Mamma Maria

"Mamma Maria" is a song composed by Cristiano Minellono and Dario Farina and performed by the Europop group Ricchi e Poveri. The single was an international hit, which charted in Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, The Netherlands and Belgium.

"Mamma Maria"
Single by Ricchi e Poveri
from the album Mamma Maria
B-side"Malinteso"
Released1982
GenreItalo disco
Length2:56
LabelBaby
Songwriter(s)
Ricchi e Poveri singles chronology
"Piccolo amore"
(1982)		 "Mamma Maria"
(1982)		 "Ciao Italy ciao amore"
(1983)

The song was later covered by several artists, including María Abradelo, James Last, Franz Lambert, Willy Sommers, Little Big (band), Grupa 777 and Luisa Pepe. In 2006 the success of the song revamped in Italy as it was used for a series of Parmigiano-Reggiano commercials.[1][2]

Track listing and formats
  • Italian 7-inch single[3]
A. "Mamma Maria" – 2:56
B. "Malinteso" – 3:21

Charts

Weekly charts
Weekly chart performance for "Mamma Maria"
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[4] 11
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 38
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 33
Spain (AFYVE)[8] 3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 5
West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 11

Year-end charts
Year-end chart performance for "Mamma Maria"
Chart (1983) Position
West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 73

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[12]
certification for digital sales and streaming since January 2009 		Gold 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. AA. VV. Il Mondo del latte: il latte nel mondo. Associazione italiana lattiero-casearia, 2006.
  2. "Nuovi spot per rilanciare il Parmigiano Reggiano". La Gazzetta di Reggio. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. Mamma Maria (Italian 7-inch single liner notes). Ricchi e Poveri. Baby Records. 1982. BR 50282.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ricchi e Poveri" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  9. "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. "Italian single certifications – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
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