Pensiero stupendo

"Pensiero stupendo"
Single by Patty Pravo
from the album Miss Italia
B-side "Bello"
Released 1978
Format 7" single
Genre Pop
Length 4:14
Label RCA
Songwriter(s) Ivano Fossati, Oscar Prudente
Patty Pravo singles chronology
"Tutto il mondo è casa mia"
(1977)		 "Pensiero stupendo"
(1978)		 "Sentirti"
(1979)

"Tutto il mondo è casa mia"
(1977)		 "Pensiero stupendo"
(1978)		 "Sentirti"
(1979)

"Pensiero stupendo" (Italian for "Wonderful Thought") is a song composed by Ivano Fossati (lyrics) and Oscar Prudente (music) and performed by Patty Pravo.[1] A provocative description of a sexual ménage à trois, it was originally chosen to launch the French singer Jeanne Mas in the Italian market, but her version did not convince the RCA director Ennio Melis, who thought the song was more appropriate for Pravo.[1] The song had been previously refused by Loredana Bertè.[2][3]

The single peaked at no. 2 in May 1978, kept off the top spot for three weeks by the Bee Gees's "Stayin' Alive", and was the ninth best-selling single of the year.[4] The B-side of the single is "Bello", a cover of Talking Heads' "Love → Building on Fire".

The song was later covered by several artists, including Dolcenera, Fausto Papetti and La Crus. In 1997, Pravo recorded a new version of the song, released as "Pensiero stupendo '97", which peaked at no. 5.[5]

Track listing

  • 7" single – PB 6138[6]
A. "Pensiero stupendo" (Ivano Fossati, Oscar Prudente) – 4:14
B. "Bello" (David Byrne, Maurizio Monti) – 3:31

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Italy[7] 2

References

  1. 1 2 Ezio Guaitamacchi. 1000 canzoni che ci hanno cambiato la vita. Rizzoli, 2009. ISBN 8858617428.
  2. ↑ Paolo Bassotti. Sexy rock: 50 storie di musica e rivoluzione sessuale. LIT EDIZIONI, 2014. ISBN 8862317344.
  3. ↑ Luca Marchio (April 2, 2008). "Il pensiero stupendo del Prudente geniale" (in Italian). La Repubblica. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "I singoli più venduti del 1978". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "PATTY PRAVO: La biografia" (in Italian). MTV. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "Patty Pravo - Pensiero Stupendo (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  7. ↑ "PENSIERO STUPENDO" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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