Lady Barbara

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"Lady Barbara"
Single by Renato dei Profeti
B-side"L'Università"
ReleasedApril 1970
GenrePop Rock
Length3:44
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Totò Savio, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Claudio Cavallaro
Producer(s)Alfredo Cerruti, Elio Gariboldi
Renato dei Profeti singles chronology
"Lady Barbara"
(1970)
"Verità che batti nella mente"
(1970)

"Lady Barbara" is a song written by Totò Savio, Giancarlo Bigazzi, and Claudio Cavallaro and performed by Renato dei Profeti, founder of the group I Profeti at his first solo venture. The song won the Un disco per l'estate festival and peaked at first place on the Italian hit parade.[1][2] The same year the song also named a musicarello film, Lady Barbara, directed by Mario Amendola and starred by the same Renato dei Profeti.[3]

The same year the song was adapted into English by Errol Brown and Tony Wilson, and the cover version performed by Peter Noone and Herman's Hermits, reached #7 in New Zealand and #13 in the United Kingdom in 1970.[4] It was the last single of the Herman's Hermits that featured Peter Noone. This version was produced by Mickie Most.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  2. ^ Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  3. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8876059350.
  4. ^ Herman's Hermits, "Lady Barbara" Chart Positions Retrieved January 10, 2015
  5. ^ Herman's Hermits, "Lady Barbara" single release Retrieved January 10, 2015