Viva Italia! Festive Italian Classics

Barlow / Brito (Composer), Eduardo di Capua (Composer), Paolo Citorella (Composer), Teodoro Cottrau (Composer), Ernesto de Curtis (Composer), Luigi Denza (Composer), Salve Esposito (Composer), Michele / Redi, P.G. Galdieri (Composer), Garinei (Composer), Norman Layden (Composer), Ruggero Leoncavallo (Composer), Pat Leone (Composer), Mario Livraghi (Composer), Domenico Modugno (Composer), Nisa / Fanciulli (Composer), Riz Ortolani (Composer), Giacomo Puccini (Composer), Max Steiner (Composer), Umberto di Toto (Composer), Unspecified (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Barlow / Brito, Eduardo di Capua, Paolo Citorella, Teodoro Cottrau, Ernesto de Curtis, et al.
• Audio CD (July 2, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002WXS
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #3,328 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. Mattinata

2. Malafemmena - Frankie Feanelli

3. Canto d'Amore

4. Guaglione - Carlo Savina

5. Lazy Mary (Luna Mezza Mare) - Lou Monte

6. Anema E Core - Perry Como

7. Funiculì, Funiculà

8. Soldi, Soldi, Soldi - Sophia Loren

9. Santa Lucia

10. Hey Gumbaree (Bibadee Bobadee Bu) - Lou Monte

11. Come Back to Sorrento

12. Volare - Domenico Modugno

13. Man Without Love (Quando M'Innamoro) - Sergio Franchi

14. O Sole Mio

15. Forget Domani - Perry Como

16. Mama - Lou Monte

17. O Mio Bambino Caro

18. Non Dimenticar - Lou Monte

19. Al-Di-La

20. Arrivederci, Roma (Goodbye to Rome)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Viva Italia! Festive Italian Classics, December 4, 1999

By	Michael A. Bruscell (Florida) - See all my reviews

This CD brings me back to the Brooklyn I knew in the 1950's. Frankie Fanelli's renditions of "Mala Femmena" and "Al Di La" are tremendous. Perry Como's "Anema E Core" is pure liquid velvet! Has anyone even come close to Lou Monte's "Lazy Mary"? Of course not, and Lou's renditions alone are more than worth the cost of the CD. Almost a full hour of joy!

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars lazy mary, May 19, 2000

By	sue stagnitto (california, usa) - See all my reviews

i love this cd. it has many of the "classic" italian & sicilian tunes. the only problem is that they are not all in italian...too much english. it also has too many tunes without lyrics. other than than this is a terrific cd. i highly recommend it, especially if you are sicilian/italian. i'm looking for this genre of songs IN ITALIAN LYRICS.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Italian music fans, October 27, 2001

By	Dave, Katie and Jeff (seattle, wa United States) - See all my reviews

We have listened to this CD over and over and love it every time.
We love all the songs. Nobody can sing Lazy Mary like Lou Monte. And all the other vocals are classic. The instrumentals are beautiful. Katie likes to dance to some of the songs. Play this anytime you want to feel like you are in Italy. We highly recommend it.