Terra promessa
{{Infobox song
| name = Terra promessa
| cover = R-Terra promessa.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Eros Ramazzotti
| album = Cuori agitati
| B-side = Bella storia
| released = February 3, 1984
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre =
| length =
| label = DDD
| writer = Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Brioschi, Alberto Salerno
| producer = Renato Brioschi
| prev_title = Ad un amico
| prev_year = 1982
| next_title = Buongiorno bambina
| next_year = 1984
| misc =
{{External music video|header=Audio|{{YouTube|K-eB0544pNI|"Terra promessa"}}|type=song}}
}}
"Terra promessa" ({{Lit|Promised land}}) is a 1984 song composed by Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Brioschi and Alberto Salerno, arranged by Celso Valli and performed by Eros Ramazzotti. With this song Ramazzotti won the newcomers competition at the 34th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.{{cite book|last=Anselmi, Eddy |title=Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana|publisher=Panini Comics |date=2009|isbn=978-8863462296|pages=347–8}} Originally supposed to be performed by Alessandro Bono, it marked Ramazzotti's breakout and his first commercial success.{{cite book|last=Salvatori, Dario |title=Dizionario delle canzoni italiane|publisher=Elle U|isbn=8888169016|pages=347–8|chapter=Terra promessa|year=2001}} Mia Martini served as backing vocalist in the studio version of the song.{{cite news |title=Eros Ramazzotti a Sanremo, i 40 anni di ‘Terra promessa’. "Milioni di bambini in zone di conflitto: basta sangue, basta guerre" |url=https://www.repubblica.it/spettacoli/tv-radio/2024/02/08/news/ramazzotti_sanremo_terra_promessa-422091673/ |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=la Repubblica |date=8 February 2024 |language=it}}{{cite book |last1=Deregibus |first1=Enrico |title=Dizionario completo della canzone italiana |date=2006 |publisher=Giunti |isbn=978-88-09-04602-3 |chapter=Eros Ramazzotti|language=it}} In 1997, Ramazzotti covered the song in Spanish with the title "Tierra prometida".{{cite news |title="Terra Promessa" festeggia i 40 anni all'Ariston, il testo e il significato del brano di Eros Ramazzotti |url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/schede/terra_promessa_eros_ramazzotti_anno_testo_significato_sanremo_2024-terra_promessa_la_vittoria_all_ariston_40_anni_fa-2-7922916.html |access-date=11 February 2024 |work=Il Messaggero|date=8 February 2024 |language=it}}
Track listing
- 7" single
{{Track listing
|title1 = Terra promessa
|length1 = 3:35
|title2 = Bella storia
|length2 = 3:40
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Original version ! scope="col"| Chart (1984–89) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=Musica e Dischi|language=it|access-date=11 February 2024}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Terra promessa".
| 6 |
|---|
| scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 100){{Cite web |title=EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Terra+promessa&cat=s |website=dutchcharts.nl}}
| 51 |
| scope="row"| West Germany (Media Control){{Cite web |title=EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA (SONG) |url=https://germancharts.de/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Terra+promessa&cat=s |website=germancharts.de}}
| 74 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Eros version ! scope="col"| Chart (1998) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 100){{Cite web |title=EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA [1997] |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Eros+Ramazzotti&titel=Terra+promessa+%5B1997%5D&cat=s |website=dutchcharts.nl}}
|84 |
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| scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweiz Hitparade){{Cite web |title=Eros Ramazzotti – Terra promessa [1997] |url=https://hitparade.ch/song/Eros-Ramazzotti/Terra-promessa-[1997]-3708 |website=hitparade.ch}}
|46 |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|152541}}
{{Eros Ramazzotti}}
{{Sanremo Music Festival winners of the newcomers section}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Sanremo Music Festival songs of 1984