Performer: Francesco Napoli
Genre: Electronic / Pop
Album: Balla... The First Dance
Released: 1987
Style: Euro-Disco, Ballad
MP3 version ZIP size: 1946 mb
FLAC version RAR size: 1481 mb
WMA version ZIP size: 1352 mb
Rating: 4.7
Votes: 287
Other Formats: VOX WAV TTA APE DTS MP2 MP3

Tracklist Hide Credits

A1	Ma Quale Idea Written-By – G. Chierchia*	4:26
A2	Pulcinella Written-By – F. Napolitano*, H. Schöner*, P. Columbus*	3:41
A3	Piano, Piano Written-By – F. Napolitano*, O. Grey*, W. Viteka*	4:16
A4	Reggae E Sole Written-By – F. Napolitano*, P. Columbus*	2:41
Balla .. Balla! (Italian Hit Connection)	(5:50)
A5.1	Balla Written-By – F. Napolitano*, P. Columbus*
A5.2	Come Prima Written-By – S. Taccani*, V. Di Paola*
A5.3	Cuando Caliente El Sol Written-By – C. Martinoli*, C. Rigual*, M. Rigual*
A5.4	Pregheró Written-By – King*, Glick*
A5.5	Una Lacrima Sul Viso Written-By – Lunero
A5.6	Che Sará Written-By – C. Pes*, I. Greco*, J. Fontana*
A5.7	Azzurro Written-By – Conte*, Pallavicini*
A5.8	Volare Written-By – Modugna*, Migliacci*
A5.9	Quando, Quando Written-By – Testa*, Renis*
A5.10	O, Sole Mio Written-By – Di Capua*, Capurro*
A5.11	Ciao, Ciao Bambina Written-By – D. Modugno*
B1	Canteró Written-By – H. Müller*, F. Napolitano*, P. Columbus*	3:30
B2	Stai Con Me Written-By – F. Napolitano*, G. Rocci*, H. Jändling*, P. Columbus*	3:25
B3	Viva La Vita Written-By – G. Rocci*, M. Martina*, P. Columbus*	3:24
B4	Vento Straniero Written-By – F. Napolitano*, H. Schöner*, P. Columbus*	3:48
Balla .. Balla! Volume 2	(6:36)
B5.1	Balla Written-By – F. Napolitano*, P. Columbus*
B5.2	Buona Sera Written-By – Sigman*, De Rose*
B5.3	Marina Written-By – R. Granata*
B5.4	Chariot (La Luna) Written-By – Del Roma, J. W. Stole*, J. Plante*
B5.5	Una Festa Sui Prati Written-By – A. Celentano*, M. Detto*, L. Beretta*, M. Del Prete*, Mogol
B5.6	Il Mondo Written-By – C. Pes*, G. Meccia*, J. Fontana*
B5.7	Cin Cin (Cheat Cheat) Written-By – Charles Blackwell, Pallavicini*
B5.8	La Lontananza Written-By – D. Modugno*, E. Bonaccorti*
B5.9	Senza Te Written-By – Donnaggio*, Pallavicini*
B5.10	Torneró Written-By – C. Natili*, P. E. Palumbo*, I. Polizzi Carbonelli*, M. Ramoino*
B5.11	Arrivederci Roma Written-By – P. Garinei*, L. R. Rascel*, S. Giovanni*
B6	Buona Notte Written-By – H. Jändling*, P. Columbus*	0:39

Companies, etc.

