voc, acg, *1950 IT, Naples
Singer / Composer of Pop
Italian singer and composer, born 9 December 1950 in Naples, Italy. Brother of Jenny Sorrenti Of Welsh origin, he spent most of his childhood in Aberystwyth. His musical debut dates back to 1972, when Alan released on Harvest the prog-rock album "Aria", a brilliant experimental effort, also featuring such famed artists as jazz violinist Jean-Luc Ponty - whose consistent contribution is fully enjoyable especially in the A-sidelong title-track suite. Alan's second full-length album "Come un vecchio incensiere all'alba di un villaggio deserto" - which followed in 1973 - was more or less along the same lines as the former, but it lacked its freshness and originality. The third, self-titled LP - including a new version of the Neapolitan classic "Dicitencello vuje", previously released as a single - was the most controversial of Alan's early production: While leaving somehow disappointed his traditional fans, nevertheless gave him a new popularity among a larger - and maybe, but not necessarily, less demanding - public. In 1976, Alan came back with the disco-oriented album "Sienteme, It's Time to Land", including seven out of nine tracks sung in English, but hit it really big two years later, with the greatly successful release of "Figli delle stelle" (1978), a positively disco-oriented album which resulted in one of that year's best-selling LPs. The following releases of "L.A. & N.Y." (1979) and "Di notte" (1980) - including the hit singles "Tu sei l'unica donna per me" and "Non so che darei" respectively - were equally successful, and helped Alan establish himself as a legitimate mainstream music star. In 1981, Alan once again astonished his fans with the gritty rock single "La strada brucia", a solid but rather overlooked attempt to break new ground in his personal musical evolution. Unfortunately, the two following albums "Angeli della strada" (1983) and, above all, the Buddhist-inspired "Bonno Soku Bodai" (1987) weren't up to both artistic and commercial expectations, marking a kind of impasse in Alan's career. "Radici" - a compilation of hits including two new tracks, among which the outstanding "Vola" - was released in 1992, while a new collection of old hits, "Miami", came out in 1997, this time including three new tracks: The catchy dance tune "Kyoko Mon Amour", the romantic "Una come te", and "Torna a Surriento". In 2003, Alan finally released a whole new album, "Sottacqua", launched by the hit single "Paradiso Beach", which was performed in duet with vocalist Jenny B..
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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The Prog Years Box | Alan Sorrenti | 2018 | Compil. |
Figli Delle Stelle (Symphonic Version 2017) | Alan Sorrenti | 2017 | Single |
Figli Delle Stelle | Alan Sorrenti & Anané with Elements Of Life | 2013 | Album |
Essential | Alan Sorrenti | 2012 | Compil. |
Aria / Come Un Vecchio Incensiere All'Alba Di Un Villaggio Deserto | Alan Sorrenti | 2011 | Compil. |
Figli Delle Stelle | Alan Sorrenti | 2008 | Compil. |
Solo Grandi Successi | Alan Sorrenti | 2007 | Compil. |
Brivido | Alan Sorrenti | 2005 | Album |
Made In Italy | Alan Sorrenti | 2004 | Compil. |
Paradiso Beach | Alan Sorrenti Feat. Jenny B. | 2003 | Single |
Sottacqua | Alan Sorrenti | 2003 | Album |
Sottacqua | Alan Sorrenti | 2003 | Single |
Miami | Alan Sorrenti | 1997 | Compil. |
Kyoko Mon Amour / Figli Delle Stelle | Alan Sorrenti | 1997 | Single |
Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me (Dammi Il Tuo Amore) 97 RMX | Alan Sorrenti | 1997 | Album |
I Successi Di Alan Sorrenti | Alan Sorrenti | 1995 | Compil. |
Figli Delle Stelle (New Versions) | Alan Sorrenti | 1993 | Single |
Non So Che Darei | Alan Sorrenti | 1993 | Single |
Vola Remix | Alan Sorrenti | 1992 | Album |
Radici | Alan Sorrenti | 1992 | Album |
Vola | Alan Sorrenti | 1992 | Single |
