"Donna the Prima Donna" | ||||
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Single by Dion | ||||
from the album Donna the Prima Donna | ||||
B-side | "You're Mine" | |||
Released | August 20, 1963 | |||
Genre | Rock and roll | |||
Length | 2:47 | |||
Label | Columbia Records 42852 | |||
Writer(s) | Dion DiMucci, Ernie Maresca | |||
Producer(s) | Robert Mersey | |||
Dion singles chronology | ||||
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"Donna the Prima Donna" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca and performed by Dion. The song reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #17 on the R&B chart in 1963. The song appeared on his 1963 album, Donna the Prima Donna.
The song was produced by Robert Mersey and arranged by DiMucci. The backing group on the song is The Del-Satins.
The song was ranked #86 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963.
The song references Zsa Zsa Gabor and how the titular girl in the song tries to look like her.