Gigi l'amoroso

"Gigi l'amoroso" (old-fashioned Italian for "Gigi the lover") is a French song by Dalida first released on a single, with the song "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" on the side B, whose lyricists and composers are Michaële, Lana Sebastian and Paul Sebastian. It is one of the singer's biggest international hits with a million records sold worldwide.[1] The disc will be certified gold in Canada as well as platinum in Switzerland.[2] The record company IPG will also give her a platinum disc for sales made in the Benelux.

"Gigi l'amoroso"
Cover of the single
Song by Dalida
LanguageFrench
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1974 (1974-01-18)
Recorded1973
StudioDes Dames
Genre
Length7:29
LabelInternational Shows
Composer(s)Lana & Paul Sebastian
Lyricist(s)Michaële
Producer(s)Orlando

Charts

According to the record company, the song would have been number 1 in 9 countries, namely France, Germany, Japan, Spain, Belgium, the Netherlands, French Switzerland, German Switzerland, and Benelux (which actually represents 7 countries).[3][4]

However, the title would have been No. 1 only in Switzerland, Flanders and Quebec according to the official rankings and would never have reached the Japanese rankings. The song also occupied 2nd place in sales in the Netherlands and Spain, 4th in Wallonia, 10th in France, as well as 13th place in Germany thanks to the ranking of the single "Er war gerade 18 jahr".[5][6][7][1][8]

Year-end charts
Chart (1974) Position
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 1
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[10] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 8
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 5

Track listings

7-inch single Sonopresse IS 45 716 (1974, France)
7-inch single Omega OM 39.058 Y (1974, Belgium)
7-inch single Omega OM 39.058 (1974, Netherlands)
7-inch single Poplandia P-30573 (1974, Spain)
CD single Barclay 9240 (1999, France)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
B. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)

7-inch single Fragola Blu FB 1703 (1974, Italy)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (7:45)
B. "Col tempo" (4:29)

7-inch EP Zip Zip 10.057/E (1974, Portugal)

A. "Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)" (6:59)
B1. "Vado via" (3:40)
B2. "Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (2:50)

Other-language versions

Dalida also recorded the song in Italian (under the same title "Gigi l'amoroso"), in Spanish as "Gigi el amoroso", in German as "Gigi der Geliebte", in English as "The Great Gigi l'Amoroso" (or just "The Great Gigi"), and in Japanese as "Ai suru Jiji" (愛するジジ). Belgian band The Strangers recorded it in Dutch as "Scheele Vanderlinden". Belgian singer Wendy Van Wanten also recorded a Dutch version. Dutch singer Mike Vincent used the melody for a song called "Friet met Mayonaise" ("Fries with Mayonnaise"), which was later covered by Johnny Hoes.

Use in torture

Chilean general Augusto Pinochet reportedly used this song alongside physical torture on his prisoners.[13]

References
  1. "Dalida :: ChartsInfos". 25 March 2022.
  2. "Dalida :: ChartsInfos". 26 March 2022.
  3. Daniel Lesueur. L'argus Dalida. InfoDisc. p. 36. ISBN 978-2-9531411-1-5.
  4. "Encyclop馘isque - Image : Gigi l'amoroso (version italienne) - DALIDA". Encyclopedisque.fr. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. Steffen Hung. "Dalida - Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour)". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  6. "Dalida - Gigi l'amoroso (Gigi l'amour) - ultratop.be". Ultratop.
  7. "Top 40-lijst van week 36, 1974".
  8. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts".
  9. "Jaaroverzichten 1974". Ultratop. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1974". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  11. "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1974". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  12. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1974". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  13. "The dark side of music: When sounds are torture".
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