L'immensità


"L'immensità" is a 1967 Italian song, which was first presented in a double performance by Johnny Dorelli and Don Backy at the 17th Sanremo Music Festival, placing ninth. It represents a signature song for both Backy and Dorelli, entering for several weeks in the Italian charts.

L'immensità/Soltanto Il Sottoscritto

Johnny Dorelli inserted the song in 1967 45s L'immensità/Soltanto Il Sottoscritto and in 1967 33s L'Immensità. "Soltanto Il Sottoscritto" is a Rhythm And Blues song, written by the same Johnny Dorelli.

Mina version

In 1967, the song was re-recorded by Italian singer Mina. She performed the song live for the first time on the TV show on 22 April 1967, where she was also the host; in May, Mina's album Sabato sera – Studio Uno '67 was released, which also included this song.
Released as a single, the song failed to perform well, spending two weeks on the Italian chart and taking the fourteenth place. The B-side was "Canta ragazzina", another song from 1967 Sanremo Music Festival, performed in the original by Bobby Solo and Connie Francis, which did not even make it to the final. Mina recorded both songs in Spanish as "La inmensidad" and "Canta muchachita".

Track listing

;7" single

Other cover versions

The song was later covered by a number of artists.