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1971 single by Pooh
"Pensiero"
Single by Pooh
from the album Opera prima
B-side"A un minuto dall'amore"
Released1971
GenrePop rock
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)
Pooh singles chronology
"Tanta voglia di lei"
(1971) 		"Pensiero"
(1971) 		"Noi due nel mondo e nell'anima"
(1972)
Audio
"Pensiero" on YouTube

"Pensiero" ('Thought') is a 1971 song composed by Roby Facchinetti and Valerio Negrini. It is performed by the Italian musical group Pooh.

Background

The melody of the song was composed by Roby Facchinetti with the intent of being performed chorally by all members of the group. The lyric theme go against the will of their producer and their record company, as it deals with social criticism about the story of a man unjustly imprisoned. The tensions between the producer Giancarlo Lucariello and the drummer-lyricist Valerio Negrini, eventually led the latter to leave the group (even if keeping on collaborating with them as lyricist) and being replaced by Stefano D'Orazio.

Release

The single was released on 28 September 1971 and it was the second Pooh single in a row to top the Italian hit parade. It sold over 850,000 copies. Pooh also recorded the song in Spanish as "Pensamiento". In 1998, Negrini and Facchinetti sued Alanis Morissette for plagiarism of the song "Mary Jane", eventually losing the case.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pensiero"Roby Facchinetti, Valerio Negrini4:15
2."A un minuto dall'amore"Roby Facchinetti, Valerio Negrini3:52

Charts

Chart Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi) 1

References

  1. ^ Pedrinelli, Andrea (17 October 2023). "Pensiero". Pooh - Tutti i testi e la storia dietro le canzoni (in Italian). Sperling & Kupfer. ISBN 978-88-9274-506-3.
  2. Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Pensiero". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. ISBN 8888169016.
  3. ^ Zanetti, Franco (4 August 2021). "Pooh, la storia di "Pensiero"". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 4 April 2024.
  4. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field search "Pooh", and in the "Titolo" field search "Pensiero".

External links

Pensiero at Discogs (list of releases)

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