Piccola e fragile

"Piccola e fragile" (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpikkola e ˈfradʒile], transl. "Tiny and fragile") is a 1974 song composed by Enrico Riccardi (music) and Luigi Albertelli (lyrics) and performed by Drupi.

"Piccola e fragile"
Single by Drupi
from the album Drupi
B-side	"...Che estate"
Released	April 1974
Genre	Rhythm and blues, pop
Label	Dischi Ricordi
Songwriter(s)	Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli
Drupi singles chronology
"Rimani" (1974) "Piccola e fragile" (1974) "Sereno è" (1974)
Audio
"Piccola e fragile" on YouTube

Background

Drupi's major hit, the single topped the Italian hit parade in the 1974 summer,^[1] and its success revamped in 1989, when a new version of the song was used as opening theme of the telenovela Topacio.^[2]

Cover versions

The song was covered by several artists, including Jorge Ruiz "Sabu" (in a Spanish-language version titled "Pequeña y frágil"), Albano Carrisi, The Italian Tenors, Piergiorgio Farina, Norman Candler.^[1][3] Flamingokvintetten's cover version, titled "Är du lycklig nu", topped the Swedish hit parade.^[4]

Track listing

• 7" single

1. "Piccola e fragile" (Enrico Riccardi, Luigi Albertelli) - 4:33
2. "...Che estate" (Drupi, Kativ) - 3:54

Charts

Chart (1974–75)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5]	9
Italy (Musica e dischi)[6]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[7]	3
West Germany (Official German Charts)[8]	24