| "I'd Fly" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Richard Cocciante feat. Francesca Belenis | |
| from the album Un Uomo Felice | |
| Published | Boventoon, Noa Noa Music |
| Released | 1994 |
| Length | 5:13 |
| Label | Sony Italy |
| Composer(s) | Richard Cocciante |
| Lyricist(s) | Jean-Paul Dreau (French lyrics) Roxanne Seeman (English lyrics) |
| Producer(s) | Richard Cocciante |
| Music video | |
| "I'd Fly" - Riccardo Cocciante feat Francesca Belenis on YouTube | |
| "Pour Elle" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single by Richard Cocciante | |
| from the album Empreinte | |
| B-side | "Flagrant désir" |
| Published | Boventoon, SonyATV Music |
| Released | 1993 |
| Label | TriStar |
| Composer(s) | Richard Cocciante |
| Lyricist(s) | Jean-Paul Dreau |
| Producer(s) | Richard Cocciante |
| Music video | |
| "Pour Elle" (Per Lei) - Richard Cocciante on YouTube | |
| "Per Lei" | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Richard Cocciante | |
| Released | 1995 |
| Genre |
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| Label | Grupo Globo/Polydor |
"I'd Fly" is a song recorded in 1994 by French-Italian singer Richard Cocciante with Francesca Belenis set to the music of Cocciante's French song "Pour Elle" written by Cocciante and Jean-Paul Dréau released by Richard Cocciante in 1993.[1][2] Its English lyrics were written by Roxanne Seeman and are unrelated to the original French-language song.[3][4][5]
I'd Fly was released on Cocciante's album Un Uomo Felice released by Sony Italy, 1994.[6] The album features duets with Italian singers, most notably the extraordinary voice of Mina,[7] singing songs covering themes of love.[8][9]
With the exception of "I'd Fly", all the songs on "Un Uomo Felice" are in Italian.[10][11] Un Uomo Felice charted Top Ten sales in Europe.[12] In 1995, songs from Un Uomo Felice including "I'd Fly" charted on Music & Media Charts Airplay, Major Market airplay for the most aired songs for Europe’s leading radio markets.[13]
- ^ "I'd Fly (Per Lei) - Riccardo Cocciante | Song Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "RFI Musique Richard Cocciante". RFI Musique. Archived from the original on 2006-07-19.
- ^ Kimpel, Dan (2002). Songs 4 Sale. Music Connection: Music Connection.
- ^ Bessman, Jim (16 March 2002). "Turning foreign verse into English prose". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 11. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 71.
- ^ "MIDEM Billboard Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. January 27, 1996. p. 26.
- ^ "Un Uomo Felice - Riccardo Cocciante | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "RIPARTE DA MINA IL NUOVO COCCIANTE - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it (in Italian). 8 October 1994. Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ Putti, Laura (November 21, 1994). "COCCIANTE CANTA LA ' DOPPIA VITA' DI UN UOMO FELICE". la Repubblica.
- ^ "Home". Notifku (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2021-05-13.
- ^ "Riccardo Cocciante & Belenis - I'd Fly". ultratop.be. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ^ "Un Uomo Felice". Legacy Italy.
- ^ "TOP 10 SALES IN EUROPE" (PDF). World Radio History. November 26, 1994. p. 17.
- ^ "M&M CHARTS AIRPLAY, Major Market Airplay. The most aired songs in Europe's leading radio markets" (PDF). February 11, 1995. p. 16.