"Sharazan"
Single by Al Bano and Romina Power
from the album Felicità
Released1981
GenrePop
Length4:45
LabelBaby
Songwriter(s)Albano Carrisi, Romina Power, Ciro Dammicco
Al Bano and Romina Power singles chronology
"Aria pura"
(1979)
"Sharazan"
(1981)
"Felicità"
(1982)

"Sharazan" is a song by Italian duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1981. It was an international commercial success and remains one of their best-known hits.

Meaning of the word

They are told to say that Sharazan means "Dreamland", what would fit to the Italian text.

There is a German Cover by Marco Bakker, the meaning there is the name of a girl in a far, probably Arabic country ("Rose im Wüstensand").

Another cover named "Parmesan", by a satirical Czech band "Triky a pověry" (meaning "Tricks And Superstitions", a name that sounds like Ricchi e Poveri: the band produced a dozen of parodies of Italian hits), stated that "parmesan is spread on bread".

Track listing

A. "Sharazan" – 4:45
B. "Prima notte d'amore" – 2:55
  • Spanish 7" Single[2]
A. "Sharazan" – 3:54
B. "Na, na, na" – 3:30

Charts

Chart (1981–82) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop)[3] 14
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] 15
Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade)[6] 1
West Germany (Official German Charts)[7] 7

References

  1. "Al Bano & Romina Power - Sharazan / Prima Notte D'Amore (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  2. "Al Bano Y Romina Power* - Sharazan (Cantan En Español) (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2015-08-24.
  3. "Discografie Al Bano & Romina Power" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  4. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Sharazan".
  5. "Discografie Al Bano & Romina Power" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  6. "Al Bano & Romina Power" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2015-07-31.
  7. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
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