Amandoti
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| "Amandoti" | ||||
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| Single by CCCP - Fedeli alla linea | ||||
| from the album Epica Etica Etnica Pathos | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| B-side | "Annarella" | |||
| Written | 1987 | |||
| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | Emilian countryside, Italy, 1990 | |||
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| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Virgin Dischi | |||
| Composer | Massimo Zamboni | |||
| Lyricist | Giovanni Lindo Ferretti | |||
| Producer | Gianni Maroccolo | |||
| CCCP - Fedeli alla linea singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Amandoti" on YouTube | ||||
"Amandoti" ("Loving You") – in its full album title "«Amandoti» (sedicente cover)", i.e. "'Loving You' (Self-Proclaimed Cover)" – is a song by Italian punk band CCCP - Fedeli alla linea, written by its members Massimo Zamboni (music) and Giovanni Lindo Ferretti (lyrics). The group's final single before its disbandment, it was released for radio airplay only through Virgin Dischi in 1990, and was included in the album Epica Etica Etnica Pathos from the same year.
Widely regarded as CCCP's most popular track, "Amandoti" was brought to mainstream success by Gianna Nannini in 2004 and has since been covered by numerous other artists, with the band's version being re-issued via Universal Music Italy in 2014.
Inspired by the death of CCCP leader Giovanni Lindo Ferretti's grandmother, the lyrics of "Amandoti" were written in his Emilian hometown of Cerreto Alpi.[1][2] They describe love as a physically exhausting endeavour, yet a feeling one is never ready to give up – pushing the singer to beg that their loved one never leave.[3][4]
The song was first performed at a 1987 live show by the group's female singer Annarella Giudici, and it was only three years later that Ferretti recorded his version to be included in Epica Etica Etnica Pathos.[1][2][3]
Personnel
- Giovanni Lindo Ferretti – lead vocals
- Annarella Giudici – backing vocals
- Danilo Fatur – backing vocals
- Massimo Zamboni – electric guitar, mixing engineering
- Giorgio Canali – electric guitar, mixing engineering, recording engineering, production assistance
- Gianni Maroccolo – electric bass guitar, arrangement, mixing engineering, recording engineering, production
- Francesco Magnelli – keyboards, arrangements
- Ringo De Palma – drums[5]
Gianna Nannini version
| "Amandoti" | ||||
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| Promotional single by Gianna Nannini | ||||
| from the album Perle | ||||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Released | 9 January 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Abensberg, Germany, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 4:06 (album version) 3:36 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Composer | Massimo Zamboni | |||
| Lyricist | Giovanni Lindo Ferretti | |||
| Producer | Christian Lohr | |||
| Gianna Nannini singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Amandoti" on YouTube | ||||
In 2004, Italian rock singer Gianna Nannini chose to cover "Amandoti" on her album Perle, with her rendition intended as an address to a lover rather than a relative.[1][3] It was with this version, arranged in a more classical rock style than the original, that the song achieved mainstream popularity, becoming much more commonly associated with Nannini than CCCP themselves.[1][2][3]
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[6] Sales from 2009 |
Gold | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
