Lettera

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"Lettera"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
B-side "La soledad", "Perché non torna più"
Released1994
RecordedSantanna Recording Studios (Castelfranco Emilia, Modena)
Genre Pop
Length3:45
Label CGD
Songwriter(s) Angelo Valsiglio, Giovanni Salvatori, Cheope, Marco Marati
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Gente"
(1994)
"Lettera"
(1994)
"Lui non sta con te"
(1994)

"Lettera" (English: "Letter") is a song by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released in 1994 as the third single from her second studio album, Laura . The song was also translated in Spanish for her album Laura Pausini , with the title "Carta".

Contents

Track listing

CD Single (CGD 4509 98252-2) [1]
  1. "Lettera" – 3:42
  2. "La soledad" – 4:04
  3. "Perché non torna più" – 4:10

Charts

Weekly charts

"Lettera"

Chart (1994)Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [2] 41
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) [3] 6
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 43

"Carta"

Chart (1995)Peak
position
Panama (UPI) [5] 3
Peru (UPI) [6] 9

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