Son nom est Dalida is the debut album by French

French people

The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...

 singer Dalida

Dalida

Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...

, released in 1957, by Barclay Records

Barclay Records

Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s....

, catalogue number 80055. In 2002, Barclay Records

Barclay Records

Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s....

, an imprint of Universal Music France

Universal Music Group

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, released a digitally remastered version of the original LP release in CD and 10" (25 cm) vinyl record

Gramophone record

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 (LP), under the same name, and also repackaged as Bambino, Volume 1. The album was again re-released in 2005, under the repackaged name of Bambino, Volume 1.

Content

The album contains Dalida's first hit single, "Bambino", and her first song released on a record, "Madona". Her style here is really more exotic than pop, a musical style which changes for her future 1950s-1960s albums.

Vinyl record format

Side One

1. Bambino
   Bambino (Dalida song)
   Bambino, released in single in 1956, and on the album Son Nom Est Dalida, in 1957, was Dalida's first major hit, cover of the italian song Guaglione, written and sung by Aurelio Fierro. The song went on top of the France singles charts for weeks, scoring 45 weeks at the Top 10, being the best #1...
   
    - (Nisa (Nicola Salerno), Giuseppe Fanciulli / Jacques Larue)
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3. Aime-moi
4. Flamenco bleu
5. Le torrent

Side Two

1. Madona
2. Guitare flamenco
3. Gitane
4. Mon cœur va
5. La violetera

Compact disc format

Singles

• 1956 Madona, also "Volume 1"
• 1956 La violetera, also "Volume 2"
• 1956 Bambino, also "Volume 3"

See also

• Dalida
  Dalida
  Dalida , born with Italian name of Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti, was a world-famous singer and actress born in Egypt with Italian origins but naturalised French with the name Yolanda Gigliotti. She spent her early years in Egypt amongst the Italian Egyptian community, but she lived most of her adult...
  
  
• List of Dalida songs
• Dalida albums discography
• Dalida singles discography
  Dalida singles discography
  The singles discography of recording artist Dalida consists of one hundred thirty-four official singles as well as one promotional singles and ??? other appearances.-1956-1970 :...
  
  

External links

• Dalida Official Website "Discography" section