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{{short description|1979 single by Umberto Tozzi}} |
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| Name = Gloria |
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{{Infobox song |
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| Cover = Umberto-tozzi-gloria.jpg |
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| name = Gloria |
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| cover = Umberto-tozzi-gloria.jpg |
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| caption = Picture sleeve (including the Italian release) |
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| Artist = ] |
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| type = single |
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| artist = ] |
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| B-side = "Aria di lei" |
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| album = Gloria |
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| Released = {{Start date|1979}} |
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| B-side = Aria di lei |
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| released = {{Start date|df=y|1979|06}} |
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| Format = ], 45rpm |
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| Recorded = 1979 |
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| studio = Union Studios Munich |
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| Genre = ], ], ] |
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| genre = {{hlist|]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/11092/the-1980s-singer-with-a-voice-that-rivalled-celine-dions|title=The 1980s Singer With a Voice That Rivalled Celine Dion's|date=24 August 2018|website=AnOther}}</ref>|]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dispatch.com/story/entertainment/movies/2014/02/10/chilean-film-gloria-celebrates-power/23399176007/|title=Chilean film 'Gloria' celebrates power of vibrant woman in midlife|magazine=The Columbus Dispatch|date=14 February 2014|access-date=30 August 2023|quote=He came upon Umberto Tozzi’s original Italian Euro-disco version of the song Gloria, known to many Americans through Laura Branigan’s 1982 hit cover.}}</ref>}} |
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| Length = {{Duration|m=05|s=04}} |
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| Label = CBS Records |
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| Writer = {{Ubl|] and ] {{small|(Italian lyrics)}}|] {{small|(English translation)}}}} |
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* ] |
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| Producer = Umberto Tozzi |
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* ] |
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| This single = {{Ubl|'''"Gloria"'''|(1979)}} |
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* ] {{small|(English translation)}} |
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| producer = Umberto Tozzi |
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| prev_title =Qualcosa qualcuno |
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| prev_year =1979 |
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| next_year =1980 |
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{{External music video|{{YouTube|8Zs7VWqNGHg|''Gloria''}} by Umberto Tozzi (official audio). ] (5:05 minutes) |
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{{External music video|{{YouTube|mWSvlR3igCM|''Gloria''}} by Umberto Tozzi, in English. 12-inch single (stereo). ] (7:11 minutes) |
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{{For|other songs of the same name|Gloria#Songs{{!}}Gloria}} |
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"'''Gloria'''" is a 1979 ] that became an international ]. The song was originally written and composed in ] by ] and ], and afterwards translated to ] by ]. With ]'s 1982 ] of the song, "Gloria" sold over two million singles in the ] alone. |
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"'''Gloria'''" ({{IPA|it|ˈɡlɔːrja}}) is a 1979 ] written and composed in Italian by ] and ], and first translated to English by ]. A 1982 ] by American singer ], with different English lyrics, peaked at number two on the US ] and has been certified platinum by the ] (RIAA). |
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==Umberto Tozzi song== |
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==Umberto Tozzi version== |
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===Background=== |
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===Background=== |
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] first recorded "Gloria" in 1979;<ref name="utozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8 |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing his original 'Gloria' in Italian |publisher=] |accessdate=April 1, 2010}}</ref> that summer the song stayed on the ] Top-10 chart for sixteen weeks, six of them at number 2. The song stayed four weeks at number 1 in both, ] and – in a translated version – ]. That same year saw Tozzi's "Gloria" achieve hit status in ] at number 4, ] at number 3, the ] at number 21, ] at number 3, and ] where the track reached number 8.<ref name="topcharts">{{Cite web |url=http://tsort.info/music/8w9fef.htm/ |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110914100100/http://tsort.info/music/8w9fef.htm |title=Song artist 746 - Umberto Tozzi |publisher=The World's Music Charts |archivedate=September 14, 2011}}</ref> |
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] first recorded "Gloria" in 1979, using the word "Gloria" and the fragment of a melody sung with that word from ]'s setting of the Latin Mass, ].<ref name="utozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTM_qG_NPC8 |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing his original 'Gloria' in Italian |date=April 2010 |via=] |access-date=1 April 2010}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> The ]<ref name="utozzigloria"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Gloria-Gloria.html |title=Translation of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from Italian to English |publisher=Lyrics Translate}}</ref> stayed four weeks at number one in both Switzerland and—in a translated version—Spain. That same year, Tozzi's "Gloria" reached number four in Austria, number five in Belgium, number eight in West Germany and number 29 in the Netherlands.<ref name="TozziUltratop"/> |