• Published By – MdW
• Published By – Stop And Go Music
• Published By – Francis, Day & Hunter
• Published By – Hans Sikorski Musikverlag
• Published By – Peer Musikverlag
• Published By – Intersong
• Published By – Rolf Budde Musikverlag
• Published By – RCA Music
• Published By – Sugar Music
• Published By – Hans Gerig Musikverlag
• Published By – Bote & Bock
• Published By – Major Songs Co.
• Published By – De-Rose Music
• Published By – Granata Music Editions
• Published By – West Ton Verlag GmbH
• Published By – Editions Jacques Plante
• Published By – Clan Edizioni Musicali S.R.L.
• Published By – Fama Edizioni Musicali S.r.l.
• Published By – Sugar Musik-Verlags GmbH
• Published By – RCA Italiana S.p.A.
• Published By – Robert Mellin Musikverlag
• Published By – Southern Music Publishing Co.
• Published By – Peer Musikverlag GmbH
• Published By – Edizioni RCA
• Published By – Amici Del Disco
• Published By – Melodie Der Welt J. Michel KG
• Published By – Accordo Edizioni Musicali Srl
• Published By – Edition Titania Hans Gerig KG
• Published By – Gabric
• Published By – Televis Edizioni Musicali Srl
• Published By – Edizioni Musicali Kramer
• Published By – Interlancio Edizioni Musicali S.r.l.
• Published By – Papageno Verlag Dr. Hans Sikorski
• Published By – Edition Montana
• Copyright (c) – BCM Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Stop And Go Music
• Produced For – Stop And Go Music
• Distributed By – Rush Records GmbH
• Distributed By – Deutsche Austrophon
• Distributed By – Ariola/Dum Dum Records
• Mixed At – Fairland Studio
• Recorded At – Fairland Studio
• Recorded At – Europasound Studios
• Recorded At – M&M Studio
• Recorded At – Transparent Studio, Munich
• Recorded At – Rainbow Studios
• Recorded At – RG Jones Sound Engineering
• Mastered At – Tonstudio Rico Sonderegger

Credits

• Arranged By – Hannes Schöner (tracks: A2, B4), Oliver Kels (tracks: A1), Olivia Grey* (tracks: A3), Peter Columbus (tracks: A2, A4 to B6), W. Viteka* (tracks: A3)
• Art Direction – Thomas Luckau
• Artwork [Styling] – Mago Design*
• Bass – Alan Jones , Helmut Kandelberger*, Tato Gomez*
• Design [Cover Design] – Luckau & Waack
• Drums, Percussion – Kurt Cress*, Graham Jarvis, Hartmut Pfannmüller, Ingold Schneider, Mario Argandoña
• Engineer – Frank v. d. Bottlenberg*, Garry Kitchingham*, Hans Lampe, Klaus Wilcke, Manni Struck*
• Guitar [Guitars] – Jochen Brozat, John Parson*, Matz Björklund*, Peter Columbus, Richard Gütz
• Illustration [Original] – Gero*
• Keyboards – Ken Freeman, Manfred Schmidt , Mike Marmann, Nico Hesselbach, Oliver Kels
• Mastered By – Rico Sonderegger
• Mixed By [Final Mixes], Edited By – Hans Lampe
• Photography By – Esser & Strauss
• Producer – Peter Columbus
• Programmed By, Research [Sound Research By, Fairlight 2] – Herbert Handtke
• Programmed By, Research [Sound Research By] – Oliver Kels, Peter Columbus
• Saxophone – Dave Tschorz
• Supervised By [Mastering Supervision] – Willy Viteka

Notes

Printed inner sleeve with lyrics, informations and picture.

Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H. (this release)
© BCM Records
℗ Stop&Go Music

Track A1: Published by M.D.W.
Track A2: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track A3: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track A4: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track A5.1: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track A5.2: Published by Hans Sikorski MV
Track A5.3: Published by Peer MV
Track A5.4: Published by Intersong
Track A5.5: Published by Rolf Budde MV
Track A5.6: Published by RCA Music
Track A5.7: Published by Sugar Music
Track A5.8: Published by Hans Gerig MV
Track A5.9: Published by Rolf Budde MV
Track A5.10: Published by Bote & Bock MV
Track A5.11: Published by Hans Gerig MV
Track B1: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track B2: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track B3: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track B4: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.
Track B5.1: Published by Stop&Go Music
Track B5.2: Published by Major Songs Co. / De Rose Music / Rolf Budde MV
Track B5.3: Published by Granata Music Co. / West Ton Verlag GmbH (MdW)
Track B5.4: Published by Editions Jacques Plante / Edition Montana, H. R. Beierlein
Track B5.5: Published by C.L.A.N. Ediz. Music SRL / Fama Ediz. Musicali SRL / Sugar Musik-Verlags GmbH
Track B5.6: Published by RCA Italiana SPA / Robert Mellin Musikverlage KG (Siegel)
Track B5.7: Published by Southern Music Publ. Co. / Peer Musikverlag GmbH
Track B5.8: Published by R.C.A. Amici Del Disco / Interlancio Ediz. Mus. SRL / M.D.W. J. Michel KG
Track B5.9: Published by Accordo Ediz. Mus. SRL / Edition Titania Hans Gerig KG
Track B5.10: Published by Gabric Ed. Mus. SRL / Televis Ed. Mus. SRL
Track B5.11: Published by Ediz. Musicali Kramer / Papageno Verlag Dr. Hans Sikorski
Track B6: Published by Stop&Go Music / F.D.&H.

