Te lo leggo negli occhi (song)
| "Te lo leggo negli occhi" | ||||
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| Single by Dino | ||||
| from the album Dino | ||||
| B-side | "Cerca di capire" | |||
| Released | 1964 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:43 | |||
| Label | Arc | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Sergio Bardotti, Sergio Endrigo | |||
| Producer(s) | Ferruccio Ricordi | |||
| Dino singles chronology | ||||
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| "Te lo leggo negli occhi" on YouTube | ||||
"Te lo leggo negli occhi" (transl. 'I can see it in your eyes') is a 1964 Italian song composed by Sergio Endrigo (music) and Sergio Bardotti (lyrics) and performed by Dino.
Background
[edit]Endrigo composed the song in an hotel in Naples, shortly after participating, together with Achille Millo and Lilian Terry, in a RAI television show about George Gershwin.[1] The song featured Alessandro Alessandroni's Cantori Moderni on backing vocals and the orchestra conducted by Ennio Morricone.[2] It premiered at the Festival delle Rose, where it placed third.[3] It marked the breakout of Dino and became his signature song.[4]
The song was adapted into a musicarello film with the same title, directed by Camillo Mastrocinque and starring Agnès Spaak and the same Dino.[4]
Artists who covered the song include Gianni Morandi, Franco Battiato, Giorgio Gaber and Paolo Mengoli.[2][5] Endrigo never recorded the song, as he declared "Dino's version was so perfect, what could I have possibly added to that song?".[6]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Te lo leggo negli occhi" | Endrigo, Bardotti | 2:43 |
| 2. | "Cerca di capire" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Don Backy | 2:17 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1964–5) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[7] | 7 |
References
[edit]- ^ Fasoli, Doriano; Crippa, Stefano (2016). Sergio Endrigo. La voce dell'uomo (in Italian). Alpes. ISBN 978-88-6531-301-5.
- ^ a b Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Te lo leggo negli occhi". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
- ^ Ceccarelli, Eleonora (15 June 2023). "Sergio Endrigo, 10 canzoni per ricordare il cantautore italiano". Metropolitan Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b Castaldo, Gino, ed. (1990). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio. p. 563.
- ^ "Song: Te lo leggo negli occhi". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
- ^ Bovi, Michele (27 September 2019). Ladri di canzoni: 200 anni di liti musical-giudiziarie dalla A alla Z (in Italian). HOEPLI. ISBN 978-88-203-9194-2.
- ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Te lo leggo negli occhi".
External links
[edit]- Te lo leggo negli occhi at Discogs (list of releases)
