Senza una donna

"Senza una donna" (IPA: [ˈsɛntsa una ˈdɔnna]) is a song written and performed by Zucchero from his album Blue's (1987). Originally recorded in Italian, in 1991 it was re-recorded in English with Paul Young. The English lyrics were contributed by Frank Musker. The song was then released as a single under the title "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" which reached #4 in the UK Single Chart and #2 in the German Singles Chart and the French Singles Chart. It also topped the charts of Norway and Sweden. It has sold more than 3,000,000 copies worldwide. It was released along with a music video for the solo version by Zucchero and a music video was also released for the duet version with Paul Young.

"Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
Single by Zucchero and Paul Young
B-side	"Madre dolcissima" (record) "Dunes of Mercy" (CD)
Released	March 18, 1991 (1991-03-18)
Recorded	1987
Genre	Rock blues soft rock
Length	4:26
Label	London
Songwriter(s)	Zucchero Frank Musker
Producer(s)	Zucchero Luciano Luisi Corrado Rustici
Zucchero singles chronology
"Diavolo in me" (1989) "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (1991) "Diamante" (1992)
Paul Young singles chronology
"Calling You" (1991) "Senza una donna" (1991) "Both Sides Now" (1991)

Track listings

CD single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (7 inch) — 4:26
2. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero — 5:38

CD maxi

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero
3. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero

7" single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1991) Peak position Austrian Singles Chart[1] 8 Belgian Singles Chart[1] 1 Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] 14 Quebec Top Singles [3] 1 Denmark (IFPI)[4] 3 Dutch Top 40[5] 2 Eurochart Hot 100[6] 1 French SNEP Singles Chart[1] 2 German Singles Chart[7] 2 Irish Singles Chart[8] 2 Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)[9] 1 Italian Singles Chart 1 Norwegian Singles Chart[1] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[1] 1 Swiss Singles Chart[1] 2 UK Singles Chart[10] 4 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary[11] 23 Poland Singles Chart[12] 2 South African Singles Chart 2 Korean Singles Chart 2 Finnish Singles Chart 3 Chart (1992) Peak position Australian Singles Chart[13] 42 Brazilian Singles Chart[14] 2

Year-end charts Chart (1991) Position Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[15] 6 Netherlands[16] 21 Switzerland[17] 4 Germany[18] 9 Belgium[19] 5 Italy 98 France[20] 9 Sweden 35 UK[21] 48 Europe[22] 6 Poland 40 End of year chart (1992) Position Brazil[23] 34 Decade-end charts (1990-1999) Position German Singles Chart[24] 120 Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certified France[25] Gold 1991 346,000 Sweden[26] Gold 24 July 1991 30,000 Norway Gold 1991 30,000 Italy Gold 1991 30,000 Belgium Gold 1991 30,000

References

1. "Senza una donna", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
2. RPM Top Singles peak RPM Magazine
4. "Top 10 Denmark" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
5. "Single top 100 over 1991" (pdf) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 13 April 2010.
6. "Top 100 Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
7. German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de Archived 2008-12-16 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
8. Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
9. "Pepsi - Listinn Vikuna 24.05.1991". Dagblaðið Vísir. May 24, 1991. p. 33.
10. UK Singles Chart OfficialCharts.com (Retrieved April 10, 2008)
11. Billboard (Retrieved 4 March 2016)
12. http://www.lp3.pl/alpt.phtml?m=11&u=2283
13. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart — Week Ending 13 Sep 1992". ARIA. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
14. http://tsort.info/music/yr1991.htm
15. "Eurochart Hot 100 1991" (PDF). Music & Media. 8 (51–52): 21. December 21, 1991. Retrieved January 17, 2020 – via American Radio History.
16. 1991 Netherlands Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
17. 1991 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved September 10, 2008)
18. 1991 German Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
19. 1991 Belgian Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
20. 1991 French Singles Chart (Retrieved September 1, 2019)
21. 1991 UK Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
22. 1991 European Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
23. 1992 Brazilian Singles Chart (Retrieved August 31, 2019)
24. "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
25. "Les Ventes & Les Certifications" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 23 November 2006. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
26. Swedish certifications Ifpi.se Archived 2009-02-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved September 1, 2008)