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In 2011, the song was brought up to date with a set of new ] mixes by ] and Jason Rooney.<ref name="Gloria 2011"/> The music video stars Umberto and Natasha Tozzi.<ref name="housegloria">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJAaQpBUQZ8 |title=Official music video of 'Gloria 2011' |via=YouTube |access-date=20 February 2012}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead Youtube links|date=February 2022}}</ref> |
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Tozzi's "Gloria" is a ],<ref name="utozzigloria"/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lyricstranslate.com/en/Gloria-Gloria.html |title=Translation of "Gloria" by Umberto Tozzi from Italian to English |publisher=Lyrics Translate |accessdate=2014}}</ref> as is the first ] rendering of the song,<ref name="utozzijkinggloria">{{Cite web |url=http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfh96y4G9nM |title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing the original 'Gloria' in English |publisher=] |accessdate=July 8, 2011}}</ref> recorded by its original English-language lyricist, ], in November 1979;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8530 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110813182301/http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=8530 |title=Chart Stats - Jonathan King - Gloria |publisher=Chart Stats |archivedate=August 13, 2011}}</ref> Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sepc7415 |title=Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (English Version) / Aria Di Lei |publisher=45cat |accessdate=June 25, 2013}}</ref> He also re-recorded the song with ]'s and ]'s English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 release, ''The Best of Umberto Tozzi''. |
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In 2013, Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" was a soundtrack selection for two distinct films, '']''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theschleicherspin.com/2013/12/26/martin-scorseses-jackass-or-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ |title=Martin Scorcese's Jackass or The Wolf of Wall Street |publisher=The Schleicher Spin |date=December 26, 2013}}</ref> and the 2013 film ''].''<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/quiet-and-unpretentious-gloria-realistically-captivates/Content?oid=4871768 |title=Quiet & Unpretentious Gloria Realistically Captivates |publisher=Charleston City Paper |date=February 26, 2014}}</ref> |
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Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" appeared on the respective soundtracks to the 2013 films '']'' and '']''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theschleicherspin.com/2013/12/26/martin-scorseses-jackass-or-the-wolf-of-wall-street/ |title=Martin Scorsese's Jackass or The Wolf of Wall Street |website=The Schleicher Spin |date=26 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.charlestoncitypaper.com/charleston/quiet-and-unpretentious-gloria-realistically-captivates/Content?oid=4871768 |title=Quiet & Unpretentious Gloria Realistically Captivates |work=Charleston City Paper |date=26 February 2014}}</ref> It was also played during the Parade of Nations in the ] Opening Ceremony as ], the host nation of the Universiade at the time, entered the stage.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.oasport.it/2019/07/live-universiadi-napoli-2019-in-diretta-ilaria-cusinato-sventola-il-tricolore-per-la-festa-del-pubblico-napoletano-insigne-accende-il-braciere-delle-universiadi/|title=LIVE Universiadi Napoli 2019 in DIRETTA: Ilaria Cusinato sventola il tricolore per la festa del pubblico napoletano, Insigne accende il braciere delle Universiadi!|date=4 July 2019}}</ref> |
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===Lyrical content=== |
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===Track listings=== |
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In his song of ]'s translated lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.<ref name="utozzijkinggloria"/> |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = 7-inch single |
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| title1 = Gloria |
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| length1 = 4:25 |
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| title2 = Aria di lei |
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| length2 = 4:10 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = 12-inch single |
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| title1 = Gloria |
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| note1 = 12-inch disco mix |
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| length1 = 7:05 |
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| title2 = Mama |
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| length2 = 5:07 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = 12-inch single {{nobold|(UK)}} |
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| title1 = Gloria |
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| note1 = English version |
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| length1 = 6:30 |
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| title2 = Gloria |
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| note2 = Italian version |
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| length2 = 4:25 |
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| title3 = Aria di lei |
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| length3 = 4:10 |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = CD single {{nobold|– 2001 version}} |
