Gente

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"Gente"
Single by Laura Pausini
from the album Laura
Released February 1994
Format CD single
Genre Pop
Length 4:25
Label CGD
Writer(s) Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio
Producer Angelo Valsiglio
Laura Pausini singles chronology
"Strani amori"
(1994)
"Gente"
(1994)
"Incancellabile"
(1996)

Gente (English: People) is an Italian-language song recorded by Laura Pausini and written by Cheope, Marco Marati and Angelo Valsiglio.[1] It was releases in 1994 as the second single from Pausini's second album, Laura.

A Spanish-language version of the song was published by Pausini in her 1994's album Laura Pausini. Both versions of the song were re-recorded with a new arrangement by Celso Valli for Pausini's first greatest hits album, The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te / Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listings

CD Single (CGD – 4509 97101 2)[3]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Gente" (Italian Version) Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio 4:30
2. "La soledad"   Valsiglio, Pietro Cremonesi, Federico Cavalli, J. Badia 4:04
CD Single (CGD – 4509 96127-2)[4]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Gente" (Italian Version) Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio 4:30
2. "La soledad"   Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia 4:04
3. "Il cuore non si arrende"   Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli 4:40
Maxi-Single (CGD – 0630 1111 9-2)[5]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Gente" (Italian Version) Cheope, Marco Marati, Angelo Valsiglio 4:30
2. "La soledad"   Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli, Badia 4:04
3. "Se fue"   Valsiglio, Cremonesi, Cavalli 4:40

[edit] Covers

The Italian-language version of the song was covered in 1995 by Brazilian singer Renato Russo and included in his album Equilibrio distante.[6]

[edit] Charts

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Belgium (VRT Top 30 Flanders)[7] 14
France (SNEP)[8]
Gente (Italian-language version)
43
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[9]
Gente (Italian-language version)
41
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Songs[10][11]
Gente (Spanish-language version)
1
U.S. Billboard Latin Songs[12]
Gente (Spanish-language version)
13
U.S. Billboard Tropical Songs[10]
Gente (Spanish-language version)
10

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Laura Pausini - Gente (song)". italiancharts.com. http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Gente&cat=s. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  2. ^ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (9 October 2001). "Laura Pausini canta in Inglese" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2001/ottobre/09/Laura_Pausini_canta_inglese_co_0_0110092619.shtml. Retrieved 25 September 2011. 
  3. ^ "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Laura-Pausini-Gente/release/1980324. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  4. ^ "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Laura-Pausini-Gente/release/2974654. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  5. ^ "Laura Pausini - Gente". www.discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Laura-Pausini-Gente/release/2974654. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  6. ^ "Equilibrio Distante - Renato Russo". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/equilibrio-distante-r848377. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  7. ^ Belgian peak
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Laura Pausini – Gente" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  10. ^ a b "Laura Pausini - Charts & Awards - Billboard Singles". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/laura-pausini-p141561/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Latin Pop Songs - Week of June 24, 1995". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts/latin-pop-songs?chartDate=1995-06-24. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
  12. ^ "Laura Pausini - Album & Song Chart History - Top Latin Songs". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/laura-pausini/chart-history/118571#/artist/laura-pausini/chart-history/118571. Retrieved 27 September 2011. 
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