Diamante (Zucchero Fornaciari song)
| "Diamante" | ||||
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| Single by Zucchero Fornaciari | ||||
| from the album Oro Incenso & Birra | ||||
| B-side | "Il mare (impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla luna e dietro una tendina di stelle...)" | |||
| Released | 6 April 1990 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Blues | |||
| Label | Polydor/PolyGram | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Francesco De Gregori, Zucchero Fornaciari, Mino Vergnaghi, Matteo Saggese | |||
| Producer(s) | Corrado Rustici | |||
| Zucchero Fornaciari singles chronology | ||||
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"Diamante " is a 1989 song composed by Francesco De Gregori (lyrics), Zucchero Fornaciari, Mino Vergnaghi and Matteo Saggese (music) and performed by Zucchero Fornaciari.
Background[edit]
The song, a portrait of the Italian post-war and of the ordinary life in the Po Valley countryside of the time, is dedicated to Diamante Arduini Fornaciari, the grandmother of the singer.[1][2][3] Zucchero asked his friend De Gregori to write the lyrics as he feared to be overly involved, and to compose something corny.[3]
A track of the 1989 album Oro Incenso & Birra, the song was first released as a single in 1990, and was re-released in 1991 in an English-language duet version with Randy Crawford,[4] which was included on Crawford's 1992 album Through the Eyes of Love. In 1994, Zucchero recorded a Spanish-language version of the song, with lyrics translated and adapted by Fito Páez.[4] Artists who covered the song include Mia Martini, Anna Oxa and Fabio Concato.[2]
Track listing[edit]
- 7" single - Polydor – 873 850-7
- "Diamante" (Francesco De Gregori, Zucchero Fornaciari, Mino Vergnaghi, Matteo Saggese) - 4:25
- "Il mare (impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla luna e dietro una tendina di stelle...)" (Zucchero Fornaciari) - 3:57
Charts[edit]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium[5] | 9 |
| Europe[6] | 46 |
| France[7] | 39 |
| Germany[8] | 20 |
| Norway[9] | 7 |
| Netherlands[10] | 18 |
| UK[11] | 44 |
| Switzerland[8] | 11 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[12] certification for sales occurred since January 2009 alone |
Platinum | 100,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Zucchero si racconta: «Mia nonna Diamante salvata da una udinese»". Messaggero Veneto (in Italian). 21 April 2019. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Diamante, la canzone di Zucchero contro la guerra". Libreriamo (in Italian). 25 September 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b Buson, Luca (6 August 2019). "Una canzone per te: dentro il testo di "Diamante" di Zucchero". Recensiamo Musica (in Italian). Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ a b Deregibus, Enrico (2006). Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Giunti. p. 477. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
- ^ "Zucchero - Diamante". Ultratop.be/nl. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "European top 100" (PDF). Music & Media (Pag.17). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Zucchero - Diamante". Lescharts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Zucchero - Diamante". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Zucchero - Diamante". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Zucchero - Diamante". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Zucchero - Diamante". Officialchart.com. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Zucchero – Diamante" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 22 April 2024. Select "2024" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Diamante" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
