Originally written by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti under the title "Il paradiso" ("The Paradise"), it was first recorded by Italian singer Ambra Borelli and released as a single through Dischi Ricordi under alias La Ragazza 77.
[1] Although her version did not chart, it was later covered by other artists to much success, most notably by Patty Pravo (in Italian) and Amen Corner (in English) in 1969.
The track was released as a single in early 1969 and reached the top 10 in the Italian chart.
[2] Pravo re-recorded the song on her 2019 album Red to mark the 50th anniversary of the original version.
[6] The most successful of the band's six hit singles, it reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in February 1969,[7] and number 34 when it was reissued in 1976.