"Senza una donna" is a 1987 song co-written and performed by Zucchero Fornaciari

Zucchero

Adelmo Fornaciari, Commander , more commonly known by his stage name Zucchero Fornaciari or simply Zucchero /ˈtsukkero/, is an Italian rock singer. His music is largely inspired by gospel, blues and rock music, and alternates between ballads and more rhythmic boogie-like pieces.Zucchero is the...

 and rerecorded in 1991 with Paul Young

Paul Young (singer and guitarist)

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. The song was then released as a single under the title "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" which reached #4 in the UK Single Chart and #2 in the German Singles Chart and the French Singles Chart. It also topped the charts of Norway

Norway

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 and Sweden

Sweden

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Track listings

CD single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)" (7 inch) — 4:26
2. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero — 5:38

CD maxi

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero
3. "Dunes of Mercy" by Zucchero

7" single

1. "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)"
2. "Madre dolcissima" by Zucchero

Peak positions

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	42
Austrian Singles Chart	8
Belgian Singles Chart	1
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	3
Eurochart Hot 100	1
French SNEP Singles Chart	2
German Singles Chart	2
Irish Singles Chart	2
Italian Singles Chart	1
Norwegian Singles Chart	1
Swedish Singles Chart	1
Swiss Singles Chart	2
UK Singles Chart	4
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	23

End of year charts

End of year chart (1991)	Position
Dutch Top 40	26
Swiss Singles Chart	4

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Gold	1991	250,000
Sweden	Gold	July 24, 1991	10,000

Chart successions

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