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| title1 = Gloria |
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| note1 = 2001 version |
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| length1 = 4:57 |
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| title2 = Gloria |
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| note2 = Remixland radio edit |
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| length2 = 4:25 |
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| title3 = Gloria |
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| note3 = Remixland extended |
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| length3 = 5:39 |
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| title4 = Gloria |
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| note4 = La Fabrique Du Sons dub remix |
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| length4 = 6:03 |
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| title5 = Gloria |
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| note5 = Original version |
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| length5 = 4:55 |
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| headline = Digital download {{nobold|– 2011 remixes}}<ref name="Gloria 2011">{{Cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJE9OCA/ |title=Gloria 2011: Umberto Tozzi |website=] |date=5 July 2011}}</ref> |
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| title1 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note1 = Club edit |
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| length1 = 4:09 |
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| title2 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note2 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian radio mix |
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| length2 = 4:25 |
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| title3 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note3 = Sorrentino & Zara English radio mix |
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| length3 = 4:25 |
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| title4 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note4 = Club mix |
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| length4 = 7:13 |
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| title5 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note5 = Sorrentino & Zara Italian extended mix |
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| length5 = 6:12 |
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| title6 = Gloria 2011 |
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| note6 = Sorrentino & Zara English extended mix |
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| length6 = 6:27 |
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===Personnel=== |
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* ] – vocals, chorus |
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* ] – conductor, piano, keyboards |
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* ] – drums |
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* ] – guitar |
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! scope="row"| Australia (])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |page=45 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref><br>{{small|''English version''}} |
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{{singlechart|Austria|4|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria}} |
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{{single chart|Austria|4|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true}} |
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{{single chart|Flanders|5|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=9 February 2021|refname="TozziUltratop"}} |
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! scope="row"| Italy ('']'')<ref name=cha>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicaedischi.it/classifiche_archivio.php|title=Classifiche|work=]|language=it|access-date=4 November 2023}} Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Gloria".</ref> |
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{{singlechart|Germany|8|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria}} |
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{{single chart|West Germany|8|songid=582|artist=Umberto Tozzi|song=Gloria|rowheader=true|access-date=3 March 2020}} |
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{{Certification Table Top}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=single|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|nocert=yes|salesamount=367,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/S_ToutTemps.php?debut=922 |title=Les Meilleures Ventes Tout Temps de 45 T. / Singles |publisher=Info Disc |language=French |accessdate=August 21, 2013}}</ref>}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=2018|note=sales since 2009|accessdate=8 May 2021}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|relyear=1980|award=Gold|salesamount=50,000|certref=<ref name="Spanish certifications 1979-1990">{{Cite book |url=http://www.mediafire.com/view/x263f6daopkswo8 |title=Sólo Éxitos 1959-2002 Año A Año: Certificados 1979-1990 |publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales |language=Spanish |isbn=8480486392}}</ref>|autocat=yes}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Umberto Tozzi|title=Gloria|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1980|certyear=1980|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish_certifications_for_1979-1990.pdf/file |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=913 |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>}} |
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==Laura Branigan cover== |
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==Jonathan King version== |
