Pazza idea (album)

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Pazza idea
Studio album by
Released1973
GenrePop
LabelRCA Italiana
ProducerPaolo Dossena
Patty Pravo chronology
Sì... incoerenza
(1972)
Pazza idea
(1973)
Mai una signora
(1974)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Europopmusic.eu[1]

Pazza idea (Italian for Crazy Idea) is a studio album by Italian singer Patty Pravo, released in 1973 by RCA Italiana.

The material was written by Marco Luberti, Riccardo Cocciante, and Paolo Dossena, among others, and produced by Dossena. The album included the popular no. 1 single "Pazza idea" as well as the Italian cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side", titled "I giardini di Kensington". The LP turned out a huge commercial success, spending six consecutive weeks at no. 1 in Italy. It reportedly is Pravo's best-selling album to date.[2] A Spanish-language version of the album, titled Una Locura, was released in Spain.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
  1. "Pazza idea" – 4:43
  2. "Morire tra le viole" – 3:42
  3. "Poesia" – 3:14
  4. "Per gioco per amore" – 2:41
Side B
  1. "Sono cosa tua" – 4:11
  2. "Per simpatia" – 3:14
  3. "I giardini di Kensington" – 3:43
  4. "Limpidi pensieri" – 3:27

Charts[edit]

Chart (1973) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[3] 1
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Italian Vinyl Albums (FIMI)[4] 9

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patty Pravo". www.europopmusic.eu. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  2. ^ "PAZZA IDEA" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
  3. ^ "M&D: Classifiche" (in Italian). musicaedischi.it. Retrieved 21 April 2023. (Enter "Patty Pravo" in the "Artista" field and click "cerca".)
  4. ^ "Vinili: Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 22.09.2017 al 28.09.2017)" (in Italian). fimi.it. Retrieved 21 April 2023.

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