1 	Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu 	
2 	Zitto Zitto, Doce Doce 	
3 	Io, Mammeta E Tu 	
4 	La Sveglietta 	
5 	Lazzarella 	
6 	Le Morte Chitarre 	
7 	Notte Lunga Notte 	
8 	Nuda 	
9 	Olympia 	
10 	Mi Dai La Carica 	
11 	La Novia (La Sposa) 	
12 	'Na Musica 	
13 	Notte Chiara

DOMENICO MODUGNO was known all over the world as 'Mister Volare'. The nickname came from the refrain 'Volare, oh, oh-oh' of his 1958 hit song 'Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu'. Modugno explained that he wrote the song while thinking of a painting by Chagall, of a man, with half of his face painted blue, looking out of a window. With 'Volare' - which has become, along with O sole mio, the most famous of all Italian songs - Modugno won his first Grammy Award and sold 30 million records.

With over 200 recordings to his name and 60 million records sold, Modugno was the most successful Italian performing artist in history and as a cantautore ('singer and author') he was considered the father of modern Italian songwriting. In Italy, throughout his long career, Modugno was greatly loved because he always remained himself and never put on airs.

Modugno was much more than just a singer. He also appeared in 17 films, 14 plays and musicals, won the Italian Song Festival of Sanremo four times, three Grammy awards and numerous other prizes. ---Wolfgang Achtner, independent.co.uk

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1 	Piove (Ciao Ciao Bambina) 	
2 	Strada 'Nfosa 	
3 	Lu Pisce Spada 	
4 	Lu Minaturi 	
5 	Una Testa Piena Di Sogni 	
6 	Nisciuno Po' Sapè 	
7 	Marinai, Donne E Guai 	
8 	'O Sole Mio 	
9 	Sì, Sì, Sì 	
10 	Se Dio Vorrà 	
11 	Selen 	
12 	Cicoria Twist 	
13 	Tu Sì 'Na Cosa Grande

9 January 1928, Polignano a Mare, Italy, d. 6 August 1994, Lampeduso. Modugno disappointed his father, a civic dignitary, by rejecting higher education to seek a career as a film actor in Rome. However, although he passed an entrance examination to drama college, National Service postponed entry for two years. Among the parts he gained on graduation was that of a balladeer in 1955’s Il Mantello Rosso. More conspicuous than expected in this role, he was contracted by both national radio and Fonit Records as a vocalist, with accompaniment that varied from his own lone guitar or accordion to full orchestra. In a developing repertoire were self-composed pieces such as ‘Ninna Nanna’ (a lullaby penned in 1943), ‘Lu Piscispada’ and - recorded by many other Latinate artists - ‘La Donna Riccia’. While he was runner-up in 1957’s Neapolitan Song Festival with ‘Lazzarella’, ‘Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu’ (written with Franco Migliacci) was placed first at the more prestigious San Remo event the following year, and thus flung Modugno into a lucrative round of appearances in venues beyond Italy - including North America. With English lyrics by Mitchell Parish, the opus became better known as ‘Volare’, a Grammy-earning US chart-topper that also reached the UK Top 10 - despite cover versions by Charlie Drake, Marino Marini and Dean Martin. 1959’s ‘Piove’ - another San Remo winner - was an international smash, too - if overtaken in Britain by a version from Marini - when translated by Parish (as ‘Ciao Ciao Bambino’). This and lesser triumphs, such as ‘Addio Addio’ and 1966’s ‘Dio Come Ti Amo’, blessed Modugno with the dubious title of ‘genius’, though many claim that his most enduring work was his earliest, as demonstrated by periodic revivals of ‘Volare’, from Bobby Rydell in 1960 to David Bowie in 1986’s Absolute Beginners movie. ---oldies.com

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CD 1
1. Nel blu dipinto di blu
2. Musetto
3. La donna riccia
4. Zitto zitto doce doce
5. Nisciuno po’ sapè
6. Lu pisce spada
7. Io mammeta e tu
8. La cicoria
9. Strada ‘nfosa
10. Bagno di mare a mezzanotte
11. Lazzarella
12. Io
13. Mogli pericolose
14. Resta cu’ ‘mme
15. Pasqualino maragià
16. Milioni di scintille
17. Farfalle
18. Notte lunga notte
19. Nel bene e nel male
20. Non sei più la mia bambina
21. Vecchio frack

CD 2
1. Piove (ciao ciao bambina)
2. ‘O sole mio
3. Libero
4. Notte di luna calante
5. Più sola
6. Mi dai la carica
7. Olympia
8. La notte del mio amor (a noite do meu bem)
9. Si, si, si
10. Marinai donne e guai
11. Notte chiara
12. Se Dio vorrà
13. Giovane amore
14. La novia (la sposa)
15. Tre briganti e tre somari
16. Selene
17. Stasera pago io
18. Lettera di un soldato
19. Che me ne importa a me
20. Addio…addio
21. Tu sì na cosa grande
22. La milletrè

Domenico Modugno became one of the first Italian artists in the popular music field able to achieve an international star status, touring worldwide and selling a million records released in different languages. With a guitar in his hands, he began composing at the age of 15, taking the first step of an amazing career devoted to acting, singing, and songwriting. Inspired by the movies, Domenico Modugno began attending the Experimental Center of Cinematography, making his debut in 1951 while playing a role in Eduardo de Filippo's Filomena Marturano. The opportunity to attract the attention of music-related executives came after participating in a Frank Sinatra tribute broadcasted by a local radio station. In 1958, Domenico Modugno joined San Remo's Festival with a song called "Nel Blue Dipinto Di Blu," also known as "Volare." Considered a classic in the Italian music scene, that song allowed him to achieve two Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Song of the Year. ---Drago Bonacich, Rovi

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1 	Musetto 	
2 	Resta Cù 'Mme 	
3 	La Donna Riccia 	
4 	La Cicoria 	
5 	Lu Sciccareddu 'Mbriacu 	
6 	Cavaddu Cecu De La Miniera 	
7 	Ninna Nanna 	
8 	Pasqualino Maragià 	
9 	'O Ccafè 	
10 	Non Sei Più La Mia Bambina 	
11 	Milioni Di Scintille 	
12 	Notte Di Luna Calante 	
13 	Tre Briganti Tre Somari 	
14 	Vecchio Frack

Domenico Modugno became one of the first Italian artists in the popular music field able to achieve an international star status, touring worldwide and selling a million records released in different languages. With a guitar in his hands, he began composing at the age of 15, taking the first step of an amazing career devoted to acting, singing, and songwriting. Inspired by the movies, Domenico Modugno began attending the Experimental Center of Cinematography, making his debut in 1951 while playing a role in Eduardo de Filippo's Filomena Marturano. The opportunity to attract the attention of music-related executives came after participating in a Frank Sinatra tribute broadcasted by a local radio station. In 1958, Domenico Modugno joined San Remo's Festival with a song called "Nel Blue Dipinto Di Blu," also known as "Volare." Considered a classic in the Italian music scene, that song allowed him to achieve two Grammy awards for Album of the Year and Song of the Year. ---Drago Bonacich, allmusic.com

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