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The first ] rendering of the song<ref name="utozzijkinggloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfh96y4G9nM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/cfh96y4G9nM |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Umberto Tozzi singing the original 'Gloria' in English |date=8 July 2011 |via=YouTube |access-date=8 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> was recorded by its original English-language lyricist ] in November 1979, which reached number 65 on the ].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/11916/jonathan-king/ |title=Jonathan King {{!}} full Official Chart History |publisher=] |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> Tozzi later recorded and performed King's translated version of "Gloria".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.45cat.com/record/sepc7415 |title=Umberto Tozzi - Gloria (English Version) / Aria Di Lei |website=45cat |access-date=25 June 2013}}</ref> |
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| genre = *]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=September 18, 1984 |title=MUSIC/NOTED IN BRIEF; ; Branigan's Top-40 Style At Avery Fisher Hall |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/18/arts/music-noted-in-brief-branigan-s-top-40-style-at-avery-fisher-hall.html |quote= Miss Branigan, who appeared at Avery Fisher Hall on Friday, made her breakthrough several years ago with ''Gloria,'' one of the last hits produced in the ''Eurodisco'' style popularized by Donna Summer.|work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RzuEDwAAQBAJ&dq=blondie+call+me+euro+disco&pg=PT321|title=David Bowie Made Me Gay: 100 Years of LGBT Music|date=2017|isbn=978-1-4683-1625-4 |access-date=29 August 2023|quote=The influence of Eurodisco was soon felt in America, where Moroder provided Blondie with their biggest US chart hit ('Call Me'), and Laura Brannigan would also hit Number One with a cover of the Italian pop hit 'Gloria'. |last1=Bullock |first1=Darryl W. |publisher=ABRAMS }}</ref> |
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]' managing director Doug Morris suggested that ] work with producer ], who suggested that she record an English version of the Tozzi's hit "Gloria." Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/lvsuncolumn_030703.pdf |title=Branigan knows value of familiar material |publisher=Laura Branigan website |date=July 3, 2003}}</ref> Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was co-produced by White with Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the '']'' album. |
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]' managing director ] suggested that ] work with producer ], who suggested that she record an English version of Tozzi's hit "Gloria". Branigan recalled that on hearing the Tozzi track, "We gave it the American kick and rewrote the lyrics and off she went."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/lvsuncolumn_030703.pdf |title=Branigan knows value of familiar material |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=3 July 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}}</ref> Branigan's remake of "Gloria" was produced by White and co-produced by Greg Mathieson, who had been the arranger of, and the keyboardist on Tozzi's original song, while also being the primary keyboardist on the '']'' album. Tozzi also re-recorded the song with ]'s and Branigan's English lyrics; this version appears on his 2002 album ''The Best of Umberto Tozzi''. |
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Branigan told ] that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario," but that this seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by ], the contractor for the ''Branigan'' album, to which he also contributed guitar work; while Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics. |
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Branigan told '']'' magazine that she and her producers had at first attempted an English version of Tozzi's "Gloria" in the romantic mode of the original, changing the title to "Mario", but that it seemed ineffective. Ultimately, Branigan recorded an English re-invention of "Gloria" as a character study of, in her words, "a girl that's running too fast for her own steps," the cover lyrics of which were written by ], the contractor for the ''Branigan'' album, to which he also contributed guitar work; Branigan also did her part in co-writing of the cover song's lyrics. |
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In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laurabraniganonline.com/images/innewswkly_030820.pdf |title=The Lucky One |work=] |date=20 August 2003 |via=LauraBraniganOnline.com}}</ref> |
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"Gloria" earned Branigan a nomination for the ] for the year 1982. The song remained in the ] for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act,<ref>{{Cite book |author=] |year=1991 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (July 10, 1982 - March 12, 1983) |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-079-2}}</ref> breaking the previous record mark. ]'s Top 100 ranked "Gloria" at number 1. Certified platinum for sales of two million in the ] alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in ] where it held the number 1 position for seven consecutive weeks, from February 7 to March 21, 1983. "Gloria" also took Branigan to the Top-10 charts in ] at number 1, the ] at number 6, ] at number 4, ] at number 9, ] at number 6, and number 36 in ]. |
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The most successful version of "Gloria"' was featured on the 1982 album '']'', the first album release by Laura Branigan. Although another track, "]", was chosen as the album's lead single, Branigan also performed the cover song during her promotional television appearances at the time of the album's release,<ref name="veitchutozzigloria">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=355Fk8drgZE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/355Fk8drgZE |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=Video of Laura Branigan's cover of 'Gloria' |date=23 February 2008 |via=YouTube |access-date=23 February 2008}}{{cbignore}}</ref> and the track was chosen as the album's second single in June 1982, first becoming a ] favorite, and gradually accruing radio support to enter the pop charts in July. The single reached number two on the ] on 27 November 1982, behind ]'s "]", and remained there the following two weeks, through 11 December—when Richie had been supplanted by ]'s "]".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109200140/http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1982-12-11|url-status=dead|title=Billboard Hot 100™|magazine=] |date=2 January 2013|archivedate=9 November 2016}}</ref> |
