Arrivederci (song) explained

Arrivederci
Cover:Arrivederci song.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Umberto Bindi
Album:Umberto Bindi e le sue canzoni - Vol. 1
B-Side:Odio
Released:1959
Genre:Slow rock
Label:Dischi Ricordi - SRL 10-029
Next Title:Amare te
Next Year:1959

"Arrivederci" (Goodbye!) is a 1959 Italian song composed by Umberto Bindi (music) and Giorgio Calabrese (lyrics). "Arrivederci" marked the record debut of Bindi, who recorded two versions of the song, but it was eventually led to success by Don Marino Barreto Jr., whose version topped the Italian hit parade.[1] The song placed at the second place at the first edition of Canzonissima, in a version performed in duet by Miranda Martino and Nicola Arigliano.[2]

"Arrivederci" was later covered by numerous artists, including Ornella Vanoni, Mina, Caterina Valente, Claudio Villa, Sonia Braga, Ricchi e Poveri, Gianni Morandi, Demis Roussos, Emilio Pericoli, Nilla Pizzi, Bob Azzam, Bruno Martino, Ernesto Bonino, Fred Bongusto, Fausto Papetti, Joe Sentieri, Flo Sandon's, Lara Saint Paul, Orietta Berti, Don Marino Barreto Junior, Tony Romano, Morgan, Piergiorgio Farina.

Track listing

7" single – SRL 10-029
  1. "Arrivederci" (Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese)
  2. "Odio" (Umberto Bindi, Giorgio Calabrese)

Notes and References

  1. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. 8 October 2010. Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250.
  2. Book: Dario Salvatori. Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle u, 2001. 8888169016. Arrivederci. 2001.
  3. Book: Dario Salvatori. Storia dell'Hit Parade. 1989. Gramese, 1989. 8876054391.