''Special Dalida'' is a French studio album released by

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida, was an Italian-French singer and actress born in Egypt. She sang in eleven languages and sold millions of records internationally. Her best known son ...

at the start of 1982.

Background

The album contains a French-language version of Dalida's big Arab hit " Helwa ya balady". The French version is dedicated to the late Egyptian President

Anwar Sadat Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat, (25 December 1918 – 6 October 1981) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the third president of Egypt, from 15 October 1970 until his assassination by fundamentalist army officers on 6 ...

who was assassinated in 1981. Dalida went on to record a Spanish version of that same song called "Io T'amero (Tres Palabras)", with different lyrics. Among other songs, the album contains a disco dance version of Dalida's 1959 hit "Le jour où la pluie viendra" composed by

Gilbert Bécaud Gilbert Bécaud (, 24 October 1927 – 18 December 2001) was a French singer, composer, pianist and actor, known as "Monsieur 100,000 Volts" for his energetic performances. His best-known hits are "Nathalie" and "Et maintenant", a 1961 release t ...

Track listing

# "Si la France" # "Jouez Bouzouki" # "Ensemble" # "Quand je n'aime plus je m'en vais" # "Comment l'oublier" # "Le jour où la pluie viendra" # "Danza" # "Nostalgie" # "Pour vous" # "J'aurais voulu danser" # "Pour toi Louis" # "Bye bye"

References

* ''L’argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations'', by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. and . * Dalida Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Special Dalida Dalida albums 1982 albums