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Piange... il telefono (song)

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"Piange... il telefono"
Single by Domenico Modugno with little Francesca Guadagno
A-side"Piange... il telefono"
B-side"L'avventura"
Released1975 (1975)
Length3:55
LabelCarosello
Songwriter(s)Claude François, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Frank Thomas, Domenico Modugno

"Piange... il telefono" is a song performed by Italian singer and songwriter Domenico Modugno with little Francesca Guadagno [it]. It was released as a single (with a song "L'avventura" sung by Modugno on the other side) in 1975 on Carosello Records.

In the same year, an Italian film based on the song was shot and released to cinemas. The film also starred Domenico Modugno and Francesca Guadagno and was also titled Piange... il telefono.

Composition and writing

The song was based on Claude Francois's 1974 hit "Le téléphone pleure".[1]

Commercial performance

The song peaked at no. 1 in Italy in April 1975. It also ended up in the yearly top 10.[2]

Track listings

7" single Carosello CI 20390 (Italy, 1975)

A. Domenico Modugno con la piccola Francesca Guadagno – "Piange... il telefono" (3:55)
B. Domenico Modugno – "L'avventura" (2:30)[1][3]

7" single BASF 06 19 266-5 (Germany, 1975)

A. Domenico Modugno + Francesca Guadagno – "Piange... il telefono"
B. Domenico Modugno – "Ciao, ciao bambina"[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "spanishcharts.com - Domenico Modugno con la piccola Francesca Guadagno - Piange... il telefono". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  2. ^ "PIANGE IL TELEFONO". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 2017-11-10.
  3. ^ a b "Domenico Modugno - Piange...Il Telefono at Discogs". Retrieved 2017-11-10.