Giamaica
| "Jamaica / Pappagallo" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Robertino | |
| A-side | "Jamaica" "Pappagallo" |
| Written | T. A. Valli |
| Released | 1961 |
| Label | Triola |
"Giamaica" (also known as "Jamaica") is a song written by T. A. Valli. In late 1950s and 1960s it was recorded by a number of Italian artists: Luciano Virgili,[1] Giorgio Consolini,[2] 13-year-old Robertino Loretti.[3][4][5][6]
Composition
Robertino Loretti characterizes the song as "bright and fresh".[7]
The lyrics go like this:
Jamaica! Jamaica! When it seemed like I was burning under your magnificent scorching sun, I could quench my thirst from a spring. But how can I rinse the heat of my heart that burns of passion?[8]
Popularity in the Soviet Union
In the USSR Robertino Loretti's version of the song became immensely popular when around 1962 his record containing it was released in the country.[9] Together with his rendition of "Santa Lucia", "Giamaica" could be heard from every window.[10][11][12] The song was since translated into Russian.
Other covers
In 1961 the song was covered by Danish singer Birthe Wilke. Her version was released as a single, with "Pepito" on the other side.[13][14]
Track listings
Luciano Virgili "Giamaica" (single)
7-inch (45 RPM) single La Voce Del Padrone 7MQ 1498 (1958, Italy)
- A. "Giamaica"
- (T. A. Valli)
- B. "Ti desidero"
- (Guarino, Pluto)[1]
Giorgio Consolini "Giamaica" (single)
7-inch (45 RPM) single Parlophon QMSP 16269 (1959, Italy)
- A. "Giamaica"
- (Valli)
- AA. "Rimpiangimi"
- (Testoni, Piubeni)[2]
Robertino "Jamaica / Pappagallo" (single)
7-inch (45 RPM) single (1959, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, etc.)
- A. "Jamaica"
- Robertino with the Otto Franckers Orchestra
- AA. "Pappagallo"
- Robertino with the Otto Franckers Orchestra[3]
Robertino "Jamaica" (EP)
7-inch EP (45 RPM) Triola TEP 31 (1961, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.)
- A1. "Jamaica"
- A2. "Pappagallo"
- B1. "'Anema e core"
- B2. "Papaveri e papere"[5]
Birthe Wilke "Pepito / Jamaica" (single)
7-inch (45 RPM) single Philips 355 247 PF (1961, Denmark)
- A. "Pepito"
- B. "Jamaica"[14]
References
- ^ a b "Luciano Virgili - Giamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b "Giorgio Consolini - Giamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b "Robertino* - Jamaica / Pappagallo at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "spanishcharts.com - Robertino - Jamaica". Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b "Robertino* - Jamaica at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
- ^ "Как сложилась судьба Робертино Лоретти - мальчика с голосом ангела". Rossiyskaya gazeta. 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "Робертино Лоретти исполнил O Sole Mio и Jamaika во Владивостоке (ФОТО; ВИДЕО)". Новости Владивостока на VL.ru. 2016-06-01. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "Робертино Лоретти: Я был машиной для зарабатывания денег". Komsomolskaya pravda. 2003-04-23. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ Сергей Сычёв (5 September 2017). Радиола. ЛитРес. pp. 48–. ISBN 978-5-04-051034-4.
- ^ Муслим Магомаев (11 October 2017). Живут во мне воспоминания. ПРОЗАиК. pp. 106–. ISBN 978-5-04-074750-4.
- ^ "Главная тайна Робертино Лоретти: куда на самом деле пропал музыкальный вундеркинд". 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "Робертино Лоретти". Radio Freedom. 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ "45cat - Birthe Wilke - Pepito / Jamaica - Philips - Denmark - 355 247 PF". Retrieved 2017-11-07.
- ^ a b "Birthe Wilke - Pepito / Jamaica (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2017-11-07.