Produced for Stop&Go Music
Recorded at: Fairland Studios, Europasound Studio, MM Studio, Tony Monn Studio, Rainbow Studios - Germany, R. G. Jones Recording Studios, London
Sound research and developement at Columbus' Sound Ship.
Additional overdubs and final mixes at Fairland Studios - Germany.
Mastered in Zürich, Switzerland.
Printed in Western Germany
Distributed by: Rush Records, An der Gümpgesbrücke 24, D-4044 Kaarst 2 · Deutsche Austrophon, Kruppstraße 7, D-2840 Diepholz 1 · Ariola/Dum Dum Records, Opernring 1, A-1010 Wien

Backing vocals: Brigitte, Elke, Karin, Dave, Bernd, Hannes.

For personal information contact:
Francesco Napoli c/o BCM Promotions
Fischelner Str. 67 a, 4005 Meerbusch 3,
West Germany

International Tour Management:
Joint Venture Music
Mooswiesenstr. 11 A, 8000 München 60

I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to all the international music publishers for their cooperation and support, especially Imme and everybody at Francis, Day & Hunter.

Mille grazie:
Brigitte, Annette, Andrea, Marianne and Frank for making things happen in the right place at the right time.
Dieter, Fritz, Ivan and Waldi for their enthusiasm.
Goyo for special lyric support.
Manni Hollmann for settings things straight right from the start.
Helma, Hans and Rosi, Guillermo, Manfred, Uly and Meini for their individual contributions.
Didi for special studio support at Fairland.

Brian and Bernd:
You know, what I feel - with your confidence and your belief in me you made me realize that sometimes dreams come true!

Un pensiero partiticolare vá alla mia famiglia Mamma e Papá ai miei fratelli e sorelle Raffaele Alfonso Maria Autilia Rosanna che mi hanno aiutato e incoraggiato nella mia carriera ringrazio ancora Veronika e tutti gli amici che che mi hanno dato la loro fudicia. Un saluto particolare vá a mia zia Angela e ringrazio ancora il Signore per avermi dato "fede". "Questo LP é dedicato ai miei Genitori."

Also available as Compact Disc: B.C. 50-2075-46 and MC: B.C. 60-2075-47

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side A): 020 R. SO. B - 9840 A-1 Ⅱ
• Matrix / Runout (Runout Side B): 020 R. SO. B - 9840 B-1 Ⅱ
• Matrix / Runout (Inner Sleeve): B.C. 33-2075-8
• Label Code: LC 8116
• Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
B.C. 50-2075-46	Francesco Napoli	Balla... The First Dance ‎(CD, Album)	BCM Records	B.C. 50-2075-46	Germany, Austria, & Switzerland	1987
S033	Francesco Napoli	Balla... ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Starling	S033	Poland	Unknown
540153	Francesco Napoli	Balla... The First Dance ‎(LP, Album)	Vogue	540153	France	1987
SEL-RT 2023	Francesco Napoli	Balla... The First Dance ‎(LP, Album)	Sung Eum Limited	SEL-RT 2023	South Korea	1990
80-23354	Francesco Napoli	Balla... The First Dance ‎(Cass, Album, Unofficial)	Pony	80-23354	Poland	Unknown