| "Oro" | ||||
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| Single by Mango | ||||
| from the album Odissea | ||||
| B-side | "Lungo bacio, lungo abbraccio" | |||
| Released | 1984 | |||
| Length | 4:30 | |||
| Label | Fonit Cetra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mango, Mogol | |||
| Producer(s) | Alberto Salerno | |||
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| "Oro" on YouTube | ||||
"Oro" (transl. "Gold") is a 1984 Italian song composed by Mango (music) and Mogol (lyrics) and performed by Mango. It is included in the 1986 album Odissea.
The song was originally recorded as a demo as "Mama Woodoo" with lyrics of Mango's brother Armando, before being re-written by Mogol and marking the breakout of Mango.[1][2][3]
The song has been described as "a happy compromise between modernity and tradition", and "a slow and enveloping song, crafted with originality, but with Brit-pop models such as Peter Gabriel and Human League firmly in mind".[4]
Artists who covered the song include Loredana Bertè and Mina, who recorded a version in a Lucio Battisti-style arrangement in the album Canarino mannaro.[5]
- ^ Alberti, Fabio (10 December 2014). "Tutto "l'Oro" di Mango". il Titolo (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Un grande compositore che conquistò tutti". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 8 December 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ Maionchi, Mara (5 September 2013). Non ho l'età (in Italian). Rizzoli. ISBN 978-88-586-5404-0.
- ^ Castaldo, Gino (2003). "Oro". Il dizionario della canzone italiana. Le canzoni (in Italian). Curcio. p. 301. ISBN 978-88-97508-31-1.
- ^ Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Oro". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. p. 243. ISBN 8888169016.