Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola

"Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola"
Single by David Bowie
B-side	"Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud"
Released	1970
Format	Vinyl record
Recorded	20 December 1969, Morgan Studios[1]
Genre	Space rock psychedelic folk
Length	5:15
Label	Philips
Writer(s)	David Bowie Mogol
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
David Bowie singles chronology
"Space Oddity" (1969) "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" (Italy, 1970) "The Prettiest Star" (1970)

"Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" is a version of David Bowie's first hit single "Space Oddity" with Italian lyrics by Mogol.

This special version of "Space Oddity" was commissioned for the Italian market and released in early 1970. Two Italian bands, Equipe 84 and The Computers, had recorded their own Italian versions of "Space Oddity" and Bowie's record company probably felt that this threatened the chances of Bowie's version in Italy. Instead of translating the lyrics of the original version Mogol wrote a love story about a young couple that meet on the top of a mountain, "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" meaning "Lonely Boy, Lonely Girl". Bowie recorded the Italian vocal on 20 December 1969.^[2]

This version was later released on the album Rare.

Track listing

1. "Ragazzo solo, ragazza sola" (Bowie, Mogol) – 5:15
2. "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud" (Bowie) – 4:59

Production credits

• Producers: Gus Dudgeon
• Musicians:
  • David Bowie – vocals, guitar, Stylophone
  • Herbie Flowers – bass
  • Terry Cox – drums
  • Rick Wakeman – Mellotron
  • String Section (unnamed)

References

1. David Bowie 40th Anniversary Edition
2. Kevin Cann (2010). Any Day Now - David Bowie: The London Years: 1947-1974: p.174

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