Raffaella (1978 album)

Raffaella (in some countries released as Hay que venir al sur) is the ninth studio album by Italian singer Raffaella Carrà, released in 1978 by CBS Italiana. It is her first to be distributed in the United States.^[1]

Raffaella
Studio album by Raffaella Carrà
Released	February 1978
Recorded	21 February 1978
Venue	Rome, Italy
Studio	Studio Bus
Genre	Pop Eurodisco
Length	35:25
Language	Italian English Spanish
Label	CBS Italiana
Producer	Gianni Boncompagni
Raffaella Carrà chronology
Fiesta (1977) Raffaella (1978) Applauso (1979)
Singles from Raffaella
"Black cat" / "California" Released: 1977 "Tanti auguri" / "Amoa" Released: 1978

The album was certified gold in Greece.^[2]

Overview

The album was distributed in Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Uruguay and the United States under the title Hay que venir al sur, and retains the artwork and track layout of the Italian version but with the songs translated into Spanish (except "Sono Nera" and "Amoa") with "Tango" replaced by its translation "Lola". In the Mexican version the tracks are ordered differently. In the rest of the world the disc was distributed with the title Raffaella keeping the songs in Italian, artwork and identical arrangement of the tracks.

Track listing

Raffaella
Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cat"	Gianni Boncompagni Paolo Ormi Franco Bracardi Ann Reid Collin	3:54
2.	"Sono nera"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:45
3.	"Dancin' In The Sun"	Boncompagni Ormi Collin	3:40
4.	"Tango"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:00
5.	"Amoa"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:25

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Tanti auguri"	Boncompagni Ormi Daniele Pace	3:50
2.	"Luca"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:53
3.	"California"	Boncompagni Ormi Bracardi Collin	3:58
4.	"Ci vediamo domani"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:10
5.	"A Million Dollars"	Boncompagni Ormi Collin	2:50

Hay que venir al sur
Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black Cat"	Boncompagni Ormi Bracardi Collin	3:50
2.	"Soy negra"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:43
3.	"Ballando en el sol"	Boncompagni Ormi Collin	3:38
4.	"Lola"	Boncompagni Ormi Luis Gómez Escolar	3:00
5.	"Amoa"	Boncompagni Ormi	3:25

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Hay que venir al sur"	Boncompagni Ormi Manolo Diaz	3:46
2.	"Lucas"	Boncompagni Ormi Escolar	3:52
3.	"California"	Boncompagni Ormi Bracardi Collin Escolar	3:58
4.	"¿Nos veremos mañana?"	Boncompagni Ormi Escolar	3:10
5.	"Un Millón de Dolares"	Boncompagni Ormi Collin	2:50

Credits

• Raffaella Carrà – vocals
• Paolo Ormi – arrangement
• Antonio Marzullo – engineering
• Giuseppe Ranieri – assistant engineering
• Gaetano Vituzzi – engineering, mixing
• Gianni Boncompagni – production
• Bruno Vergottini – design
• Chiara Samugheo – photography

Charts

Chart (1978)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (Prensarlo)[3]	5
Greek Albums (Pop And Rock)[4]	5
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[5]	11
Spanish Albums (AFE)[6]	27

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Greece (IFPI Greece)[2]	Gold	50,000^
Italy	—	300,000[7]
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.