Mamma Maria

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"Mamma Maria"
Mamma Maria.jpg
Single by Ricchi e Poveri
from the album Mamma Maria
B-side"Malinteso"
Released1982
GenrePop
LabelBaby Records
Songwriter(s)
Ricchi e Poveri singles chronology
"Piccolo amore"
(1982) 		"Mamma Maria"
(1982) 		"Cosa sei"
(1983)

"Mamma Maria" is a song composed by Cristiano Minellono and and performed by the Europop group Ricchi e Poveri. The single was an international hit, which charted in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium.

The song was later covered by several artists, including María Abradelo, James Last, Franz Lambert, Willy Sommers, Little Big (band) and Grupa 777. In 2006 the success of the song revamped in Italy as it was used for a series of Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials.[1][2]

Charts[]

Chart Peak
position
Italy[3] 16
Germany [4] 11
Spain[5] 3
Netherlands[6] 33
Switzerland[4] 5
Austria[4] 11
Belgium[7] 38

Track listing[]

  • 7" single – BR 50282
  1. "Mamma Maria" (Minellono - Farina) - 2:56
  2. "Malinteso" (Minellono - Farina) - 3:21

References[]

  1. ^ AA. VV. Il Mondo del latte: il latte nel mondo. Associazione italiana lattiero-casearia, 2006.
  2. ^ "Nuovi spot per rilanciare il Parmigiano Reggiano". La Gazzetta di Reggio. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. ^ Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.
  4. ^ a b c "Mamma Maria". ChartSurfer. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  5. ^ Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002. Fernando Salaverri. Fundación Autor-SGAE, 2005. ISBN 8480486392.
  6. ^ "Ricchi & Poveri - Mamma Maria". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
  7. ^ "Ricchi & Poveri - Mamma Maria". UltraTop. Retrieved 2015-03-10.
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