Marina (Rocco Granata song)

"Marina" is a 1959 Italian song by Rocco Granata, his first international hit and best known song. Originally released in 1959 as the B-side of "Manuela", the B-side became more played than the A-side, and by 30 January "Marina" interrupted "Oh! Carol" by Neil Sedaka for one week at the No.1 spot of Hitkrant's List of European number-one hits of 1960. It was #1 in Belgium, #31 in the US,[1] and #1 in Germany.[2] It was the No.2 jukebox play of the whole year in Automaten-Markt's records after "Seemann" by Lolita.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Joel Whitburn, The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. 7th edn, 2000
  2. ↑ The positions for the German Singles Charts are taken from Günter Ehnert: Hit Bilanz. Deutsche Chart Singles 1956–1980. Hamburg: Taurus Press 1990, S. 88
  3. ↑ Billboard - Dec 31, 1960 - Page 37 "The top juke box tunes of 1960, according to Automaten-Markt, 1. "Seemann," by Lolita; 2. "Marina," by Rocco Granata; 3. "Wir Wollen Niemals Auseinander-geh'n," by Heidi Bruhl ...
  4. ↑ Billboard - Nov 21, 1960 - Page 46 MARINA AND OTHER ITALIAN FAVORITES Rocco Granata. Laurie LLP 2003 — Rocco Granata bad his first international hit with "Marina," "
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