Terra promessa

"Terra promessa" (lit. 'Promised land') is a 1984 song composed by Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Brioschi and Alberto Salerno, arranged by Celso Valli and performed by Eros Ramazzotti. With this song Ramazzotti won the newcomers competition at the 34th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival.^[1] Originally supposed to be performed by Alessandro Bono, it marked Ramazzotti's breakout and his first commercial success.^[2] Mia Martini served as backing vocalist in the studio version of the song.^[3][4] In 1997, Ramazzotti covered the song in Spanish with the title "Tierra prometida".^[5]

"Terra promessa"
Single by Eros Ramazzotti
from the album Cuori agitati
B-side	"Bella storia"
Released	February 3, 1984
Label	DDD
Songwriter(s)	Eros Ramazzotti, Renato Brioschi, Alberto Salerno
Producer(s)	Renato Brioschi
Eros Ramazzotti singles chronology
"Ad un amico" (1982) "Terra promessa" (1984) "Buongiorno bambina" (1984)
Audio
"Terra promessa" on YouTube

Track listing

• 7" single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Terra promessa"	3:35
2.	"Bella storia"	3:40

Charts

Original version

Chart (1984–89)	Peak position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6]	6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 100)[7]	51
West Germany (Media Control)[8]	74

Eros version

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 100)[9]	84
Switzerland (Schweiz Hitparade)[10]	46

References

1. Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana. Panini Comics. pp. 347–8. ISBN 978-8863462296.
2. Salvatori, Dario (2001). "Terra promessa". Dizionario delle canzoni italiane. Elle U. pp. 347–8. ISBN 8888169016.
3. "Eros Ramazzotti a Sanremo, i 40 anni di 'Terra promessa'. "Milioni di bambini in zone di conflitto: basta sangue, basta guerre"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "Eros Ramazzotti". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
5. ""Terra Promessa" festeggia i 40 anni all'Ariston, il testo e il significato del brano di Eros Ramazzotti". Il Messaggero (in Italian). 8 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 11 February 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Terra promessa".
7. "EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA". dutchcharts.nl.
8. "EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA (SONG)". germancharts.de.
9. "EROS RAMAZZOTTI - TERRA PROMESSA [1997]". dutchcharts.nl.
10. "Eros Ramazzotti – Terra promessa [1997]". hitparade.ch.

External links

• Terra promessa at Discogs (list of releases)