Homo Sapiens (band)

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Homo sapiens
General information
Genre (s) Beat , pop
founding 1971, 1990
resolution 1982
Website homosapiens.it
Current occupation
Marzio Mazzanti
Singing; Drums and percussion (until 2000)
Claudio Lumetta
Vocals, guitar
Maurizio Nuti (since 1972)
Vocals, keyboard , guitar
 Stefano Vincenti (since 1990)
Vocals, keyboard
 Maurizio Novi (since 2002)
Drums
 Ivano Petti (since 2011)
former members
guitar
 Rodolfo Maltese (1971–1972)
Keyboard
 Robustiano "Roby" Pellegrini (1971–1981)
Drums, percussion
 Alessandro "Tovarisch" Pieri (2000–2011)
Drums
 Franco Bellocci (2011-2016)
Keyboard
 Pierpaolo Guerrini (1987–1990)
singing
 Simona Cerrai (2000-2002)
guitar
 Alessio Mosti (2000-2010)

Homo Sapiens is an Italian band that experienced brief success in the 1970s , winning the Sanremo Festival in 1977 .

history

The band emerged from the beat band I Tarli , founded in the late 1960s . At that time there was also guitarist Rodolfo Maltese , who later became known with Banco del Mutuo Soccorso . From 1971 the group called itself Homo Sapiens and signed a record deal with Ri-Fi under the guidance of producer Herbert Pagani . After several single releases, including the song Oh Mary Lou written by Roberto Vecchioni , the group released the self-titled debut album in 1974. In 1975 she had her first success with the ballad Tornerai, tornerò , which reached ninth place on the Italian charts. This was followed by an album of the same name and Pecos Bill in 1976 .

With the song Bella da morire , Homo Sapiens won the Sanremo Festival in 1977 , as the first band ever. The song then reached third place in the charts and gave the title of the fourth album. In 1978 the album Due mele was released , but it was not a lasting success; after another album on the Harmony label , the band officially broke up in 1982. In the 1990s the group was reorganized and since then has had occasional CD releases and concerts. In addition, Homo Sapiens appeared on television several times.

Discography

Albums

  • 1974 - Homo Sapiens (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14238)
  • 1975 - Tornerai, tornerò (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14258)
  • 1976 - Pecos Bill (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14269)
  • 1977 - Bella da morire (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14278)
  • 1978 - Due mele (Ri-Fi, RDZ ST 14294)
  • 1980 - Homo Sapiens (Harmony)
  • 1990 - Presagio di mare (Voltage, CD 57027)
  • 1994 - I comandamenti e… altre storie (Duck Record, DGCD 098)
  • 1998 - 30 years in una sera (three parts)
  • 2003 - AnniSettanta
  • 2017 - 40 anni di bella da morire, i nostri successi

Singles

year Title
album 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
IT IT
1975 Tornerai, tornerò
Tornerai, tornerò 		IT9 (17 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16616
B-side: Strada per il mare
1977 Bella there the
Bella there 		IT3 (16 weeks)
IT
Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16699
B-side: Dolce la sera

More singles

  • 1971 - Non è triste / Il sogno di Laura (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16447)
  • 1972 - Un'estate fa / Il sogno di Laura (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16503)
  • 1973 - Tra i fiori rossi di un giardino / Ballerina (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16539)
  • 1974 - Oh Mary Lou / Strada per il mare (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16572)
  • 1974 - Ti voglio bene / Tra i fiori rossi di un giardino (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16584)
  • 1975 - Lei lei lei / Betty (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16626)
  • 1976 - Pecos Bill / Madagascar (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16654)
  • 1976 - Io e te stasera / Malinconia (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16696)
  • 1978 - Due mele / Un orsacchiotto (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16747)
  • 1979 - Una dolce malattia / Giorni di festa (Ri-Fi, RFN NP 16779)
  • 1979 - Voglio amarti di più / Acapulco Mexico (Harmony, H 6058)
  • 1981 - Ti amo domani / Meglio alzare il tacco (Harmony, H 6077)
  • 1986 - Dov'è che sta andando la musica (Cinevox, SC 1195)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ M&D chart archive. Musica e dischi , accessed on August 17, 2018 (Italian, paid subscription access).