Fotonovela (song)

"Fotonovela" is a song by Spanish singer Ivan from his fourth studio album, Baila (1985). The song was co-written by Luis Gómez Escolar and Pedro Vidal, and produced by Vidal. Upon its first release as a single in Spain in 1984, the song peaked at No. 14. The song reached the top 10 in France, Switzerland and West Germany, peaking at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 9, respectively. It also reached No. 28 in Belgium, No. 42 in Italy and No. 47 in the Netherlands.

"Fotonovela"
Single by Ivan
from the album Baila
Language	Spanish
B-side	"Cena fria"
Released	1984
Genre	Synth-pop
Length	4:32
Label	CBS
Songwriter(s)	RT. 1 Luis Gómez-Escolar
Producer(s)	RT. 1
Ivan singles chronology
"Bajo los Caracoles de Tus Cabellos" (1982) "Fotonovela" (1984) "Baila" (1985)

Track listing and formats

• Spanish 7-inch single^[1]

A. "Fotonovela (Capítulo I)" – 4:32

B. "Cena fria" – 3:59

• Spanish 12-inch maxi single^[2]

A. "Fotonovela (Capítulo II)" – 6:08

B1. "Cena fria" – 3:59

B2. "Fotonovela" (Instrumental) – 4:32

Credits and personnel

• Ivan – vocals, arranger
• RT. 1 – songwriter, producer
• Luis Gómez-Escolar – songwriter
• Claudio D'Onofrio – programming, arranger
• Roberto Colombo – programming
• Franco Santamaria – arranger
• Giorgio Vanni – arranger
• Jesús N. Gómez – mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from the Baila album and 7-inch single liner notes.^[3][1]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "Fotonovela" Chart (1984–1985) Peak position Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 28 France (SNEP)[5] 3 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[6] 47 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 4 West Germany (GfK)[8] 9

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Fotonovela" Chart (1985) Position France (SNEP)[9] 28 West Germany (Official German Charts)[10] 56

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Fotonovela"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[11]	Silver	250,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.