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Wikipedia article"'Dolce Vita'" is a song by Italian musician Ryan Paris, released as a single in 1983. The song was composed by Pierluigi Giombini, keyboardist of "I Like Chopin" and "Masterpiece". It reached the top 10 in many countries. The music video was filmed on-location in Paris. CompositionInterviewed for the book 'Europe's Stars of '80s Dance Pop Vol. 2', composer Pierluigi Giombini explained the evolution of the song:
Interviewed in 2007, Paris described the background to the recording of the song:
Track listing7"Side one # Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) 3:59 Side two # Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) 2:48 12"Side one # Dolce Vita, Part I (Vocal) 7:33 Side two # Dolce Vita, Part II (Instrumental) 8:37 Other versionsThere have been least 49 separate releases, in different countries, across different formats, between 1983 and 2009. Countries of release have included Italy, Mexico, UK, Germany, Canada, Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil, Peru, US, Netherlands, Benelux and Sweden. Among the notable versions are: * 1983, 12", Maxi, Italy, Discomagic Records: MIX 117 * 1983, 12", Extended Disco Mix, UK, Carrere, Clever: CART 289 * 1983, 12", Maxi, Original Version, Germany, Carrere: 815 396-1 * 1984, 12", Promo, USA, Carrere: 4Z9 04236 A new version, produced by Emanuele Luzi, and mixed and mastered by Ben Liebrand, was released in 1990, in Germany, Netherlands and Europe, on ZYX Records and Bounce Records. Chart performanceWeekly charts1New version Year-end chartsPersonnel*Music composed and arranged by Pierluigi Giombini *Lyrics: Paul Mazzolini *Keyboards: Pierluigi Giombini *Background vocals: Ryan Paris and Fiona Chapelle *Sound engineer: Giampaolo Bresciani See also*List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 1983 *List of European number-one hits of 1983 *List of number-one singles of 1983 (Spain) References | |
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