Quando Un Uomo Ama Una Donna (When A Man Loves A Woman) / La Storia Dell'Umanità

Released in 1966 on the Italian Durium label, this single is a localized response to the burgeoning global success of soul music. It features the Italian beat group I Crazy Boys performing a cover of Percy Sledge's international hit 'When a Man Loves a Woman,' a quintessential soul ballad that dominated charts worldwide during that year. The recording reflects the era's trend of Italian labels quickly producing domestic versions of international chart-toppers to capture the interest of local youth markets.

The B-side, 'La Storia Dell'Umanità,' showcases the stylistic flexibility required of beat bands during the mid-sixties in Italy. The arrangement and production choices were typical of the Durium house sound, which often balanced melodic Italian pop sensibilities with the R&B influences filtering in from the United States and the United Kingdom. While the record serves as a nostalgic artifact of the Italian beat boom, it remains a niche item primarily of interest to collectors of international cover versions and mid-century European pop.