"E la luna bussò" (also graphically rendered as "...e la luna bussò") is an Italian reggae ballad written by

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and

Daniele Pace Daniele Pace (20 April 1935 – 24 October 1985) was an Italian composer, lyricist and singer-songwriter. Life and career Born in Milan, Pace started his career as lead vocalist of the group I Marcellini. After a brief solo career as a singer ...

and performed by

Loredana Bertè Loredana Bertè (; born 20 September 1950) is an Italian singer and actress. In her long career she has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her siste ...

. One of Bertè's major hits, it stayed on the Italian Singles Chart for 29 weeks. It is regarded as the first

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song produced in Italy. Bertè also recorded a Spanish version of the song titled "Y la luna llamò". In 1997 she recorded a new version of the song in duet with

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for the Alotta's album ''Buonanotte alla luna''.

Track listing

;7" single – CGD 10181 # "E la luna bussò" (Mario Lavezzi, Oscar Avogadro, Daniele Pace) # "Folle città" (Oscar Avogadro, Alberto Radius)

Charts

References

{{authority control 1979 singles 1979 songs Loredana Bertè songs Songs written by Daniele Pace Compagnia Generale del Disco singles Songs written by Mario Lavezzi