Pensiero (song)

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"Pensiero"
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Single by Pooh
from the album Opera prima
B-side "A un minuto dall'amore"
Released1971
Genre Pop rock
Label CBS
Songwriter(s)
Pooh singles chronology
"Tanta voglia di lei"
(1971)
"Pensiero"
(1971)
"Noi due nel mondo e nell'anima"
(1972)
Audio
"Pensiero" on YouTube

"Pensiero" ('Thought') is a 1971 song composed by Roby Facchinetti and Valerio Negrini and performed by the Italian musical group Pooh.

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Background

The music of the song was composed by Roby Facchinetti with the intent of being performed chorally by all members of the group. [1] Against the will of their producer and their record company, the lyrics deal with social criticism and tell the story of a man unjustly imprisoned. [1] The tensions between the producer Giancarlo Lucariello and the drummer and lyricist Valerio Negrini eventually led to Negrini leaving the group (even if keeping on collaborating with them as lyricist) and being replaced by Stefano D'Orazio. [1]

Release

The single was released on 28 September 1971 and it was the second Pooh single in a row to top the Italian hit parade. [1] It sold over 850,000 copies. [2] [3] Pooh also recorded the song in Spanish as "Pensamiento". [1] In 1998, Negrini and Facchinetti sued for plagiarism Alanis Morissette for the song "Mary Jane", eventually losing the case. [1] [3]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pensiero"Roby Facchinetti, Valerio Negrini4:15
2."A un minuto dall'amore"Roby Facchinetti, Valerio Negrini3:52

Charts

ChartPeak position
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] 1

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Pedrinelli, Andrea (17 October 2023). "Pensiero". Pooh - Tutti i testi e la storia dietro le canzoni (in Italian). Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN   978-88-9274-506-3.
  2. Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Pensiero". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. ISBN   8888169016.
  3. 1 2 Zanetti, Franco (4 August 2021). "Pooh, la storia di "Pensiero"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field search "Pooh", and in the "Titolo" field search "Pensiero".

Pensiero at Discogs (list of releases)