Piccolo uomo

When Dario Baldan Bembo presented this ballad to Ricordi, he expected it to be recorded by the successful band I Camaleonti. But producer Giovanni Sanjust felt it was the right song to definitely launch the career of upcoming singer Mia Martini.^[1][2] This led to a great disagreement between the two, with Baldan Bembo even refusing to play Hammond organ in the Martini's audition.^[2] Following the success of the song, Baldan Bembo eventually became one of the closer collaborators and more trusted songwriters of Martini.^[2]

The title of the song came from an epithet the wife of the short-in-stature Bruno Lauzi used to call him.^[2]

The song was initially ignored by audience, being even eliminated by Un disco per l'estate selections. It was later presented at Festivalbar, turning into a big hit and winning the competition.^[1] It got Martini her first magazine cover, for the music magazine Ciao 2001.^[2]

The song was recorded by Mia Martini in French (with the title "Tout petit homme"), German (as "Auf der welt") and Spanish (as "Pequeno hombre").^[1][3] In 1973 Pop-Tops recorded an English-language cover of the song entitled "My Little Woman".^[4]

The B-side of the single is a cover of John Lennon's "Mother", with Italian lyrics by Martini.

• 7" single – SRL 10669

1. "Piccolo uomo" (Bruno Lauzi, Michelangelo La Bionda, Dario Baldan Bembo)
2. "Madre" (John Lennon, Mia Martini)