Beans (also spelled as I Beans) are an Italian pop music group, mainly successful in the seventies.

Career

The group formed in 1969 in Catania, Sicily. Under the production of singer-songwriter Gianni Bella, they got a large success with their cover of the 1918 Armando Gill's classic "Come Pioveva", which peaked at the fourth place on the Italian hit parade.^[1][2]

Following a number of minor hits, in 1978 the group entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Soli".^[2][1] The song named a RAI variety show, hosted by Patrizia Lazzari and Laura Trotter and with the participation of the same group.^[2]

Personnel

• Armando Simola - lead vocalist (1967 - 1969)
• Pier Paolo Cristaldi - drums (1967 - present)
• Tony Ranno - bass guitar, voice (1967 - present)
• Salvatore Trovato - lead vocalist (1969 - 1972)
• Gino Finocchiaro - keyboards, voice (1969 - 1979)
• Giuseppe Russo - guitar (1969 - 1972)
• Pippo Panascì - guitar, voice (1972 - present)
• Giuseppe Grillo - guitar, voice (1972 - present)
• Franco Morgia - lead vocalist, guitar (1972 - 1979)
• Carmelo Morgia - lead vocalist, guitar (1979 - present)
• Gaetano Coco - keyboards, voice (1979 - 1989)
• Alex Magrì - keyboards, voicei (1989 - 2003)

Discography

Albums

• 1975: Come pioveva (CGD, 81176)
• 1976: Sto piangendo (CGD, 81732)
• 1978: Soli (CGD, 20037)
• 1983: Beans (La Ciminiera, CMR 79003)
• 1990: Ancora una volta si può (Sea Musica, ISO 0032)
• 1991: Melo Morgia canta i Beans (DV More Record, DV 1018)
• 1998: Stelle (DiscoBoom, CD 10041)
• 2001: I Beans cantano Battisti (DiscoBoom, CD 10076)
• 2005: I Beans per sempre (DiscoBoom)
• 2006: Le più belle canzoni dei Beans (Warner, 5051011-2926-2-0)