La solitudine 5777237 223958630 2008-07-06T18:21:14Z Frcm1988 4887232 Category {{Infobox Single <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Songs --> | Name = La solitudine | Cover = LauraPausiniLaSolitudineFrenchCDSingleCover.jpg | Cover size = | Caption = | Artist = [[Laura Pausini]] | Album = [[Laura Pausini (1993 album)|Laura Pausini]] | A-side = | B-side = | Released = [[1993]] | Format = | Recorded = | Genre = | Length = 4:04 | Label = [[Warner Music]] | Writer = Federico Cavalli | Producer = | Certification = | Last single = | This single = La solitudine | Next single = [[Non c'è]] | Misc = }} '''''La solitudine''''' ([[English language|English]]: ''The Loneliness'') is an [[Italian language|Italian]] [[power ballad|ballad]] recorded by [[Pop music|pop]] [[singer]] [[Laura Pausini]]. It launched Pausini's career in [[1993]], when she won the [[Sanremo Music Festival]] as a newcomer act. "La solitudine" was released as a single in [[1993]] from her debut album ''[[Laura Pausini (1993 album)|Laura Pausini]]'', and was re-recorded as a slower, more dramatic ballad with live instrumentation for her [[2001]] [[compilation album]] ''[[The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te]]''. The lyrics to the Italian version of the tender song are about a boy named Marco, who is separated from his girlfriend at the urging of his family and sent to live far away from her. The (now former) girlfriend makes an emotional and heartfelt plea, singing to him about the loneliness they would feel without each other. ==Other versions== "La soledad", a [[Spanish language|Spanish]] version of "La solitudine", was the first single Pausini released to the Spanish-speaking market in [[1994]]. This Spanish version reached #22 on U.S. ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' [[Hot Latin Tracks]] chart. Pausini also re-recorded the song in 2001 for the Spanish-language version of ''[[The Best of Laura Pausini: E ritorno da te|Lo mejor de Laura Pausini: Volveré junto a ti]]'', with the same musical arrangement as the new Italian version. [[Greece|Greek]] singer [[Thanos Kalliris]] recorded a version in [[Greek language]] in 1994, with the title ''Το Νου σου κύριε Οδηγέ'' (To No Sou Kurie Odige). In the same year [[The Netherlands|Dutch]] singer [[Paul de Leeuw]] recorded a version in [[Dutch language]], with the title ''Ik Wil Niet Dat Je Liegt'' meaning "I don't want you to lie". [[Cuba]]n [[timba]] group [[Bamboleo]] recorded a [[Salsa music|salsa]] version of "La soledad" for their [[1996]] album ''Te gusto o te Caigo bien''. Bamboleo's version also features lead female vocals, but the final refrain repeats in both Spanish and [[English language|English]]. A year later, [[Dark Latin Groove|DLG]] followed suit, recording a salsa version of "La soledad" for their [[1997]] album ''Swing On''. Lead singer [[Huey Dunbar]] removed the reference to "Marco" and replaced it with "ella" (she). DLG's version also adds a spoken [[reggae]] bridge to the song, in which the woman Dunbar is singing to responds to his plea and vows to return. The song also has a little-known English version titled "Loneliness," adapted by [[West End theatre|West End]] lyricist [[Tim Rice]]. [[Germany|German]] pop star [[Jamie Stevens]] included the adaptation in his 2002 album ''Unbreakable''. Also in 1994, it was covered by [[Renato Russo]] in Italian, on his album ''Equilibrio Distante''. It also has a [[Tagalization|tagalized]] version titled "Hanggang Ngayon" written by [[Philippines|Filipino]] composer Alvina Sy and sung by Ivy Violan on her album with the same title. ==Track listing== ; CD single # "La solitudine" — 4:04 # "La solitudine" (strumentale) — 4:04 ==Charts== {|class="wikitable" !align="left"|Chart (1993) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Italian Singles Chart<ref name="ita">{{cite web|url=http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yends/hpe1993.htm|title=I singoli più venduti del 1993|language=Italian|publisher=''Hitparadeitalia.it''|date=[[1993-03-13]]|accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |} {|class="wikitable sortable" !align="left"|Chart (1994) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="left"|Belgian Ultratop 50 (Flandes)<ref name="dt40">{{cite web|url=http://radio2.be/deradio2top30archiefdetailpagina.cfm?datum=1994%2D02%2D05%2000%3A00%3A00%2E0&regio=22|title=De Radio 2 Top 30 van zaterdag 5 februari 1994|language=Dutch|publisher=''Radio2.be''|date=[[1994-02-05]]|accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|Dutch Mega Single Top 100<ref name="Dutchcharts">"La solitudine", in Dutch Singles Chart [http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?key=12936&cat=s Dutchcharts.nl] (Retrieved [[May 15]], [[2008]])</ref> |align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|Dutch Top 40<ref name="net">{{cite web|url=http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=5369|title=De Nederlandse Top 40|language=Dutch|publisher=''Radio538.nl''|date=[[1994-01-08]]|accessdate=2008-07-05}}</ref> |align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|French Singles Chart<ref name="Lescharts">"La solitudine", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=12936&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved [[May 15]], [[2008]])</ref> |align="center"|5 |} {{start box}} {{succession box | before = "Het pizzalied (Effe wachte...)" by [[André van Duin]] | title = [[Dutch Top 40]] [[Dutch Top 40 number-one hits of 1994|number-one single]] | years = [[January 8]] [[1994]] - for 1 week | after = "Ik wil niet dat je liegt / Waarheen waarvoor" by [[Paul de Leeuw]] }} {{succession box | before = "[[Please Forgive Me]]" by [[Bryan Adams]] | title = [[Ultratop|Belgian Singles Chart number-one single]] | years = [[February 5]] [[1994]] - [[March 26]] [[1994]] | after = "[[Streets of Philadelphia]]" by [[Bruce Springsteen]] }} {{end box}} ==External links== * [http://experts.about.com/q/Italian-Language-1584/La-solitudine-Laura-Pausini.htm/ "La Solitudine" lyrics (with English translation)] * [http://www.lyricsbox.com/laura-pausini-lyrics-la-soledad-6s4q63b.html/ "La Soledad" lyrics] * [http://www.houseoflyrics.com/lyrics/dlg/la_soledad.html/ "La Soledad" (DLG version) lyrics] * [http://www.houseoflyrics.com/lyrics/laura_pausini/loneliness.html/ "Loneliness" lyrics] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Laura Pausini}} [[Category:Italian songs]] [[Category:1993 songs]] [[Category:1994 singles]] [[Category:Laura Pausini songs]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Belgium]] [[Category:Number-one singles in Italy]] [[Category:Number-one singles in the Netherlands]] [[it:La solitudine (canzone)]] [[pt:La solitudine]]