Amico è

"Amico è" is a 1983 song composed by Dario Baldan Bembo (music), Nini Giacomelli and Sergio Bardotti (lyrics), and performed by Baldan Bembo and Caterina Caselli.[1]

"Amico è"
Single by Dario Baldan Bembo and Caterina Caselli
B-side"Cammina cammina"
Released1983
GenrePop
LabelCome Il Vento
Songwriter(s)Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli
Dario Baldan Bembo singles chronology
"Tu cosa fai stasera?"
(1981)		 "Amico è"
(1983)		 "Voci di città"
(1983)
Caterina Caselli singles chronology
"Seguila"
(1975)		 "Amico è"
(1983)		 "Bisognerebbe non pensare che a te"
(1990)

A hymn to friendship, "Amico è" was the ending theme song of the Mike Bongiorno's quiz show SuperFlash. The song was also linked to a contest organized by the magazine TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, in which the readers should have identified four popular singers hidden among the choirs; in the last episode of the television show it was revealed they were Pupo, Ornella Vanoni, Giuni Russo and Gigliola Cinquetti.[2]

Outside its immediate success, later the song became a widely spread football chant.[3]

In the 1982 album Spirito della Terra, Baldan Bembo included a different version of the song titled "Falò" and featuring Riccardo Fogli and Marcella Bella. The song was also covered by numerous artists, including Kikki Danielsson and Kjell Roos in a Swedish version titled "Vem går med dig hem" and Celine Dion in a French version titled "Hymne à l'amitié".[4]

Track listing
7" single – ZCVE 50420
  1. "Amico è" (Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli)
  2. "Cammina cammina" (Dario Baldan Bembo, Sergio Bardotti, Nini Giacomelli)

Charts
Chart Peak
position
Italy[5] 5

References
  1. Dario Salvatori (2001). "Amico è". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
  2. Michael Bongiorno (7 October 2010). La versione di Mike. Mondadori, 2010. ISBN 978-8852012051.
  3. Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  4. Sylvain Beauregard (2002). Passion Celine Dion. The Book. Trafford Publishing, 2002. ISBN 1553692128.
  5. Dario Salvatori (1989). Storia dell'Hit Parade. Gramese, 1989. ISBN 8876054391.



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