Miss Italia (album)

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Miss Italia
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Studio album by
Released1978
StudioRCA Studios, Rome
Studio Quattro 1, Rome
Stone Castle Studios, Carimate [1]
Genre
Language Italian
Label RCA Italiana
Patty Pravo chronology
Patty Pravo
(1976)
Miss Italia
(1978)
Munich Album
(1979)

Miss Italia is a studio album by Italian singer Patty Pravo, released in 1978 by RCA Italiana. It includes one of her biggest hits, "Pensiero stupendo".

Contents

Overview

The album consisted mostly of covers, such as Italian versions of "It's a Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler and "Love → Building on Fire" by Talking Heads. The title track was a cover of Styx's "Miss America", which was excluded from the final track list, but was performed during the accompanying concert tour. [2] [3] Some of the songs were performed in the controversial Italian TV show Stryx broadcast in autumn 1978. [4] [5] The album also includes "Pensiero stupendo", one of Patty Pravo's most well known hits. The ballad "Sentirti" was released as the second single, but did not chart.

Miss Italia was a top 10 chart success in Italy. It was re-released on CD in 1998, [6] and again on LP in 2018.

Track listing

Side A
  1. "Johnny" – 3:37
  2. "Sentirti" – 4:43
  3. "Bello mio" – 4:28
  4. "Notti bianche" – 3:57
Side B
  1. "Marva" – 5:15
  2. "Bello" – 3:31
  3. "Dai sali su" – 6:05
  4. "Pensiero stupendo" – 4:16

Charts

Chart (1978)Peak
position
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [7] 8

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References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/release/1654710-Patty-Pravo-Miss-Italia
  2. Fernando Fratarcangeli (2007). Patty Pravo – Discografia illustrata (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Coniglio Editore. pp. 99–100. ISBN   9788860630605.
  3. "Patty Pravo Miss Italia Tour estivo 1978" (in Italian). www.coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. "Patty Pravo ... Col Tempo - Videografia Partecipazioni radio e tv: 1970>79" (in Italian). coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. "La storia di Stryx, il programma musicale più geniale mai prodotto dalla Rai" (in Italian). rockit.it. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. "Patty Pravo - Col Tempo - Discografia: Miss Italia" (in Italian). coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 9 April 2023. (Enter "Patty Pravo" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)