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"Fortissimo"
Single by Rita Pavone
from the album Rita la zanzara
B-side"La sai troppo lunga"
Released1966
GenrePop, Ballad
LabelRCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)Bruno Canfora, Lina Wertmüller
Producer(s)Teddy Reno
Rita Pavone singles chronology
"Qui ritornerà"
(1966)
"Fortissimo"
(1966)
"La zanzara"
(1966)

"Fortissimo" is a 1966 song brought to success by Rita Pavone. The music was composed by Bruno Canfora, while the lyrics were written by director and screenwriter Lina Wertmüller, at the time a close collaborator of Pavone, after having directed her in the television miniseries Il giornalino di Gian Burrasca and in the musicarello film Rita the Mosquito.[1] The arrangements of the song are by Luis Bacalov.[1]

"Fortissimo" was chosen as the opening song of the popular RAI variety show Studio Uno, whose 1966 edition Pavone presented, alternating with Mina, Ornella Vanoni and Sandra Milo.[1]

The song was later covered by several artists, including Mina,[1] Iva Zanicchi,[1] Robert Goulet,[1] Betty Madigan,[1] Laura Bono,[2] Nathalie.[3]

Track listing

7" single – PM45 3366

  1. "Fortissimo" (Bruno Canfora, Lina Wertmüller) – 2:34
  2. "La sai troppo lunga" (Carlo Claroni, Enrico Ciacci) – 2:48

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1966–67) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 11

Year-end charts

Chart (1966) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 55

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Dario Salvatori (2001). "Fortissimo". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
  2. ^ Andrea Conti (15 November 2013). "Laura Bono: "Il mio amore per Rita Pavone"". TGCOM. Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ Alba Cosentino (15 December 2010). "Nathalie, recensione di In punta di piedi". FullSong. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. p. 201. ISBN 8876054391.