"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" | ||||
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| Single by Ricchi e Poveri | ||||
| from the album Mamma Maria | ||||
| B-side | "Malinteso" | |||
| Released | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Italo disco | |||
| Length | 2:56 | |||
| Label | Baby | |||
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| Ricchi e Poveri singles chronology | ||||
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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 edit
- Italian 7-inch single[3]
- A. "Mamma Maria" – 2:56
- B. "Malinteso" – 3:21
Charts edit
Weekly charts edit
| 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 edit
| Chart (1983) | Position |
|---|---|
| West Germany (Official German Charts)[11] | 73 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[12] sales from 2009 |
Gold | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References edit
- ^ AA. VV. Il Mondo del latte: il latte nel mondo. Associazione italiana lattiero-casearia, 2006.
- ^ "Nuovi spot per rilanciare il Parmigiano Reggiano". La Gazzetta di Reggio. 31 October 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Ricchi e Poveri" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Italian single certifications – Ricchi e Poveri – Mamma Maria" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 October 2023.