Fotonovela (song) explained

"Fotonovela" is a song by Spanish singer Ivan from his fourth studio album, Baila (1985). The song was co-written by Luis Gómez Escolar and Pedro Vidal, and produced by Vidal. Upon its first release as a single in Spain in 1984, the song peaked at No. 14. The song reached the top 10 in France, Switzerland and West Germany, peaking at No. 3, No. 4 and No. 9, respectively. It also reached No. 28 in Belgium, No. 42 in Italy and No. 47 in the Netherlands.

Track listing and formats

• Spanish 7-inch single^[1]

A. "Fotonovela (Capítulo I)" – 4:32

B. "Cena fria" – 3:59

• Spanish 12-inch maxi single^[2]

A. "Fotonovela (Capítulo II)" – 6:08

B1. "Cena fria" – 3:59

B2. "Fotonovela" (Instrumental) – 4:32

Credits and personnel

• Ivan – vocals, arranger
• RT. 1 – songwriter, producer
• Luis Gómez-Escolar – songwriter
• Claudio D'Onofrio – programming, arranger
• Roberto Colombo – programming
• Franco Santamaria – arranger
• Giorgio Vanni – arranger
• Jesús N. Gómez – mixing

Credits and personnel adapted from the Baila album and 7-inch single liner notes.^[3]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1985)!scope="col"

Position
France (SNEP)[4]	28
West Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	56

Notes and References

1. Fotonovela . . 1984 . Spanish 7-inch single liner notes . . CBS A 4498.
2. Fotonovela . . 1984 . Spanish 12-inch maxi-single liner notes . . CBS A 12.4498.
3. Baila . . 1985 . LP, Vinyl . . S 26484.
4. Web site: TOP – 1985 . . Fabrice Ferment . 40 ans de tubes 1960–2000: Les meilleures ventes de 45 tours & CD Singles . Éditions Larivière . French . 469523661 . 2 June 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230130074608/http://www.top-france.fr/html/annuel/1985.htm . 30 January 2023 . Top-France.fr.
5. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . . German . 2 June 2023 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220926061800/https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1985 . 26 September 2022.