''Fiesta'' is the eighth studio album by Italian singer

Raffaella Carrà Raffaella Maria Roberta Pelloni (18 June 1943 – 5 July 2021), known professionally as Raffaella Carrà () and sometimes mononymously as Raffaella, was an Italian singer, dancer, actress, television presenter and model. She is often widely cons ...

, released in 1977 by CGD. The album was named after the song of the same name, which was widely popular in Italy, Spain, Canada and Argentina. The recording was produced by

Gianni Boncompagni Giandomenico "Gianni" Boncompagni (13 May 1932 – 16 April 2017) was a television and radio presenter, director, writer and lyricist. Life and career Born in Arezzo, at 18 years old Boncompagni moved to Sweden, where he lived for ten years do ...

. The Italian and Canadian versions of the album have songs in both English and Italian, while the Spanish version has lyrics adapted to the language. In 1977, Raffaella Carra was nominated for the Canadian Disco Awards for this album. As part of the ''Fiesta'' promotion, Carrà went on tour, visiting Argentina, Chile, Peru and Mexico in 1979.

Track listing

Credits

– vocals *

Shel Shapiro The Rokes were a pop rock band formed in 1963 in Italy by English expatriates. Their most successful songs included "Piangi con me", the original version of " Let's Live for Today", a US hit when covered by The Grass Roots; and "Che colpa abb ...

– arrangement * Paolo Ormi – guitar, piano, percussion, arrangement * Enzo Restuccia – drums, percussion * Massimo Bartoletti, Alberto Corvino, Nino Culasso, Ernesto Pumpo – trombone * Silvestro Catacchio, Giuseppe Gabucci, Camillo Grasso, Milena Costisella, Paolo Mezzaroma, Fernando Baratta – strings * Rita Mariano, Patrizia Neri, Isabella Sodani – backing vocals

Charts

References

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