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"Gigi l'amoroso"
Single by Dalida
from the album Dalida (Manuel)
A-side"Gigi l'amoroso"
B-side"Il venait d'avoir 18 ans"
Released1974 (1974)
Genrechanson
LabelBarclay
Songwriter(s)Michaële, Lana Sebastian and Paul Sebastian
Producer(s)Orlando
Music video
"Gigi l'amoroso" (live in 1974) on Ina.fr

"Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" is a French song by Dalida from her 1974 album Dalida (commonly known as Manuel). Also in 1974 she released it as a single, with the song "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" on the side B.

Writing and composition

The song was written by Michaële, Lana Sebastian and Paul Sebastian.[1]

Track listings

7" single Sonopresse IS 45 716 (1974, France)
7" single Omega OM 39.058 Y (1974, Belgium)
7" single Omega OM 39.058 (1974, Netherlands)
7" single Poplandia P-30573 (1974, Spain)
CD single Barclay 9240 (1999, France)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
B. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)

7" single Fragola Blu FB 1703 (1974, Italy)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (7:45)
B. "Col tempo" (4:29)

7" EP Zip Zip 10.057/E (1974, Portugal)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
B1. "Vado via" (3:40)
B2. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)

Other-language versions

Dalida also recorded the song in Italian (under the same title "Gigi l'amoroso"), in Spanish (under the title "Gigi el amoroso"), in German (under the title "Gigi der Geliebte"), in English (under the title "The Great Gigi l'Amoroso (The Great Gigi)"), and in Japanese. Belgian band The Strangers recorded it as Scheele Vanderlinden. Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten also recorded a Dutch version. Dutch singer Mike Vincent used the melody for a song called "Friet Met Mayonaise" ("Fries with Mayonnaise"), which was later covered by Johnny Hoes.

Use in torture

Chilean general Augusto Pinochet reportedly used this song alongside physical torture on his prisoners.[2]

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  2. ^ https://edition.cnn.com/2019/02/08/health/music-in-torture-intl/index.html
  3. ^ "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  4. ^ http://bibnum2.banq.qc.ca/bna/palmares/2010-Franco/Franco-Compilation_succes_ordre_alpha_interpretes.pdf
  5. ^ "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (in French). Les classement single.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 36, 1974" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Dalida". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 18 January 1975. p. 31. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via GoogleBooks.
  9. ^ "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" Canciones Top 50.
  10. ^ "Dalida – Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  11. ^ "ultratop.be - Dalida - Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)". Retrieved 11 December 2017.
  12. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1974". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  14. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1974". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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