| "Sharazan" | ||||
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| Single by Al Bano and Romina Power | ||||
| from the album Felicità | ||||
| Released | 1981 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 4:45 | |||
| Label | Baby | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Albano Carrisi, Romina Power, Ciro Dammicco | |||
| Al Bano and Romina Power singles chronology | ||||
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"Sharazan" is a song by Italian duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1981. It was an international commercial success and remains one of their best-known hits.
They are told to say that Sharazan means "Dreamland", what would fit to the Italian text.
There is a German Cover by Marco Bakker, the meaning there is the name of a girl in a far, probably Arabic country ("Rose im Wüstensand").
Another cover named "Parmesan", by a satirical Czech band "Triky a pověry" (meaning "Tricks And Superstitions", a name that sounds like Ricchi e Poveri: the band produced a dozen of parodies of Italian hits), stated that "parmesan is spread on bread".
| Chart (1981–82) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop) [3] | 14 |
| Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [4] | 3 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100) [5] | 15 |
| Switzerland (Swiss Hitparade) [6] | 1 |
| West Germany (Official German Charts) [7] | 7 |
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Romina Francesca Power is an American actress and singer born in Los Angeles, California. She is the daughter of actor Tyrone Power and actress Linda Christian. With ex-husband Albano Carrisi, she formed the music duo Al Bano & Romina Power, which gained popularity in many parts of the world during the 1980s.
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"La bambola" is an Italian pop song written by Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini and Ruggero Cini, and performed by Patty Pravo. The song had been previously refused by several artists, including Gianni Morandi, Little Tony, Gigliola Cinquetti, Caterina Caselli and The Rokes.
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Felicità is a studio album by Italian duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released in 1982 by Baby Records. The album was an international commercial success and included two of their biggest hits, "Felicità" and "Sharazan".
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