Soli (Adriano Celentano album)

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Soli
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Studio album by
Released1979 (1979)
Recorded1979
StudioRegson Studio, Milan
Genre
Length36:31
Language
Label Clan Celentano
Producer Miki Del Prete
Adriano Celentano chronology
Geppo il folle
(1978)
Soli
(1979)
Me, live!
(1979)
Singles from Soli
  1. "Soli"
    Released: June 1979 [1]
  2. "Stivali e colbacco"
    Released: 1979 (France) [2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Soli is the nineteenth studio album by Italian singer Adriano Celentano, released in 1979 through his own label, Clan Celentano.

Contents

The album reached the second place in the Italian chart, and stayed in the top ten for twenty-four weeks. [4] The title track from the album was also very popular, topping the Italian chart for five weeks in a row. [5] The album was also released in many European countries, including France, Germany, Spain, and the USSR.

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Soli"4:05
2."People"5:27
3."Pay, pay, pay"
4:16
4."Io e te"
  • Minellono
  • Giuseppe di Stefano
  • Van Patterson
5:11
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Amore no"
  • Minellono
  • Cutugno
5:10
2."Non è"
  • Minellono
  • Cutugno
4:17
3."Stivali e colbacco"
4:14
4."Medley"Various3:49

Charts

Chart performance for Soli
Chart (1979)Peak
position
Italian Albums ( Billboard ) [6] 2
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [4] 2

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References

  1. "Soli/Io e te". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  2. Stivali e colbacco/Amore no (Media notes) (in French). Adriano Celentano. France: Eurodisc. 1979. 911221. Retrieved 3 January 2025.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. "Soli - Adriano Celentano | Album". AllMusic . Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. p. 134. ISBN   978-1094705002.
  5. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Singoli 1960–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC – Kdp Print Us. ISBN   9781093264906.
  6. Ruscitto, Germano (October 27, 1979). "Hits of the World – Italy" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 91, no. 43. New York: Billboard Publications Inc. p. 80. ISSN   0006-2510.