"Un mondo d'amore" ('A world of love') is a song composed by

Franco Migliacci Francesco "Franco" Migliacci (; 28 October 1930 – 15 September 2023) was an Italian lyricist, producer, and actor. Biography Migliacci studied in Florence where his family had settled, here he entered in a competition for young players, in ...

, and

Bruno Zambrini Bruno Zambrini (born 5 April 1935) is an Italian composer and record producer. Born in Francavilla al Mare, Chieti, Zambrini graduated in composition at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory. In the 1960s he became a successful composer of pop songs, ...

and performed by

Gianni Morandi Gian Luigi "Gianni" Morandi (; born 11 December 1944) is an Italian pop singer, actor and entertainer. It is estimated that Morandi has sold about 50 million recordings. Early life Born in Monghidoro, Emilia-Romagna, the son of a cobbler, Mor ...

. It was chosen by

RAI (), commercially styled as since 2000 and known until 1954 as (RAI), is the national public broadcasting company of Italy, owned by the Ministry of Economy and Finance. RAI operates many terrestrial and subscription television channels a ...

as the theme song of the program ''Giovani''. The single peaked at first place for five consecutive weeks between May and June 1967 on the Italian hit parade and was among the ten best-selling singles of the year. It is considered a "classic" and a "generational hymn". The song was later covered by several artists, including

Thelma Houston Thelma Houston ( Jackson; born May 7, 1943) is an American singer and actress. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit in 1977 with her recording of " Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for ...

(with the title "A World Of Love"),

Joan Baez Joan Chandos Baez (, ; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing mo ...

and Fiorello.

Track listing

*7" single – PM45 3390 # "Un mondo d'amore" (Franco Migliacci, Sante Romitelli, Bruno Zambrini) - 2:32 # "Questa vita cambierà" (

Luis Enriquez Bacalov Luis Enríquez Bacalov (30 August 1933 – 15 November 2017) was an Argentine (naturalized Italian) film composer and musical director. He learned music from Enrique Barenboim, father of Daniel Barenboim - conductor of the Berlin and Chicago or ...

, Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini ) - 2:30

Charts

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{{DEFAULTSORT:mondo d'amore 1967 singles Italian songs Number-one singles in Italy 1967 songs Gianni Morandi songs Songs with lyrics by Franco Migliacci