Una casa in cima al mondo

"Una casa in cima al mondo"
Single by Pino Donaggio
B-side"Non ho colpa"
Released1966
GenrePop
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Vito Pallavicini, Pino Donaggio
Pino Donaggio singles chronology
"Un amore"
(1965) 		"Una casa in cima al mondo"
(1966) 		"Io mi domando"
(1966)
"Una casa in cima al mondo"
Single by Mina
from the album Studio Uno 66
B-side"Se tu non fossi qui"
ReleasedJanuary 1966 (1966-01)[1]
Length3:01
LabelRi-Fi
Mina singles chronology
"Ora o mai più"
(1965) 		"Una casa in cima al mondo"
(1966) 		"Se telefonando"
(1966)

"Una casa in cima al mondo" is a 1966 Italian song composed by Vito Pallavicini and Pino Donaggio. The song premiered at the 16th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival, with a double performance by Donaggio and Claudio Villa, and placed at the fourth place.[2][3]

The song got an immediate commercial success, with the Donaggio's version peaking at the eleventh place on the Italian hit parade. It was immediately covered by Mina, and her version got an even larger success, ranking #8 on the Italian hit parade. Donaggio and Mina also recorded a Spanish version of the song, "Una casa encima del mundo".[3][4]

It was later covered by numerous artists in several languages, including a French version titled "Demain" recorded by Josephine Baker and Luis Mariano, a Portuguese version titled "Uma Casa Sobre O Mundo" by João Dias, and an English version titled "Don't Cry" recorded by The Ray Charles Singers.[3]

  1. ^ "Una casa in cima al mondo/Se tu non fossi qui". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  2. ^ Eddy Anselmi (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics, 2009. ISBN 978-8863462296.
  3. ^ a b c Dario Salvatori (2001). "Una casa in cima al mondo". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle u, 2001. ISBN 8888169016.
  4. ^ "From the Musical Capitals of the World – Milan" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 78, no. 8. 19 February 1966. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510.