Comanchero (song)

"Comanchero"
Single by Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray)
B-side	Comanchero (Instrumental)
Released	1984
Format	7", 12"
Genre	Italo disco[1]
Length	3:58[2]
Label	Discotto[3] Ariola[4]
Writer(s)	Aldo Martinelli, Simona Zanini[5]
Producer(s)	Aldo Martinelli, Fabrizio Gatto[5]

"Comanchero" is a song by Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray). It was written by Italian record producer Aldo Martinelli and Simona Zanini and released as a single in 1984 on Discotto S.A.S.^[3] It became a hit single in several European countries, reaching number 2 in Austria, number 3 in West Germany, number 4 in Switzerland, number 5 in France and number 17 in Italy. In 1997, the song was covered and released as a single by Robin Cook.

Track listings

7" Single (Ariola 107 053)^[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Vocal) – 3:58
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 4:04

12" Maxi (Ariola 601 573 / Il Discotto 1043)^[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Vocal) – 7:38
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:28

12" Maxi (Ariola 601 679)^[5]

1. "Comanchero" (Special Disco Remix) – 8:35
2. "Comanchero" (Instrumental) – 6:24

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1984–85) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2 France (SNEP)[7] 5 Germany (Official German Charts)[8] 3 Italy (FIMI)[9] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1984) Position Italy (FIMI)[9] 63 Chart (1985) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] 12 France (IFOP)[11] 17 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 28

References

1. Joubert, Thomas (2014). Les années Top 50 (in French). Gründ. p. 48. ISBN 978-2-32400-914-3.
2. Amtage & Müller 2003, p. 694.
3. "Special Report: Italy". Billboard 96 (46): 9. 17 November 1984. ISSN 0006-2510.
4. Amtage & Müller 2003, p. 486.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
7. "Lescharts.com – Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
8. "Officialcharts.de – Raggio Di Luna (Moon Ray) – Comanchero". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
9. "I singoli più venduti del 1984" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Creative Commons. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
10. "Jahreshitparade 1985" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
11. "TOP – 1985" (in French). Top-france.fr. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 19" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 April 2015.

Bibliography

• Amtage, Jörg; Müller, Matthias (2003). Jörg Amtage & Matthias Müller präsentieren Alle Hits aus Deutschlands Charts 1954-2003 (in German). Pro Business. ISBN 978-3-937343-20-4.