Gente

"Gente"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
Released	February 1994
Format	CD single
Genre	Pop
Length	4:25
Label	CGD
Writer(s)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio
Producer(s)	Angelo Valsiglio
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Strani amori" (1994) "Gente" (1994) "Lettera" (1994)

Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.^[1] It was releases in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura.

A Spanish-language version of the song was published by Pausini in her 1994's album Laura Pausini. Both versions of the song were re-recorded with a new arrangement by Celso Valli for Pausini's first greatest hits album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te / Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti^[2] and later would be re-recordered with a new arrangement for Pausini's second greatest hits album, 20 - The Greatest Hits / 20 - Grandes Éxitos.

Track listings

CD Single (CGD – 4509 97101 2)[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Pietro Cremonesi, Federico Cavalli, J. Badia	4:04

CD Single (CGD – 4509 96127-2)[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia	4:04
3.	"Il cuore non si arrende"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli	4:40

Maxi-Single (CGD – 0630 1111 9-2)[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente" (Italian Version)	Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio	4:30
2.	"La soledad"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia	4:04
3.	"Se fue"	Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli	4:40

Covers

The Italian-language version of the song was covered in 1995 by Brazilian singer Renato Russo and included in his album Equilibrio distante.^[6]

Charts

Peak positions Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 14 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 23 France (SNEP)[9] 43 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 34 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 41 US Latin Pop Songs (Billboard)[12] 1 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[13] 13 US Tropical Songs (Billboard)[14] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1995) Position US Hot Latin Tracks[15] 13

See also

• List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Pop Airplay of 1995

References

1. "Laura Pausini - Gente (song)". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
2. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (9 October 2001). "Laura Pausini canta in Inglese". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 25 September 2011.
3. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
4. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
5. "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
6. "Equilibrio Distante - Renato Russo". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
7. "Radio 2 - Top 30 - van zaterdag 23 juli 1994" (in Dutch). VRT Top 30. Radio 2. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
8. "Ultratop.be – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
9. "Lescharts.com – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in French). Les classement single.
10. "Top40 week 30 van 1994 (23-07-1994)" (in Dutch). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
12. "Laura Pausini – Chart history" Billboard Latin Pop Songs for Laura Pausini.
13. "Laura Pausini – Chart history" Billboard Hot Latin Songs for Laura Pausini.
14. "Chart Search Results - Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay 1995-07-01". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
15. "1995 Hot Latin Pop Tracks". Billboard. Billboard.biz. Retrieved 22 September 2012.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics