Piccola e fragile

"Piccola e fragile"
"Piccola e fragile"
Single by Drupi
from the album Drupi
B-side	"...Che estate"
Released	April 1974
Genre	Rhythm and blues, pop
Label	Dischi Ricordi
Songwriter(s)	Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli
Drupi singles chronology
Audio
	"Piccola e fragile" on YouTube

"Piccola e fragile" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpikkola e ˈfradʒile], transl. "Tiny and fragile") is a 1974 song composed by Enrico Riccardi (music) and Luigi Albertelli (lyrics) and performed by Drupi.

Background

Drupi's major hit, the single topped the Italian hit parade in the 1974 summer,^[1] and its success revamped in 1989, when a new version of the song was used as opening theme of the telenovela Topacio.^[2]

Cover versions

The song was covered by several artists, including Jorge Ruiz "Sabu" (in a Spanish-language version titled "Pequeña y frágil"), Albano Carrisi, The Italian Tenors, Piergiorgio Farina, Norman Candler.^[1]^[3] Flamingokvintetten's cover version, titled "Är du lycklig nu", topped the Swedish hit parade.^[4]

Track listing

7" single

"Piccola e fragile" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli) - 4:33
"...Che estate" (Drupi, Kativ) - 3:54

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)^[5]	9
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[6]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	3
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[8]	24

References

^ ^a ^b Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Piccola e fragile". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 259. ISBN 888-81-69016.
^ Castaldo, Gino (1990). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. p. 1460.
^ "Piccola e fragile by Drupi". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 February 1974. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^ "Schweizer Hitparade".
^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Piccola e fragile".
^ "Drupi – Piccola e fragile". Swiss Singles Chart.
^ "Schweizer Hitparade".

External links

Piccola e fragile at Discogs (list of releases)

[dizcanzone-1] Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Piccola e fragile". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 259. ISBN 888-81-69016.

[2] Castaldo, Gino (1990). Dizionario della canzone italiana. Curcio Editore. p. 1460.

[3] "Piccola e fragile by Drupi". SecondHandSongs. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[4] "Billboard Hits of the World". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 9 February 1974. Retrieved 21 July 2023.

[5] "Schweizer Hitparade".

[6] "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Piccola e fragile".

[sc_Switzerland_Drupi-7] "Drupi – Piccola e fragile". Swiss Singles Chart.

[8] "Schweizer Hitparade".

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