Autostop (Patty Pravo song)

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"Autostop"
Autostop (Patty Pravo song).jpg
Single by Patty Pravo
from the album Munich Album
B-side "New York"
Released1979
Genre Pop
Length4:00
Label RCA Italiana
Songwriter(s)
  • Paul Jeffery
  • Maurizio Monti
  • Nicoletta Strambelli
Producer(s)
Patty Pravo singles chronology
"Sentirti"
(1979)		"Autostop"
(1979)		"Per una bambola"
(1984)
"Autostop" (audio) on YouTube

"Autostop" is a 1979 Italian-language song performed by Patty Pravo, written by her then-husband Paul Jeffery, Maurizio Monti, and Pravo herself under her birth name Nicoletta Strambelli. [1] It was released as the only single from Pravo's 1979 LP Munich Album, with English-language songs "New York" and "Cry, Cry, Gotta Worry" as the B-sides in Italy and Germany, respectively. The single was a moderate chart success in Italy.

Contents

Track listing

A. "Autostop" (Paul Jeffery, Maurizio Monti, Nicoletta Strambelli) – 4:00
B. "New York" (Franco Migliacci, Flavio Paulin) – 4:14
A. "Autostop" – 4:00
B. "Cry, Cry, Gotta Worry" – 3:48

Charts

Chart (1979)Peak
position
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] 23

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References

  1. ↑ Enrico Deregibus (2010). Dizionario Completo della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Giunti Editore. p. 373. ISBN   978-8809756250.
  2. ↑ "Patty Pravo - Autostop / New York (Vinyl)". Discogs . Retrieved 2016-02-26.
  3. ↑ "Patty Pravo - Autostop (Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo)". Discogs . Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  4. ↑ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 2023-06-13. (Select "Singoli" in the "Tipo" field, enter "Patty Pravo" in the "Artista" field, and click "cerca".)
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