Dolce Vita (song)

"Dolce Vita"
Single by Ryan Paris
A-side	"Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal)"
B-side	"Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental)"
Released	October 1983
Format	7" vinyl 12" vinyl
Recorded	Studio Titania, Rome January 1983
Genre	Italo disco[1][2]
Length	3:59
Label	Carrere (Europe) RCA Records (UK & US)
Writer(s)	Pierluigi Giombini (music) Paul Mazzolini (lyrics)
Producer(s)	John Bini
Ryan Paris singles chronology
"Dolce Vita" (1983) "Fall in Love" (1984)
Music sample "Dolce Vita"

"Dolce Vita" is a song, by Italian musician Ryan Paris, released as a single in October 1983. The song was composed by Pierluigi Giombini, the same composer, producer, arranger and keyboard player of "I Like Chopin" and "Masterpiece". It reached the top 10 in many countries. The music video was filmed on-location in Paris.^[3]

Composition

Interviewed in 2007, Paris described the background to the recording of the song:

"Well, I was preparing songs in Italian to participate to the first Rock Italian Festival in 1982 and my keyboard player had to go for one year army service. So I was looking for a new keyboard player and I met Pierluigi Giombini, composer, player and artistic producer of Dolce Vita. The funny thing was that I brought to him to listen songs from me, but singing in Italian by me and he said: "I am doing only English" and he let me hear "Masterpiece" and also "You Are A Danger", number two and five in the Italian chart at that moment. I remained folgorated by the sounds and the melodies of Giombini and I said to him: "I will bring you one of my English songs". That night I composed a new song and three days later I presented it to Giombibi who loved the song. We worked on my song two times and one day Giombini told me: "I wrote a song for you but it is not a rock song". When I heard the song I really made a big jump because it was very nice.^[4]

Track listing

7" Side one Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) – 3:59 Side two Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) – 2:48 12" Side one Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) – 7:33 Side two Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) – 8:37 Other versions There have been least 49 separate releases, in different countries, across different formats, between 1983 and 2009. Countries of release have included Italy, Mexico, UK, Germany, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil, Peru, US, Netherlands, Benelux and Sweden.[5] Among the notable versions are: 1983, 12", Maxi, Italy, Discomagic Records: MIX 117 1983, 12", Extended Disco Mix, UK, Carrere, Clever: CART 289 1983, 12", Maxi, Original Version, Germany, Carrere: 815 396-1 1984, 12", Promo, USA, Carrere: 4Z9 04236 A new version was released in 1990, in Germany, Netherlands and Europe, on ZYX Records and Bounce Records. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart (1983) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1 Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[8] 1 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9] 1 France (IFOP)[10] 6 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 3 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 2 Italy (FIMI)[13] 10 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 1 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 1 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 2 Poland (LP3)[17] 16 South Africa (Springbok Radio)[18] 3 Spain (AFYVE)[19] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 2 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 3 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 5 Chart (1990)^1 Peak position Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[23] 31 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[24] 26 ^1New version Year-end charts Chart (1983) Position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[25] 20 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[26] 9 France (IFOP)[27] 23 Italy (FIMI)[13] 67 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[28] 19 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[29] 19 Personnel Dolce Vita (Extended Disco Mix) An audio sample of Dolce Vita (Extended Disco Mix, 1983) Problems playing this file? See media help. Music composed and arranged by Pierluigi Giombini Lyrics: Paul Mazzolini Keyboards: Pierluigi Giombini Background vocals: Ryan Paris and Fiona Chapelle Sound engineer: Giampaolo Bresciani See also List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983 List of European number-one hits of 1983 References Forsberg, Niklas (13 January 2010). "I VENTI D'AZZURO – making italo popular again". Release Magazine. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Eddy, Chuck (8 July 2013). "Disco 101: Real '80S Italo". Rhapsody. Retrieved 5 May 2015. Guez, Yoann. "Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris & Pierluigi Giombini (1983)". A Meander Mag. Retrieved 17 August 2015. Vujkovic, Zeljko (June 2007). "Interview with Ryan Paris". Italo-interviews.com. Retrieved 7 July 2014. "Austriancharts.at – Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Ultratop.be – Ryan Paris – Dolce Vita" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 18 January 2014. "Radio 2 Top 30 : 1 oktober 1983" (in Dutch). Top 30. 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