"Bambino" (Italian for "Little Boy" or "Child") is a song recorded by Italian-French singer Dalida that became her first major hit. It was first released on 28 October 1956 as the title song of her third EP, prior to her debut album Son nom est Dalida, where it was also included.[1] It is a French version of the Neapolitan song "Guaglione".
| "Bambino" | |
|---|---|
 The second, most widely distributed, version of the EP cover | |
| Song by Dalida | |
| Language | French |
| Released | October 28, 1956 |
| Recorded | 1956 |
| Studio | Hoche |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:32 |
| Label | Barclay |
| Composer(s) | Giuseppe Fanciulli |
| Lyricist(s) | Jacques Larue |
| Alternative cover | |
 The little distributed first version of the EP cover, which carried the same image as the previous two EPs and was sold under the name Vol. 3 | |
| Audio sample | |
"Bambino" spent 45 weeks atop the French song charts, becoming the longest-running number one song in world history. It also topped the charts of several other countries[2] and was subsequently covered in Arabic language by Jean Dujardin, for the soundtrack of OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies.
Charts
edit| Chart (1957–1958) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Quebec[3] | 1 |
| Wallonia[4] | 1 |
| France[5] | 1 |
| Flanders[6] | 5 |
References
edit- ^ "Dalida site Officiel - Bambino". dalida.com (in French). Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Les Bilans Récapitulatifs (Chansons, Tubes ou Succès) des Titres selon la Place (M P)". Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2014-09-29.
- ^ "Info" (PDF). bibnum2.banq.qc.ca.
- ^ "Dalida - Bambino". ultratop.be.
- ^ "Classement la "Bourse des chansons" sur le journal "le figaro" de la deuxième semaine de juillet 1957".
- ^ Chartsventes (30 October 2016). "World singles charts and sales TOP 50 in 58 countries: DALIDA".
Bibliography
edit- L'argus Dalida: Discographie mondiale et cotations, by Daniel Lesueur, Éditions Alternatives, 2004. ISBN 2-86227-428-3 and ISBN 978-2-86227-428-7. (in French)
External links
edit- Dalida Official Website "Discography" section