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"Gloria" earned Branigan a nomination for the ] for the year 1982. The song remained in the ] for 22 weeks, and its total Hot 100 residency of 36 weeks established a new record for a single by a solo female act.<ref>{{Cite book |author=Joel Whitburn |year=1991 |title=The Billboard Hot 100 Charts: The Eighties (July 10, 1982 – March 12, 1983) |publisher=Record Research, Inc. |location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin |isbn=0-89820-079-2|author-link=Joel Whitburn}}</ref> The song also topped '']'' magazine's chart.<ref name="cashbox"/> Certified platinum for sales of over two million in the United States alone, "Gloria" was also an international success, most notably in Australia where it held the top position for seven consecutive weeks, from 7 February to 21 March 1983. "Gloria" also reached number one in Canada, number four in Ireland, number six in New Zealand and the United Kingdom, and number nine in South Africa.{{fact|date=February 2023}} |
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Branigan's cover of "Gloria" appeared in the musical drama '']'' in 1983. In a nod to her hit, Branigan's rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" performed on the '']'' Christmas special featured the background vocalists singing the name "Gloria," evoking both Branigan's signature song and the Latin refrain of the Christmas carol "]." |
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In January 2021, the song was heard playing during ]'s "Save America" rally, as captured in a video shared by ] The backstage video went viral after rally participants ]. Branigan's legacy manager Kathy Golik responded to the video, calling it "absolutely appalling to hear 'Gloria' being played in the background of a widely-circulating video of Pres. Trump given the tragic, unsettling, & shameful happenings that occurred at the US Capitol."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/politics/9508594/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211128080955/https://www.billboard.com/pro/laura-branigan-manager-condemns-video-trump-playing-gloria-washington-rally/ |title=Laura Branigan Manager Calls Video of Trump Family Blasting 'Gloria' Before Right Wing D.C. Riots 'Absolutely Appalling' |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |magazine=Billboard |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=8 January 2021 |archive-date=28 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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The ]'s (NHL) ] began using Branigan's cover version of "Gloria" as its unofficial victory song when they went on a franchise-record 11-game winning streak during the ]; on January 6, a couple of Blues teammates were at a bar with a DJ, and according to defenceman ], "this one guy looked at the DJ and said, 'Keep playing "Gloria"!' so they kept playing it. Everyone would get up and start singing and dancing. We just sat back and watched it happen. Right there we decided we should play the song after our wins." The following day, goaltender ] made his first start for the Blues that season and won the game with a shutout.<ref name="Spiegel">Spiegel, Jackie. . sportingnews.com. June 13, 2019. Retrieved June 21, 2019.</ref><ref name="nhl">{{cite web|last=Pinkert|first=Chris|url=https://www.nhl.com/blues/news/gloria-the-story-behind-the-blues-new-old-postgame-victory-song/c-304750776|title=Gloria! The story behind the Blues new (old) postgame victory song|publisher=]|date=12 February 2019|access-date=8 May 2019}}</ref> The song was played at ] every time the Blues won a game in the season, leading to "Play Gloria!" becoming both a ] and victory chant for Blues fans. "Gloria" reappeared on the ] singles chart thanks to the trend, reaching number three after the Blues won the Stanley Cup.<ref>{{cite web |last=Nelson |first=Dustin |url=https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/play-gloria-st-louis-blues-victory-song-explained |title=How 'Gloria' Became the St. Louis' Song & Why Every Keeps Saying 'Play Gloria!' |website=] |date=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |last=Branigan |first=Laura |user=laurabranigan |number=1139200893574877186 |title="Gloria" currently #3 on iTunes chart!!! @StLouisBlues @NHLonNBCSports ~ Kathy Golik, Other Half Entertainment #stlbues #PlayGloria #LauraBranigan #StanleyCupChampions2019 #TheVoiceThePassionThePower |date=13 June 2019 |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> "Gloria" also re-entered the ] in the wake of the Blues' championship, landing at number 46 on the ] chart for the week of 22 June 2019.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/laura-branigan/chart-history/hds/ |title=Laura Branigan Chart History (Digital Song Sales) |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 February 2021}}</ref> |
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A ] rendering of "Gloria," titled "Dívka Gloria," was a local success for ] in 1980;<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://tn.nova.cz/zpravy/zajimavosti/zpivajici-bubenik-vita-vavra-zkousi-to-porad-dal.html |title=Zpívající bubeník Víťa Vávra: Jsem máma v domácnosti |publisher=TN.cz |date=January 4, 2012}}</ref> as well as for the ]n rendering of "Gloria" recorded by ] in the same year. In 1982, ] recorded "Gloria" with Branigan's song lyrics, while ] had a single release of "Gloria" with new ] lyrics written by ], and production by Jack White. In 1983, ] recorded a 1982 ] rendering of "Gloria" – lyrics by ] – for her ''Främling'' album; while ] recorded a ] rendering of the song for her album ''Mikä Fiilis!'' Gloria" has been used internationally in ]s for products as diverse as ] and ]; while another version of the song, amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and soundalike vocalist to Branigan, was used in an ]n TV commercial for the 1984 ]. Prior to Branigan's version repeating its ] success in the ], British singer ] recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album '']''. |
