"Gli parlerò di te" is a song by the Italian Italo disco duo

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from their debut album, ''

'', released in September 1983. It was written by

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. It was also issued as a non-album single in Italy, in 1986, as the

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to "

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". The song's lyrics talks about an Italian astronaut who's on a mission.

Background

"Gli parlerò di te" was written by

. In a ''

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'' interview, Righi said that the song was one of his favourites from the ''Righeira'' album.

Composition

"Gli parlerò di te" is in the key of C♯/ D♭ and in 4/4 time. The guitar parts featured on the track are played by Swedish guitarist Mats Björklund. The song's lyrics talks about an Italian astronaut who is about to carry out a mission, leaving without knowing if he'll ever return.

Release and reception

CGD released ''Righeira'' in Italy on 28 September 1983, with "Gli parlerò di te" sequenced as the third track on side one of the LP, between "

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" and " No Tengo Dinero". In a 2018 review of the album for Fond/Sound, author Diego Olivas wrote that "on tracks like "Jazz Musik", "Gli parlerò di te", and "Kon Tiki" you get the sense that all the crew involved really took umbrage to decadent Italy, there outré culture was selling, and they themselves didn’t feel privy to." He concludes that "everything on Righeira sounded "off" in the most unpretentious, yet surgically designed way they could." CGD released "Gli parlerò di te" in Italy as the

to "

" in 1986. "Innamoratissimo" peaked at number six on the Italian Hit Parade in 1986, while "Gli parlerò di te" failed to enter any charts. The song has been described as a "hidden pearl" of dance and pop music. Vittorio Papa writes that the song has a "perfectly sharpened and melodic rhythm" suitable for dance floors.

Credits and personnel

– songwriter, vocals * Carmelo La Bionda – producer * Michelangelo La Bionda – producer * Hermann Weindorf – co-producer, arranger * Berthold Weindorf – engineering, mixing * Ben Fenner – engineering, mixing Credits and personnel adapted from the ''Righeira'' album liner notes.

References

Sources

* {{Authority control 1983 songs Songs in Italian Righeira songs Song recordings produced by La Bionda Songs written by Johnson Righeira