from the album 'Io tu noi tutti'
B-side "Sì, viaggiare"
Released March 1967
Format 45 rpm single
Genre Pop
Length 3:50
Label La voce del padrone
Writer(s) Lucio Battisti and Mogol,
Lucio Battisti singles chronology
"Ancora tu"
(1976)		 "Amarsi un po'"
(1977)		 "Una donna per amico"
(1978)

"Amarsi un po'" is a song composed by Lucio Battisti and Mogol, and performed by Lucio Battisti. It was released as a single in March 1977, with "Sì, viaggiare" as B-side.[1] The single peaked at first place ten weeks on the Italian hit parade[2][3] and was the most sold single of the year in Italy.[4] The same year Battisti released an English version of the single for international markets, with the two songs renamed "To Feel in Love" and "Keep on Cruising" and with lyrics by Peter Powell. They were included in the album Images.[3]

"Amarsi un po'" was covered by several artists, notably Mina, Ornella Vanoni, Nek. It also named a film, Amarsi un po' (1984), directed by Carlo Vanzina and starred by Claudio Amendola and Tahnee Welch.[5]

Track listing

  1. "Amarsi un po'" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 5:07
  2. "Sì, viaggiare" (Lucio Battisti, Mogol) – 4:10

References

  1. ↑ Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  2. ↑ Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  3. 1 2 Gianfranco Salvatore. L'arcobaleno: storia vera di Lucio Battisti vissuta da Mogol e dagli altri che c'eranoo. Giunti Editore, 2000. ISBN 8809018052.
  4. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1977". Hit PArade Italia. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Roberto Chiti, Roberto Poppi, Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 2000. ISBN 8877424230.
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