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A Czech rendition of "Gloria", titled "Dívka Gloria", was a local success for ] in 1980;<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://tn.nova.cz/clanek/zpravy/zajimavosti/zpivajici-bubenik-vita-vavra-zkousi-to-porad-dal.html |title=Zpívající bubeník Víťa Vávra: Jsem máma v domácnosti |publisher=] |date=4 January 2012}}</ref> as well as for the Estonian rendering of "Gloria" recorded by ] in the same year. In 1982, ] released a ] version with lyrics by Claude Carrère and Jean Schmitt; the single, "Glori, Gloria" rose to number 8 in France on 15 January 1983.<ref>. Select the year 1983, and then the drop-down menu for 15/01/1983.</ref> Also in 1982, ] had a single release of "Gloria" with new German lyrics written by ], and production by ]. In 1983, ] recorded a Swedish rendering of "Gloria"—with lyrics by ]—for her album '']'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001886146|title=Främling|publisher=Svensk mediedatabas|language=sv|date=1983|access-date=3 October 2015}}</ref> and ] recorded a Finnish version of the song for her album ''Mikä Fiilis!'' |
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Broadcast in November 23, 2000, ] sings a snippet of "Gloria" in the "Lows in the Mid-Eighties" episode of the ] sitcom '']'', where she performs the song as the character "Bobbi Adler" in a sequence set in 1985. Australian ] included "Gloria" on their ] in 2006. In 2010, ]n actress ] headlined a television series named "Gloria", where Bae portrays an aspiring singer who gets her start and ascends to fame by singing a ] cover of song "Gloria". ] recorded a ] rendering of "Gloria" for his album ''A ritmo de clasicos'' in 2011, the same year that ] recorded another Spanish version of "Gloria" on his album '']''; the album lasted five weeks at number 1 in ], and earned quadruple-platinum status. Airing in December 2011, Sergio Dalma also performed the song on an ] special called ''Via Dalma'', where Tozzi was also among the guests.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtve.es/alacarta/videos/especiales-navidad/sergio-dalma-via-dalma/1280393/ |title=Sergio Dalma - Via Dalma, Especiales de Navidad |publisher=] |date=December 24, 2011}}</ref> ] recorded a ] rendering of "Gloria" for his 2012 album ''Zingt zuiderse klassiekers''; the track reached number 15 on the ] chart. ] performed "Gloria" as an opening number in concert, and recorded a studio version of Spanish lyrics completely different from the original, released in February 2012. |
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On 12 June 2019, while in St. Louis, ] covered the song following the ]' win over the ] in the ].<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Phish |author-link=Phish |user=Phish_FTR |number=1139006702274134017 |title=SET TWO: Gloria |date=13 June 2019}}</ref> In 2021 ] released a cover of the song on her EP ''Aisles''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-08|title=Angel Olsen Announces New EP Aisles, Shares Cover of Laura Branigan's "Gloria"|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/angel-olsen-announces-new-ep-aisles-shares-cover-of-laura-branigan-gloria-listen/|access-date=2021-07-22|website=Pitchfork|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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Tozzi's original version of "Gloria" appeared on the respective soundtracks to the 2013 films The Wolf of Wall Street and Gloria. It was also played during the Parade of Nations in the 2019 Summer Universiade Opening Ceremony as Italy, the host nation of the Universiade at the time, entered the stage.
In Jonathan King's English lyrics, Tozzi, who takes the role of the song's main character, tells that he is dreaming about an imaginary woman named Gloria. He describes his living days as misery, but when he dreams of Gloria, he says his nights are liberty. The protagonist describes Gloria as his queen imagination that comes from his fascination, not from any kind of fantasy. He further elaborates that he has always set Gloria free from him, just as he has set freedom from reality. He then tells that his friends think he is crazy, but he argues his point that they have never met Gloria (so far, he has no proof of her actual existence); but one day when he finds her, he says his friends will talk about Gloria's beauty and her loyalty. To accomplish the goal of realizing his dreams despite everyone else's protests, the protagonist sets all his life to search for Gloria until he meets her in reality, and then promises to hold her, to touch her, and to keep her because he loves Gloria.
In 2003, Branigan characterized "Gloria" as "Certainly my signature song. And I always get the same reaction wherever I go, and whenever I perform it ... I have to end every show with that song, and people just go crazy."
"Gloria" has been used internationally in television commercials for products as diverse as beer and flour; while another version of the song, amended into an advertising jingle with lyrics to suit the product, and soundalike vocalist to Branigan, was used in an Australian TV commercial for the 1984 Mitsubishi Cordia.
Prior to the commercial success of Branigan's version in the United Kingdom, British singer Elkie Brooks recorded her version of "Gloria", which was unreleased prior to inclusion in the 1986 album The Very Best of Elkie Brooks. Australian singer Julie Anthony also recorded "Gloria" for her 1983 covers album What a Feeling.
Picture sleeve (including the Italian release)
Side A of the US 12-inch vinyl release, housed in a generic Atlantic sleeve instead of a picture sleeve
UK version of the international picture sleeve (zoomed-in from the cover art of the parent album)
