Pino Daniele

2-5-08 Pino Daniele

BELLA 'MBRIANA EMI IT CDP 746793.2

CD 1982 11 TRKS

BONNE SOIREE EMI IT 64-240770.1

LP 1987 10 TRKS

CHE DIO TI BENEDICA CGD ITALY 4509-92258.2

CD 1993 14 TRKS 'DDD'

E SONA MO' CGD ITALY 4509-94253.2

CD 1993 14 TRKS Live

FERRYBOAT EMI IT 64 240464.1

LP 1985 10 TRKS

MASCALZONE LATINA EMI IT 793469.2

CD 1989 10 TRKS

MUSICA MUSICA (Collection) EMI IT CDP 746419.2

CD 1986 15 TRK E.M.I. Collection

NAPULE E' (Collection) EAST WEST IT 857385889.2

CDx2 2000 34 TRK Collection (late 70's/80's/90’s recordings)

NON CALPESTARE I FIORI NEL... CGD ITALY 4509-99791.2

CD 1995 13 TRKS 'DDD'

PINO DANIELE EMI IT 3C 064-18391

LP 1979 12 TRKS debut?

SCHIZZECHEA WITH LOVE EMI IT 790972.2

CD 1988 10 TRKS

SOTTO 'O SOLE CGD ITALY 9031-76095.2

CD 1991 10 TRKS 'DDD'

UN UOMO IN BLUES CGD ITALY 9031-73310.2

CD 1991 10 TRKS 'DDD'

VAI MO' EMI IT 3C 064-18550

LP 1981 11 TRKS

YES I KNOW MY WAY - THE BEST OF CGD ITALY 3984-22818.2

CD 1996 16 TRK Collection

I discovered Italian / Neopolitan singer – songwriter – guitarist Pino Daniele on a visit to Paris in approx. 1985. I was having lunch at a pizzeria in the Latin Quarter and they were playing Side One of “Bella ‘Mbriana” – I really liked the track “Tutto Nata Storia”. I had been visiting Europe regularly since 1979, so I was very open to Euro-pop of this nature. His voice may take a little getting used to – but I like it. I presume he is very well-known in Italy. No, I do not have all of his releases. But I did my best to keep up with him from ’82 – ’95 or so. I recently got a 2CD “Best Of” from 2000, so this started me on my Pino Daniele path once again – I recently played (and greatly enjoyed) his ’88 EMI Italy album “Schizzechea With Love”.

I like Italian pop music – artists like Adriano Celentano and Lucio Battisti. For me, it’s not a great leap to Pino Daniele from these Italian singer – songwriter artists. I understand he sings in a heavy Neopolitan dialect. He sometimes sprinkles his songs with English, I might add.

So, some groovy music – it’s neither new wave nor progressive rock. It’s Neopolitan music! Check him out!