Marina (song)
| "Marina" | |
|---|---|
7" vinyl single cover | |
| Song by Rocco Granata | |
| from the album Marina & Other Italian Favorites | |
| Released | June 1959 |
| Genre | Chanson |
| Length | 3:06 |
| Label | Barclay, Columbia |
| Songwriter(s) | Rocco Granata, Jean Broussolle |
"Marina" is a 1959 Italian song by Italian-Belgian singer-songwriter 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. The song sold millions of copies. It was #1 in Belgium, #31 in the US, and #1 in Germany, The Netherlands, Italy and Norway. It was the #2 jukebox play of the whole year in Automaten-Markt's records after "Seemann" by Lolita.