Non sono una signora

"Non sono una signora" (i.e. "I am not a lady") is a 1982 Italian pop-rock song written by Ivano Fossati and performed by Loredana Bertè. Considered Bertè's signature song, it has influenced her provocative imagine and aggressive style in the following years of career.^[1] It has been described as a "career catch" song for Berté.^[2]

"Non sono una signora"
Single by Loredana Bertè
from the album Traslocando
B-side	"Radio"
Released	30 May 1982
Genre	Pop rock
Label	CGD
Songwriter(s)	Ivano Fossati
Loredana Bertè singles chronology
"Movie" (1981) "Non sono una signora" (1982) "Per i tuoi occhi" (1982)
Audio
"Non sono una signora" on YouTube

Bertè's sister, Mia Martini, asked to her then-partner singer-songwriter Ivano Fossati to compose a song for her sister Loredana and wrote for her the song 'Non sono una signora'.^[3][4] The song won the 1982 edition of Festivalbar.^[5] It was adapted in Spanish language as "Ella es una señora" (in a version performed by Lucía Méndez) and as "No soy una señora" (in a version performed by Melissa Griffiths [es], and later by María José).

Track listing

7" single – CGD 10407

1. "Non sono una signora" – 3:28 (Ivano Fossati)
2. "Radio" – 3:30 (Maurizio Piccoli)

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Italy[6]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[7] Sales from January 2009	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.