California (Gianna Nannini album)

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California
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Studio album by
Gianna Nannini
Released1979
Genre Rock
Length37:28
Label Dischi Ricordi / Metronome
Producer Michelangelo Romano
Gianna Nannini chronology
Una radura
(1977)		California
(1979)		 G. N.
(1981)

California is the third album by Gianna Nannini and was released in 1979. The album marked Nannini's decisive leap into rock, and included her first hit, "America", which made her known in Germany and Northern Europe. [1] [2] The provocative cover features the Statue of Liberty holding a stars and stripes vibrator. [2] [3] The album sold over 100,000 copies in Germany alone. [3] Roberto Vecchioni collaborated uncredited to the lyrics. [3] [4]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Gianna Nannini except as noted.

  1. "America" – 4:20
  2. "California" – 8:14
  3. "Good Bye My Heart" – 6:19
  4. "Io e Bobby McGee" (Cover version of "Me and Bobby McGee") (Kris Kristofferson / Fred Foster / Gianna Nannini) - 4:38
  5. "Sognami" – 4:01
  6. "La lupa e le stelle" – 4:08
  7. "Lei" – 5:44

Charts

Chart (1979–1980)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [5] 35

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Deregibus, Enrico (2006). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Giunti. p. 327. ISBN   978-88-09-04602-3.
  2. 1 2 Castaldo, Gino. Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. p. 1170.
  3. 1 2 3 Baldi, Luca; Camillò, Michele (12 February 2024). "Gianna Nannini - Una romanza rock". Ondarock (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Malvezzi, Fabrizio (23 September 2013). "Gianna Nannini "California" (1979)". Radiobase Mantova (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gianna Nannini – California" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 6 September 2025.


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