Ieri, Oggi is the first compilation album by French

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 singer Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear

Amanda Lear is a French singer, lyricist, composer, painter, TV presenter, actress and novelist....

, released in 1982 on Ariola Records

Ariola Records

Ariola Records is a German record label. As of the late 1980s, it was a subsidiary label of BMG which in turn has since become a part of the international media conglomerate Sony Music Entertainment...

. It was released only for the italian market.

Album information

The album, whose title translates as Yesterday, Today, contains Lear's greatest hits from her German disco era, the two Italian language ballads "Incredibilmente Donna" and "Buon Viaggio", both issued as a single in Continental Europe and Scandinavia in 1982 and as well, the song "Your Yellow Pyjama" from giallo

Giallo

Giallo is an Italian 20th century genre of literature and film, which in Italian indicates crime fiction and mystery. In the English language it refers to a genre similar to the French fantastique genre and includes elements of horror fiction and eroticism...

 movie The Pyjama Girl Case.

Ieri, Oggi was promoted by an hour-long TV-special in Italy entitled Ma Chi è Amanda? which caught the attention of Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

 who was fascinated by the fact that this French star, singing in English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and recording in Germany was also fluent in Italian and this became the starting point of Lear's career as a prime time TV presenter for RAI

RAI

RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...

, but also a hiatus as an international recording artist that was to last until 1987 when her next full-length studio project Secret Passion

Secret Passion

-Credits:*Produced, arranged by Christian De Walden and Steve Singer for Zig Zag Productions, USA*Executive producers: Steve Singer, Carlo Mezzano & Christian De Walden*Mixed by Greg Penny & Christian De Walden...

was released.

The rights to the Ariola-Eurodisc back catalogue are currently held by Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment

Sony BMG Music Entertainment was a recorded music company, which was a 50–50 joint venture between the Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann AG...

. While the track "Incredibilmente Donna" was included in the 3 CD box set The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983

The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976-1983

The Sphinx - Das Beste Aus Den Jahren 1976–1983, internationally known as The Best of Amanda Lear, is a three disc 42 track box set of recordings by French singer Amanda Lear released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment in Germany in 2006....

in 2006 the original Ieri, Oggi album in its entirety remains unreleased on compact disc.

Track listing

Side A

1. "Incredibilmente Donna" (S. Menegale, R. Ferrato) - 3:56
2. "Ho Fatto L'Amore Con Me" (Cristiano Malgioglio) - 3:16
3. "Buon Viaggio" (M. Piccoli, R. Pareti) - 3:33
4. "Your Yellow Pyjama" (Amanda Lear, Ritz Ortolani) - 4:15
5. "Fabulous (Lover, Love Me)" (Album version) (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 5:25
6. "Fashion Pack (Studio 54)" (Album version) (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 5:05

Side B

1. "Blood And Honey" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:50
2. "Tomorrow" (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 4:10
3. "Queen Of China-Town" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 4:15
4. "Blue Tango" (Leroy Anderson
   Leroy Anderson
   Leroy Anderson was an American composer of short, light concert pieces, many of which were introduced by the Boston Pops Orchestra under the direction of Arthur Fiedler...
   
   , Amanda Lear) - 2:40
5. "Enigma (Give A Bit Of Mmh To Me)" (Album version) (Rainer Pietsch, Amanda Lear) - 5:08
6. "Follow Me" (Anthony Monn, Amanda Lear) - 3:50

Production

• Produced by Anthony Monn
• Produced by Arturo Zitelli (A1, A3)
• Arranger: Franco Monaldi (A1, A3)
• Arranger: Rainer Pietsch (A2, A5, B2, B5)
• Arranger: Charly Ricanek (A2, A5, A6, B1, B3, B4, B6)
• Photo: Franco Todesco
• Artwork: CGD Graphic Studio

Release history

Release format	Country	Label	Cat. No.	Release date
Vinyl	Italy	Ariola	ARL 39155	1982
Cassette	Italy	Ariola	30 ARL 39155	1982
Vinyl	Italy	Ariola	ARL 1066	1983
Cassette	Italy	Ariola	35 ARL 1066	1983

7"

• 1982: "Incredibilmente Donna" / "Buon Viaggio" (Italy, Ariola ARL 37087)
• 1982: "Incredibilmente Donna" / "Buon Viaggio" (West Germany, Ariola 104 683-100)
• 1982: "Incredibilmente Donna" / "Buon Viaggio" (France, Arabella 104 683)