Laura Branigan – Gloria

Gloria – single by Laura Branigan, from the album Branigan, released in June 1982. Written-By – Giancarlo Bigazzi, Trevor Veitch, Umberto Tozzi.

“Gloria” was first released by the Italian pop singer Umberto Tozzi in 1979; his version was a hit in his home country and popular in other non-English-speaking countries in Europe. When Laura Branigan started work on her first album, she was teamed with producer Greg Mathieson, who did the keyboards and arrangements on Tozzi’s “Gloria.” He suggested Branigan cover the song, but she was skeptical. When they worked it up with English lyrics, she came around, and the song became a huge hit, this time in many English-speaking territories.

After touring as a backup singer for Leonard Cohen, Laura Branigan signed with Atlantic Records after auditioning for their chairman, Ahmet Ertegun. Her first single, “All Night With Me,” stalled at #69 in the US, but her next single, “Gloria,” was a winner.

Branigan’s version earned her a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female. She lost to Melissa Manchester’s “You Should Hear How He Talks About You.”

“Gloria” este o melodie de pe albumul Branigan din 1982. Melodia este un cover după piesa lui Umberto Tozzi din 1979.

Laura Braningan a început înregistrările  la primul ei album cu producătorul Greg Mathieson, cel care realizat aranjamentul de keybord pentru melodia lui Umberto Tozzi, “Gloria”. El este cel care i-a sugerat  Laurei să realizeze un cover, dar ea a fost la început destul de sceptică. După ce au început să lucreze la versurile în engleză, ea a înregistrat melodia care a devenit apoi un hit.

Umberto Tozzi a compus melodia împreună cu  Giancarlo Bigazzi un compozitor italian. Texteriul canadian Trevor Veitch, care a scris câteva din hiturile pe care le-a avut Sheena Easton, a colaborat la versiunea Laurei Braningan, fiind creditat ca unul dintre compozitori.

Cea mai bună poziție în topul de la Billboard a fost #2, dar a stat timp de 36 de săptămâni în top, fiind cea mai bună performanță a unei cântărețe solo, la aceea dată.

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Laura Branigan - Gloria

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