| "Balla" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Umberto Balsamo | ||||
| from the album Balla | ||||
| B-side | "Donna" | |||
| Released | 1979 | |||
| Length | 3:15 | |||
| Label | Phonogram | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Umberto Balsamo | |||
| Umberto Balsamo singles chronology | ||||
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| "Balla" on YouTube | ||||
"Balla" ('Dance!') is a 1979 Italian song composed and performed by Umberto Balsamo.
Balsamo composed the song, a mixture of pop and tarantella, in London, where was recording his album. [1] Its lyrics mainly consist of images from his childhood days. [1] Balsamo had to fight with Phonogram to release the song as a single, even to the point that Phonogram threatened to have his contract terminated, as the label considered tarantella a poorly marketable genre with no selling potential and was pressing for Balsamo to have a song in the style of his previous hit "L'angelo azzurro". [1] [2]
The song has been described as "a real classic [...] where the rhythmic elements capture [the listener], in their regular and hypnotic procession repeated even in the lyrics of the refrain". [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Balla" | Umberto Balsamo | 3:15 |
| 2. | "Donna" | Umberto Balsamo | 4:00 |
| Chart (1979) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] | 4 |
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