Nel sole

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"Nel sole"
Nel sole.jpg
Single by Al Bano
from the album 'Nel sole'
B-side "Pensieri "P" 33"
ReleasedMarch 1967
Format 45 rpm single
Genre Pop
Length3:50
Label La voce del padrone
Songwriter(s) Al Bano, Pino Massara and Vito Pallavicini
Al Bano singles chronology
"Io di notte"
(1966)
"Nel sole"
(1967)
"L'oro del mondo"
(1967)

"Nel sole" is a song composed by Al Bano, Pino Massara and Vito Pallavicini, and performed by Al Bano. The song marked his first commercial success, and launched his career as a singer. [1] [2] The single peaked at first place four weeks on the Italian hit parade [3] and sold about one million and half copies. [4] The song named a film, Nel sole , directed by Aldo Grimaldi and starred by the same Al Bano and his then-wife Romina Power. [5]

Pino Massara was an Italian musician, composer, record producer and conductor.

Vito Pallavicini was an Italian lyricist.

<i>Nel sole</i> (film) 1967 Italian musicarello film directed by Aldo Grimaldi

Nel sole is a 1967 Italian musicarello film directed by Aldo Grimaldi. The title is a reference to the Al Bano's hit song with the same name.

Track listing

  1. "Nel Sole" (Albano Carrisi, Pino Massara, Vito Pallavicini) – 3:50
  2. "Pensieri "P" 33" (Luciano Beretta, Monegasco, Rossella Conz) – 3:01

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