Vola / Dicitencello Vuje | Alan Sorrenti | 1992 | Single |
Tu Sei L'unica Donna Per Me / Non So Che Darei | Alan Sorrenti | 1990 | Single |
Desire is Law | Alan Sorrenti | 1988 | Single |
Come Per Miracolo | Alan Sorrenti | 1988 | Single |
Shining Body | Alan Sorrenti | 1987 | Single |
Bonno Soku Bodai | Alan Sorrenti | 1987 | Album |
Non Si Nasce Mai Una Volta Sola | Alan Sorrenti | 1987 | Single |
Non Si Nasce Mai Una Volta Sola / Causing A Commotion | Alan Sorrenti / Madonna | 1987 | Single |
Sempre | Alan Sorrenti | 1983 | Single |
1971-1981 | Alan Sorrenti | 1982 | Compil. |
Credimi Non Voglio Perderti / This Time | Alan Sorrenti / Rettore | 1982 | Single |
Credimi Non Voglio Perderti / In Silenzio | Alan Sorrenti | 1982 | Single |
Angeli Di Strada | Alan Sorrenti | 1982 | Album |
Alan Sorrenti | Alan Sorrenti | 1981 | Compil. |
La Strada Brucia / Non T'Amo | Alan Sorrenti / Alex Damiani | 1981 | Single |
Qué Daría Yo (Non So Che Darei) | Alan Sorrenti | 1981 | Single |
La Strada Brucia & Corro | Alan Sorrenti | 1981 | Single |
Di Notte | Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Album |
Non So Che Darei / You Decorated My Life | Alan Sorrenti / Kenny Rogers | 1980 | Single |
Prova Con Me / Cambierò Cambierai | Alan Sorrenti / Alex Damiani | 1980 | Single |
Alan Sorrenti | Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Compil. |
Non So Che Darei | Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Single |
Qué Daría Yo | Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Single |
Prova Con Me | Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Single |
Strada / Non So Che Darei | Leo Nero / Alan Sorrenti | 1980 | Compil. |
Non So Che Darei / Il Vento Caldo Dell'Estate | Alan Sorrenti / Alice | 1980 | Single |
Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me | Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Single |
Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me / L'Avventura | Alan Sorrenti / La Bottega Dell'Arte | 1979 | Single |
When You' Re In Love With A Beautiful Woman / Provaci | Dr. Hook / Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Single |
Love Fever / Tu Sei L'Unica Donna Per Me | Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Album |
Per Sempre Tu / Provaci | Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Single |
L.A. & N.Y. | Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Album |
Alles, Was Ich Brauche, Bist Du (Tu Sei L'unica Donna Per Me) | Alan Sorrenti | 1979 | Single |
Figli Delle Stelle | Alan Sorrenti | 1978 | Single |
Donna Luna / Cantando | Alan Sorrenti / Fantasy | 1978 | Single |
Donna Luna | Alan Sorrenti | 1978 | Single |
Figli Delle Stelle | Alan Sorrenti | 1977 | Album |
Omaggio alle Orchestre | Umberto Decimo, Alan Sorrenti, Daniel Sentacruz Ensemble, La Bottega Dell'Arte | 1977 | Single |
Figli Delle Stelle / Prime Time | Alan Sorrenti / Don McLean | 1977 | Single |
Figli Delle Stelle / 'Na Tazzulella 'E Cafè | Alan Sorrenti / Pino Daniele | 1977 | Single |
Hot Line / Try To Imagine | The Sylvers / Alan Sorrenti | 1976 | Single |
Sienteme | Alan Sorrenti | 1976 | Single |
Nice And Slow (Instrumental) / Sienteme | Jesse Green / Alan Sorrenti | 1976 | Single |
Sienteme, It's Time To Land | Alan Sorrenti | 1976 | Album |
Le Tue Radici (Parte I) / My Eyes Adored You | Alan Sorrenti / Frankie Valli | 1975 | Single |
Le Tue Radici | Alan Sorrenti | 1975 | Single |
Alan Sorrenti | Alan Sorrenti | 1974 | Album |
Dicitencello Vuje / Stardust | Alan Sorrenti / Alexander | 1974 | Single |
Dicitencello Vuje | Alan Sorrenti | 1974 | Single |
Una Luce Si Accende / A Te Che Dormi (Dedicato A Roberta) | Alan Sorrenti | 1973 | Single |
Come Un Vecchio Incensiere All'Alba Di Un Villaggio Deserto | Alan Sorrenti | 1973 | Album |
Aria | Alan Sorrenti | 1972 | Album |
Vorrei Incontrarti / Un Fiume Tranquillo | Alan Sorrenti | 1972 | Single |
No Es Locura / Que Daria Yo | Alan Sorrenti | Single | |
Vola | Alan Sorrenti | Album |