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Miss Italia (album)

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Miss Italia
Studio album by
Released1978
StudioRCA Studios, Rome
Studio Quattro 1, Rome
Stone Castle Studios, Carimate[1]
Genre
LanguageItalian
LabelRCA Italiana
Patty Pravo chronology
Patty Pravo
(1976)
Miss Italia
(1978)
Munich Album
(1979)

Miss Italia is a studio album by Italian singer Patty Pravo, released in 1978 by RCA Italiana. It includes one of her biggest hits, "Pensiero stupendo".

Overview

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The album consisted mostly of covers, such as Italian versions of "It's a Heartache" by Bonnie Tyler and "Love → Building on Fire" by Talking Heads. The title track was a cover of Styx's "Miss America", which was excluded from the final track list, but was performed during the accompanying concert tour.[2][3] Some of the songs were performed in the controversial Italian TV show Stryx broadcast in autumn 1978.[4][5] The album also includes "Pensiero stupendo", one of Patty Pravo's most well known hits. The ballad "Sentirti" was released as the second single, but did not chart.

Miss Italia was a top 10 chart success in Italy. It was re-released on CD in 1998,[6] and again on LP in 2018.

Track listing

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Side A
  1. "Johnny" – 3:37
  2. "Sentirti" – 4:43
  3. "Bello mio" – 4:28
  4. "Notti bianche" – 3:57
Side B
  1. "Marva" – 5:15
  2. "Bello" – 3:31
  3. "Dai sali su" – 6:05
  4. "Pensiero stupendo" – 4:16

Charts

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Chart (1978) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[7] 8

References

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  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/1654710-Patty-Pravo-Miss-Italia
  2. ^ Fernando Fratarcangeli (2007). Patty Pravo – Discografia illustrata (in Italian). Rome, Italy: Coniglio Editore. pp. 99–100. ISBN 9788860630605.
  3. ^ "Patty Pravo Miss Italia Tour estivo 1978" (in Italian). www.coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 14 September 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Patty Pravo ... Col Tempo - Videografia Partecipazioni radio e tv: 1970>79" (in Italian). coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  5. ^ "La storia di Stryx, il programma musicale più geniale mai prodotto dalla Rai" (in Italian). rockit.it. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Patty Pravo - Col Tempo - Discografia: Miss Italia" (in Italian). coltempo.it. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. ^ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 9 April 2023. (Enter "Patty Pravo" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)
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