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Francesco Napoli
Balla... The First Dance
Album DE 1987 on BCM Records label
Electronic and Pop (Euro-Disco, Ballad)
(P) Stop & Go Music (C) BCM Records Track 11 "Buona Notte" is a Reprise of "Balla..Balla!"
Musicians
 | Francesco Napoli voc, *1962 IT album by |
 | Hannes Schöner voc, b, bvoc, *1953 DE arranged by, composed by |
 | Oliver Kels p, *1962 DE arranged by, keyboards, programmed by, programming and sound research by |
 | Olivia Gray voc, bvoc, CH arranged by, composed by |
 | Peter Columbus , DE arranged by, guitar, producer, programmed by, programming and sound research by, composed by |
 | Willy Viteka , CH arranged by, mastered by, mastering supervision, composed by |
 | Alan Jones b, eb, GB bass |
 | Helmut Kandlberger eb, b, *1936 DE bass |
 | Tato Gómez b, voc, *1953 DE bass |
 | Curt Cress dr, perc, *1952 DE drums, percussion |
 | Graham Jarvis dr, perc, voc, drums, percussion |
 | Hartmut Pfannmüller dr, perc, AT drums, percussion |
 | Ingold Schneider voc, dr, DE drums, percussion |
 | Mario Argandoña voc, perc, *1950 DE drums, percussion |
 | Jochen Brozat guitar |
 | John Parsons g, *1954 GB guitar |
 | Mats Björklund g, *1949 guitar |
| Richard Gütz guitar |
 | Ken Freeman syn, p, *1947 GB keyboards |
 | Manfred Schmidt voc, DE keyboards |
| Mike Marmann keyboards |
 | Nico Hesselbach key, keyboards |
| Herbert Handtke programmed by, programming and sound research by |
 | Dave Tschorz sax, saxophone |
Producers
| Luckau & Waack artwork |
| Frank von dem Bottlenberg engineer |
| Gerry Kitchingham engineer |
| Hans Lampe engineer, mixed by, final mixes and editing by |
| Klaus Wilcke engineer |
| Manfred Struck engineer |
| Rico Sonderegger mastered by |
Composers
Album Tracks 
| No | |
Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ma Quale Idea | Francesco Napoli | Giuseppe Chierchia | 4:26 |
| 2 | | Pulcinella | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Hannes Schöner, Peter Columbus | 3:41 |
| 3 | | Piano, Piano | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Olivia Gray, Willy Viteka | 4:16 |
| 4 | | Reggae E Sole | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Peter Columbus | 2:41 |
| 5 | | Balla .. Balla! (Italian Hit Connection) | Francesco Napoli | 5:50 | |
| 6 | | Balla | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Peter Columbus | |
| 7 | | Come Prima | Francesco Napoli | Alessandro Taccani, Vincenzo Di Paola | |
| 8 | | Cuando Caliente El Sol | Francesco Napoli | Carlos Alberto Martinoli, Carlos Rigual, Mario Rigual | |
| 9 | | Pregheró | Francesco Napoli | Ben E. King, Elmo Glick | |
| 10 | | Una Lacrima Sul Viso | Francesco Napoli | Lunero | |
| 11 | Che Sará | Francesco Napoli | Carlo Pes, Italo Greco, Jimmy Fontana | ||
| 12 | Balla | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Peter Columbus | ||
| 13 | Azzurro | Francesco Napoli | Paolo Conte, Vito Pallavicini | ||
| 14 | Volare | Francesco Napoli | Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci | ||
| 15 | Quando, Quando | Francesco Napoli | Alberto Testa, Tony Renis | ||
| 16 | O, Sole Mio | Francesco Napoli | Eduardo di Capua, Giovanni Capurro | ||
| 17 | Ciao, Ciao Bambina | Francesco Napoli | Domenico Modugno | ||
| 18 | Canteró | Francesco Napoli | Christoph H. Müller, Francesco Napolitano, Peter Columbus | 3:30 | |
| 19 | Stai Con Me | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Gino Rocci, Hans Jändling, Peter Columbus | 3:25 | |
| 20 | Viva La Vita | Francesco Napoli | Gino Rocci, Mauro Martina, Peter Columbus | 3:24 | |
| 21 | Vento Straniero | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Hannes Schöner, Peter Columbus | 3:48 | |
| 22 | Balla .. Balla! Vol. 2 | Francesco Napoli | 6:36 | ||
| 23 | Balla | Francesco Napoli | Francesco Napolitano, Peter Columbus | ||
| 24 | Buona Sera | Francesco Napoli | Carl Sigman, Peter de Rose | ||
| 25 | Marina | Francesco Napoli | Rocco Granata | ||
| 26 | Chariot (La Luna) | Francesco Napoli | Del Roma, J.W. Stole, Jacques Plante | ||
| 27 | Una Festa Sui Prati | Francesco Napoli | Adriano Celentano, Detto Mariano, Luciano Beretta, Michele del Prete, Mogol | ||
| 28 | Il Mondo | Francesco Napoli | Carlo Pes, Gianni Meccia, Jimmy Fontana | ||
| 29 | Cin Cin (Cheat Cheat) | Francesco Napoli | Charles Blackwell, Vito Pallavicini | ||
| 30 | La Lontananza | Francesco Napoli | Domenico Modugno, Enrica Bonaccorti | ||
| 31 | Senza Te | Francesco Napoli | Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini | ||
| 32 | Terneró | Francesco Napoli | Claudio Natili, Elio Palumbo, Ignazio Polizzy, Marcello Ramoino | ||
| 33 | Arrivederci Roma | Francesco Napoli | Pietro Garinei, Renato Rascel, Sandro Giovannini | ||
| 34 | Buona Notte | Francesco Napoli | Hans Jändling, Peter Columbus | 0:39 |
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