Caro Theodorakis... Iva

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Caro Theodorakis... Iva
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 1970 (1970-07)
GenrePop
Length37:29
LanguageItalian
LabelRi-Fi
ProducerEzio Leoni
Iva Zanicchi chronology
Iva senza tempo
(1970)
Caro Theodorakis... Iva
(1970)
Caro Aznavour
(1971)
Singles from Caro Theodorakis... Iva
  1. "Un fiume amaro"
    Released: July 1970

Caro Theodorakis... Iva is the fifth studio album by Italian singer Iva Zanicchi, released in July 1970 by Ri-Fi.[1]

Overview[edit]

The album is dedicated to the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The album mainly features Theodorakis songs already known in Greece and released in the late 1950s-the second half of the 1960s; the Italian translations of his songs are made mainly by Sandro Tuminelli [it]. The album was arranged by Enrico Intra and produced by Ezio Leoni.[2]

The album turned out to be one of the most successful in Zanicchi's career, it spent thirty-six weeks on the Italian albums chart, where it peaked at number four. The single released from the album, "Un fiume amaro", was also a success, reaching number two on the chart.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Un fiume amaro"
5:25
2."Il mio aprile"
  • Audrey Stainton Nohra
  • Theodorakis
3:02
3."Il tuo sorriso nella notte"
4:35
4."Per te"
  • Nohra
  • Theodorakis
3:05
5."Il sogno è fumo"
  • Theodorakis
  • Tuminelli
3:20
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Sul nostro giorno amaro"
  • Theodorakis
  • Tuminelli
3:14
2."Il ragazzo che sorride"
3:18
3."Cantico dei cantici"
  • Theodorakis
  • Tuminelli
7:54
4."Aspetta voce mia"
  • Hristodoùlou
  • Theodorakis
  • Tuminelli
3:36

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Caro Theodorakis... Iva
Chart (1970–1971) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Discografia Internazionale)[3] 4
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[4] 4

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Caro Theodorakis... Iva". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. ^ Iva Zanicchi (1970). Caro Theodorakis... Iva (liner notes). Italy: Ri-Fi. RFL ST 14042.
  3. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 83, no. 5. 30 January 1971. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019 (in Italian). Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Print Us. ISBN 978-1094705002.

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