"Il cuore è uno zingaro"
Single by Nicola Di Bari
from the album Nicola Di Bari
B-side"Agnese"
Released1971
GenrePop
LabelRCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)Franco Migliacci and Claudio Mattone
Nicola Di Bari singles chronology
"Una ragazzina come te"
(1970)
"Il cuore è uno zingaro"
(1971)
"Anima"
(1971)

"Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Italian for "The heart is a gypsy") is a song composed by Franco Migliacci (lyrics) and Claudio Mattone (music). The song won the twenty-first edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Nicola Di Bari and Nada.[1] The Di Bari's version peaked at first place for six weeks on the Italian hit parade.[2]

The song was also very successful in Mexico, where it was covered in Spanish by Lupita D'Alessio with the title "Mi corazón es un gitano"; D'Alessio's version, along with the original Italian versions by Nada and Nicola Di Bari, topped the charts in Mexico in 1971.[3]

The song was later covered by several artists, including Al Martino (with the title "The Gipsy in You"), Paul Mauriat, Albano Carrisi, Chiara Civello and Dalida.

Charts

Chart (1971) Peak
position
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] 1
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5] 1
Mexico (Radio Mil)[6] 1

Track listing

Nicola Di Bari Version

7" single – PM 3575
  1. "Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone)
  2. "Agnese" (Nicola Di Bari)

Nada Version

7" single – PM 3576
  1. "Il cuore è uno zingaro" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone)
  2. "Insieme Mai" (Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone)

See also

References

  1. Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  3. "Billboard "Hits of the World"". 19 June 1971. p. 48. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. "Billboard" (PDF). 15 May 1971.
  5. "Hit Parade Italia".
  6. "Billboard 7/3/71".


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