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Napule è

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"Napule è"
Single by Pino Daniele
from the album Terra mia
B-side"'Na tazzulella 'e cafè"
Released1977
GenreBlues, jazz, canzone napoletana[1]
Length3:47
LabelEMI Italiana
Songwriter(s)Pino Daniele
Pino Daniele singles chronology
"Che calore"
(1976)
"Napule è"
(1977)
"Je so' pazzo"
(1979)
Audio
"Napule è" on YouTube

"Napule è" ('Naples is') is an Italian song composed and performed by Pino Daniele. It is considered the signature song of Daniele.[2][3]

Background

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The song was composed by Daniele in 1973, when he was 18 years old.[1][4] Daniele initially considered to have it performed by Peppino di Capri.[2] Along with its B-side "'Na tazzulella 'e cafè" and "Cammina Cammina", the song was a last-minute addition to his debut album Terra mia.[2]

Recording and release

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After listening to the song's audition, producers and label decided the song deserved a more rich, orchestral arrangement than the lo-fi arrangements of the other songs of the album, and the task was entrusted to Antonio Sinagra, a Naples Conservatory professor who was fresh from the arrangements for Roberto De Simone's musical La Gatta Cenerentola.[2] Sinagra also composed the oboes and mandolins intro.[2][4] Jazz musician Amedeo Tommasi played the piano, but asked to be credited as Amedeo Forte.[2] The single was eventually chosen as leading song of the album, and premiered in a show of the private radio Capitale Eurosound.[4] Daniele performed it in an episode of the RAI musical show Senza Rete.[2]

Reception

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The song has been described as a 'jewel [...], one of the most striking, poetic and realistic portraits of Naples',[5] and as 'regenerating lymph for the new Neapolitan song, the manifesto of a generation's hopes and disillusions'.[4]

Other versions

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Artists who recorded the song include Mina, Luciano Pavarotti, Gino Paoli, Laura Pausini, Drupi, Teresa De Sio, Fiordaliso, Roberto Murolo, Mario Trevi.[4][5]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Napule è"Pino Daniele3:47
2."'Na tazzulella 'e cafè"Pino Daniele3:22

Charts

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Original version
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 5

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7]
Sales since 2009
Platinum 50,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ a b Guaitamacchi, Ezio (2009). "Napule è". 1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita (in Italian). Rizzoli. ISBN 978-8858617427.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Poggi, Claudio; Sanzone, Daniele (20 April 2017). Pino Daniele. Terra mia (in Italian). Minimum Fax. ISBN 978-88-7521-844-7.
  3. ^ Coccoluto, Salvatore (1 October 2015). Pino Daniele: Una storia di blues, libertà e sentimento (in Italian). Imprimatur. ISBN 978-88-6830-366-2.
  4. ^ a b c d e Aymone, Carmine (2020). Yes I know... Pino Daniele. Tra pazzia e blues: storia di un Masaniello newpolitano (in Italian). Hoepli. ISBN 978-88-203-9458-5.
  5. ^ a b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Napule è". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. ISBN 8888169016.
  6. ^ "Pino Daniele – Napule è". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Italian single certifications – Pino Daniele – Napule è" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
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Napule è at Discogs (list of releases)