"Piccolo uomo" () is a 1972 Italian song composed by
Dario Baldan Bembo Dario Baldan Bembo (born 15 May 1948) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician, best known for the songs "Aria" and " Amico è".
Background
Born in Milan, Baldan Bembo started his music career as a keyboardist for, ...
(music),
Bruno Lauzi and
Michelangelo La Bionda (lyrics) and performed by
Mia Martini
Mia Martini (; born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè ; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995) was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com[Dario Baldan Bembo Dario Baldan Bembo (born 15 May 1948) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician, best known for the songs "Aria" and " Amico è".
Background
Born in Milan, Baldan Bembo started his music career as a keyboardist for, ...]
presented this ballad to
Ricordi, he expected it to be recorded by the successful band
I Camaleonti, but producer Giovanni Sanjust felt it was the right song to definitely launch the career of upcoming singer
Mia Martini
Mia Martini (; born Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè ; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995) was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com[Hammond organ
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in the Martini's audition.
[Menico Caroli (1999). ''Mia Martini. Il mio canto universale''. Tarab, pp. 66-67. ISBN 9788886675994.] Following the success of the song, Baldan Bembo eventually became one of the closer collaborators and more trusted songwriters of Martini.
The title of the song came from an epithet the wife of the short-in-stature
Bruno Lauzi used to call him.
The song was initially ignored by audience, being even eliminated by
Un disco per l'estate selections. It was later presented at
Festivalbar, turning into a big hit and winning the competition.
It got Martini her first magazine cover, for the music magazine '.
The song was recorded by Mia Martini in French (with the title "Tout petit homme"), German (as "Auf der welt") and Spanish (as "Pequeno hombre").
In 1973
Pop-Tops recorded an English-language cover of the song entitled "My Little Woman".
The B-side of the single is a cover of
John Lennon's "
Mother", with Italian lyrics by Martini.
Track listing
* 7" single – SRL 10669
# "Piccolo uomo"
(Bruno Lauzi, Michelangelo La Bionda, Dario Baldan Bembo)
# "Madre"
( John Lennon, Mia Martini)
Charts
References
External links
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1972 singles
Italian songs
1972 songs
Mia Martini songs
Songs written by Dario Baldan Bembo