Zucchero and Paul Young - Senza una donna (Without a Woman) - Little and Large Show 30th March 1991 - stereo. Written-By – Zucchero (Adelmo Fornaciari). Lyrics By [English Adaptation] – Frank John Musker. Arranged By – Corrado Rustici. "Senza una donna" is a song written and performed by Italian singer and musician Zucchero on his fourth album, Blue's (1987). Originally recorded in Italian, in 1990 it was re-recorded in English with English singer and musician Paul Antony Young. The English lyrics were contributed by Frank Musker. The song was then released as a single under the title "Senza una donna (Without a Woman)". Reconstruction & stereo installation, sound restoration by Vladimir Mastica (VM).
According to the singer's memoirs, he remembers the circumstances that led to the idea of writing the ballad Senza Una Donna. At that moment, Adelmo was in the process of divorcing his wife Angela and was trying to save his marriage. In a state of despair and depression, he already had to cook for himself, while, according to his confessions, just "terrible spaghetti" turned out. At one point, the phrase "I can't live without you, I can't even cook for myself" flashed through his mind and in about half an hour the song was written on a home piano. After that, Adelmo recorded a demo and the final version appeared in the studio in just two hours. Zucchero himself didn't even want to include this song in his album, he thought it was too simple, but the manager convinced him to do it, saying that it was a one hundred percent hit.