"Sei bellissima" is an Italian song written by Claudio Daiano and
Gian Pietro Felisatti and performed by
Loredana Bertè. During the years Bertè claimed to be the actual composer of the song, but that at the time she was unable to sign it as she was not a member of
SIAE. According to Bertè, lyrics were inspired by her relationship with
Adriano Panatta.
The musical arrangement by
Vince Tempera was inspired by
Riccardo Cocciante's "
Bella senz'anima".
The song premiered at the 1975
Un disco per l'estate
Un disco per l'estate (translation "A Record for the Summer") was an Italian Summer festival held from 1964 to 2003. It was organized and sponsored by the Italian record industry association, AFI, and by RAI, except for the editions between 1995 ...
, being eliminated from the competition;
[ nevertheless, the single was a commercial success, peaking at the thirteenth place on the Italian singles chart.][
The verse "a letto mi diceva sempre non vali che un po' più di niente" (i.e. "in bed he used to say 'you are not worth a bit more than anything'") was initially censored and replaced by "e poi mi diceva sempre non vali che un po' più di niente" ("and then he used to say 'you are not worth a bit more than anything'"). A version with the original lyrics was eventually released the same year.][
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Track listing
*7" single – CGD 3247
:A "Sei bellissima" (Claudio Daiano, Gian Pietro Felisatti) – 4:50
:B "Spiagge di notte" ( Daniele Pace) – 3:00
Charts
References
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1975 songs
1975 singles
Loredana Bertè songs
Compagnia Generale del Disco singles
Songs written by Gian Pietro Felisatti