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Fiesta (Raffaella Carrà album)

Fiesta is the eighth studio album by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà, released in 1977 by CGD. The album was named after the song of the same name, which was widely popular in Italy, Spain, Canada and Argentina. The recording was produced by Gianni Boncompagni.

Fiesta
Studio album by
Raffaella Carrà
ReleasedSeptember 1977
Genre
Length38:29
Language
LabelCGD
ProducerGianni Boncompagni
Raffaella Carrà chronology
Forte forte forte
(1976) 		Fiesta
(1977) 		Raffaella
(1978)
Singles from Fiesta
  1. "Fiesta"
    Released: 1977

The Italian and Canadian versions of the album have songs in both English and Italian, while the Spanish version has lyrics adapted to the language. In 1977, Raffaella Carra was nominated for the Canadian Disco Awards for this album.[1]

As part of the Fiesta promotion, Carrà went on tour, visiting Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico in 1979.

Track listing

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Side A
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fiesta"
3:23
2."Dreamin' of You"
  • Boncompagni
  • Ormi
  • Boncompagni
  • Ormi
4:30
3."Non dobbiamo litigare più"Boncompagni
  • Ormi
  • Bracardi
3:22
4."Vola"BoncompagniT. Benn Feghali4:31
5."I Thank You Life"BoncompagniBracardi3:54
Side B
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mi sento bella"BoncompagniOrmi3:41
2."How You Doin'"
  • Boncompagni
  • Susan Duncan Smith
  • Boncompagni
  • Ormi
3:41
3."Il presidente"BoncompagniBracardi3:42
4."Ma ne sai più di me"BoncompagniBracardi3:40
5."Melodia"Andrea Lo VecchioShel Shapiro4:05

Credits

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  • Raffaella Carrà – vocals
  • Shel Shapiro – arrangement
  • Paolo Ormi – guitar, piano, percussion, arrangement
  • Enzo Restuccia – drums, percussion
  • Massimo Bartoletti, Alberto Corvino, Nino Culasso, Ernesto Pumpo – trombone
  • Silvestro Catacchio, Giuseppe Gabucci, Camillo Grasso, Milena Costisella, Paolo Mezzaroma, Fernando Baratta – strings
  • Rita Mariano, Patrizia Neri, Isabella Sodani – backing vocals

Charts

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Chart (1977) Peak
position
Spanish Albums (AFE)[2] 4

References

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  1. ^ "1977 Canadian Disco Awards". Billboard. Vol. 89, no. 45. 12 November 1977. p. 88. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
  2. ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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