"Bella senz'anima" is an Italian ballad song written by

Marco Luberti Marco Luberti (born 13 February 1941) is an Italian lyricist, record producer and singer-songwriter. Life and career Born in Rome, after graduating from the liceo artistico Luberti started studying piano and performing as a keyboardist in a num ...

, Paolo Casella and

Riccardo Cocciante Riccardo Cocciante (; born 20 February 1946), also known in French-speaking countries and the U.S. as Richard Cocciante (), is an Italian singer, composer, theatre man and musician. He acquired French citizenship. Personal life Cocciante was b ...

, arranged by Franco Pisano and performed by Riccardo Cocciante. It was the first single from the Cocciante's 1974 album ''Anima''. The song was launched by Cocciante during a tour ("Racconto") he made in 1973 together with

Antonello Venditti Antonio "Antonello" Venditti (born 8 March 1949) is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist who became famous in the 1970s for the social themes of his songs. Biography Antonello Venditti was born in Rome, the son of Vincenzino Italo Venditti f ...

and

Francesco De Gregori Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics. He is of ...

. The single peaked at the first place on the Italian singles chart, and it was the seventh most sold single of the year in Italy. The lyrics, and particularly the verse "E adesso spogliati come sai fare tu" (i.e. "And now strip as you know") led to harsh criticism from several feminist organizations and to television censorship. In 2006, Cocciante performed the song out of competition at the

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Track listing

*7-inch single – AN 4155 :A. "Bella senz'anima" (

, Paolo Casella,

) :B. "Qui" (Marco Luberti, Paolo Casella, Riccardo Cocciante)

Covers

* 1975 - The Midnight Guitars Staff records the cover for the album ''Un pugno di successi'' (A handful of hits) (

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, RLV ST 90503). * 2010 -

Linda Valori Linda Valori (born 3 September 1978 in San Benedetto del Tronto, Province of Ascoli Piceno) is an Italian singer. In 2004, she won third place at the Sanremo festival, with the song "''Aria, sole, terra e mare''", for which she composed the ly ...

records the cover for the album ''Tutti quelli'' (All those) ( NAR International, NAR 110102).

Charts

References

{{authority control 1974 singles 1974 songs Number-one singles in Italy Riccardo Cocciante songs Songs written by Riccardo Cocciante Songs written by Marco Luberti