Pino Donaggio

 

Pino Donaggio was the great revelation of San Remo 1961 with 'Come sinfonia'... it would take 2 years (1963) for it to be released in Brazil... and another 2 years (1965) for 'Io che non vivo (senza te)' to reach Number One in the South America giant...   

Singles in Brazil - from 1963 through to 1966.

3032  -  Come sinfonia / Sera d'inverno  

3056  -  Motivo d'amore / Il domani è nostro  

3069  -  Quando è sera / Non vado a quella festa  

3105  -  Io che non vivo (senza te) (San Remo '65) / Il mondo di notte  

3126  -  Sulla sabbia / Pensa solo a me 

3148  -  L'ultima telefonata / Sono nato con te 

3163  -  Una casa in cima al mondo / Non ne ho colpa (San Remo 1966)

'Pino Donaggio' MOFB 252 - his Brazilian 1st album. 

liner notes to Donaggio's 1st album; it featured 'Pera matura', covered here as 'Pera madura' by teenager rocke singer Ronnie Cord, 'Vestito di sacco', a fashion statement in 1961, and 'La ragazza col maglione'. 

Donaggio's 2nd album 'Motivo d'amore' - MOFB 276 - the song was presented at San Remo 1964, released in Brazil by Odeon; it featured apart from the title-song, 'Giovane, giovane', 'Archimede Pitagorico' (which had a fairly popular Brazilian cover 'Arquides Pitagórico' sung by Roberto Barreiro) and 'Rita' which was covered by rock band The Clevers.

Pino Donaggio's 3rd album - MOFB 328 - released by Odeon in 1965, looks like a 'Greatest Hits' long-play; 'Io che non vivo (senza te) went to #1 in Brazil and many other countries in the world; Dusty Springfield covered it in English as 'You don't have to say you love me' (I will understand) and so did everyone else and his dog, including Elvis, the Pelvis himself; 'L'ultima telefonata' went to #1 in Brazil and was covered by Agnaldo Timóteo as 'Ultimo telefonema'; 'Sono nato con te' was covered by Brazilian blind-singer Jean Carlo as 'Eu nasci p'ra você'; 'Sulla sabbia' was a Top 10 hit; 'Pensa solo a me' was B-side to 'Io che non vivo' and played well on the radio too; the same with 'Il mondo di notte' (B-side to 'Sulla sabbia'). No reason whatsoever to include 'Saint Tropez' in this album for it had already appeared at Donaggio's first album. 

Donaggio's fourth album - MOFB 404 - featured 'Una casa in cima al mondo' introduced at San Remo 1966 and 'Io per amore' introduced at San Remo 1967; Odeon waited a whole year to release this album for Italian music in Brazil was on the wane. Odeon must have been bonkers for there's no reason to include 'Sono nato con te' which had already been featured in Donaggio's 1965 album. 

'Come sinfonia' (1963); 'Motivo d'amore' (1964).

"Io che non vivo (senza te)' 1965; 'Una casa in cima al mondo' 1966.

'Il cane di stoffa' (1961)

'Il mondo di notte' (1965); 'L'ultima telefonata' (1965).