Cogli la prima mela

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Cogli la prima mela
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Studio album by
Released1979
Genre Folk
Label Polydor
Producer
  • Dory Zard
  • David Zard
  • Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi chronology
La pulce d'acqua
(1977)
Cogli la prima mela
(1979)
Concerto
(1980)

Cogli la prima mela ("Pick the first apple") is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Angelo Branduardi. It was released in 1979 by Polydor.

Contents

The title track is a re-imagining of a medieval Hungarian melody, entitled "U našeho Bárty" ("At our Bárty's"). Also the music of "Donna ti voglio cantare" ("Woman, I want to sing about you") is based on a medieval melody by Pierre Attaingnant, entitled "Tourdion", which Branduardi himself recorded for his later album Futuro antico II.

The lyrics to "La raccolta" ("The harvest") are taken from a poem by Sappho, while the music is from the Romanian folk ballad "M-am suit în dealul Clujului" ("I climbed the hill of Cluj"). Finally, the song "Ninna nanna" ("Lullaby") is the Italian version of "Mary Hamilton", an English traditional song also recorded by Joan Baez.

Track listing

  1. "Cogli la prima mela" (3:25)
  2. "Se tu sei cielo" (3:10)
  3. "La strega" (4:18)
  4. "Donna ti voglio cantare" (3:25)
  5. "La raccolta" (4:51)
  6. "Colori" (3:30)
  7. "Il signore di Baux" (4:29)
  8. "Il gufo e il pavone" (3:10)
  9. "Ninna nanna" (7:23)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1980)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [1] 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1980)Position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [2] 51

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy1,000,000 [3]

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References

  1. "Offiziellecharts.de – Angelo Branduardi – Cogli la prima mela" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  2. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. 1980. Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  3. "Disco di platino ad Angelo Branduardi". archivio.corriere.it. 4 December 1979. Retrieved 3 April 2022.