Nostalgia canaglia

"Nostalgia canaglia"
Single by Al Bano and Romina Power
from the album Sempre sempre
Language	Italian
B-side	"Caro amore"
Released	February 1987 (1987-02)
Recorded	1986–87
Genre	Pop ballad
Length	3:25
Label	WEA
Composers	Albano Carrisi Romina Power Vito Mercurio
Lyricists	Vito Pallavicini Willy Molco
Producer	Anthony Monn
Al Bano and Romina Power singles chronology
"Sempre sempre" (1986) "Nostalgia canaglia" (1987) "Libertà!" (1987)
Music video
"Nostalgia canaglia" (audio) on YouTube

"Nostalgia canaglia" (Italian pronunciation:[nostalˈdʒiːakaˈnaʎʎa]; "Rogue Nostalgia") is a 1987 song by Italian–American duo Al Bano and Romina Power, released via the label WEA as a single from their album Sempre sempre. The music was composed by the singers alongside Vito Mercurio, and the lyrics were written by Vito Pallavicini and Willy Molco.^[1][2]

Al Bano and Romina competed with the song in the Sanremo Music Festival 1987, returning to the contest three years after their 1984 victory with "Ci sarà".^[3] "Nostalgia canaglia" placed third behind winning song "Si può dare di più" (by Gianni Morandi, Enrico Ruggeri and Umberto Tozzi) and runner-up "Figli" (by Toto Cutugno). The single peaked at number 4 on the Italian charts^[4] and went on to become one of the duo's most popular tracks.^[5]

Track listing

7" single – Europe (WEA 248 452-7, 1987)

1. "Nostalgia canaglia" (Albano Carrisi, Romina Power, Vito Mercurio, Vito Pallavicini, Willy Molco) – 3:25
2. "Caro amore" (Albano Carrisi, Vito Pallavicini, Willy Molco) – 4:07

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Nostalgia canaglia"

Chart (1987)	Peakposition
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4]	4

References

1. "Archivio opere" (in Italian). SIAE. Retrieved 28 November 2025. Set "Repertorio" to "Musica", then search for "Nostalgia canaglia" under "Titolo".
2. Anselmi 2009, p. 368.
3. Anselmi 2009, p. 575.
4. Anselmi 2009, pp. 367–368.
5. Venegoni, Arianna (3 February 2020). "Tutte le tappe della storia d'amore tra Albano e Romina Power che sa di felicità". Cosmopolitan (in Italian). Retrieved 28 November 2025.

Sources

• Anselmi, Eddy (2009). Festival di Sanremo: Almanacco illustrato della canzone italiana (in Italian). Modena: Panini.

External links

• "Nostalgia canaglia" at Discogs (list of releases)