Alberto Carpani

Alberto Carpani
Also known as	A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One
Born	(1956-04-23)April 23, 1956 Italy
Origin	Pavia, Italy
Died	May 11, 2020(2020-05-11) (aged 64) Portofino, Italy
Genres	Pop, Italo disco, Italo dance
Years active	1979–2020
Labels	Baby Records (Italy), ZYX Records, Universal Music Group

Alberto Carpani (April 23, 1956 – May 11, 2020) was an Italian singer, best known for his Italo disco releases in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Albert One, and his Eurodance release "Sing a Song Now Now" in 1999 as A.C. One. He was also a DJ and music producer.

Musical career

Alberto Carpani was known in the 1980s. He released the singles "Yes No Family", "Turbo Diesel", "Heart on Fire", "Lady O", "For Your Love", "Secrets", "Hopes & Dreams", "Everybody", "Visions", and "Loverboy". They were released by ZYX Music and Baby Records.

He was known as A1, Jock Hattle, Albert One, and A.C. One. He was involved in many Italo projects such as Clock On 5, Enola, Funny Twins, Tom Dollar, and X-One.

His last major hit, the 1999 single "Sing a Song Now Now", reached number 6 in the Spanish music charts.

Carpani died of COVID-19 during the pandemic on May 11, 2020.

Discography

Studio albums

Artist	Title	Album details
Albert One	Everybody	Release date: 1988 Label: (ZYX Music)

Singles

• "Turbo Diesel" (1984)
• "Heart on Fire" (1985)
• "Lady O" (1985)
• "For Your Love" (1986)
• "Secrets" (1986)
• "Hopes & Dreams" (1987)
• "Everybody" (1988)
• "Visions" (1988)
• "Loverboy" (1989)
• "All You want" (1993)
• "Mandy" (1998)
• "Music" (2002)
• "Face to Face" (2015)
• "All for One" (2017)

Other singles

As A.C. One

Year	Single	Peak chart positions
		FRA	ITA	SPA
1999	"Sing a Song Now Now"	—	—	6
2000	"Sing a Song Now Now" (remix)	—	—	—
	"Sing a Song Now Now" (re-release)	54	24	—
	"Ring the Bell"	—	—	—
2008	"Angels (Love Is the Answer)"	—	—	—

Compilation appearances

• "Turbo Diesel" on High Energy (1984)
• "Lady O" on 38º De Sannido (1985) and Sannido Discoteca (1985)
• "Secrets" on Fior Di Loto 1 (1986), The Best of Italo Disco Vol. 7 (1986) and Discomix Vol. 2 (1986)
• "Hopes & Dreams" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 9 (1987)
• "For Your Love" on The Best of Italo-Disco Vol. 8 (1987)
• "Vision" on The House Sound of Europe – Vol. V – 'Casa Latina (1989)
• "Hopes and Dreams" on City Dance Music 2 (1989)
• "Loverboy" on Best Disco Vol. 7 (1989)
• "This Is Real" on Gira La Palla Compilation (1993)

Albert One's remix of Barry Manilow's "Mandy" was featured on Mixage (1999) and Feten Boot Mix Vol. 1 (1999).

External links

• Alberto Carpani discography at Discogs