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, Michele Virano and

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and performed by

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. Years later Conte revealed that he and Pallavicini auditioned many singers before giving the song to Caselli, as she was the only one who could deliver a strong enough performance. The song peaked at the third place on the Italian hit parade. It was covered by several artists, including

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, Rita Pavone,

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, Alessandro Haber,

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. It was also included in the soundtrack of a number of films, notably

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's ''

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's '' Manual of Love''. In 2006, Caselli recorded a new version of the song for the soundtrack of the

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film '' The Goodbye Kiss''. This version won the

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for Best Song.

Track listing

*7" single – AN 4155 :A. "Insieme a te non ci sto più" (

, Michele Virano,

) – 2:48 :B. "Il dolce volo" (Paolo Conte, Vito Pallavicini) – 2:45

Charts

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Insieme a te non ci sto piu 1968 singles 1968 songs Caterina Caselli songs Songs with lyrics by Vito Pallavicini Compagnia Generale del Disco singles Songs with music by Paolo Conte