"Donna the Prima Donna" is a song written by Dion DiMucci and Ernie Maresca and performed by Dion. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 9 on the Cash Box Top 100,"Cash Box Top 100", Cash Box. October 26, 1963. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2020. and No. 17 on Billboards R&B chart in 1963,Dion, "Donna the Prima Donna" Chart Positions Retrieved February 13, 2014 while reaching No. 17 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade, #7 in New Zealand on the Lever Hit Paradehttps://web.archive.org/web/20210208152650/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1963&qmonth=Oct&qweek=24-Oct-1963#n_view_location and No. 2 in Hong Kong."Hits of the World", Billboard. November 16, 1963. p. 36. Retrieved April 18, 2020. It was from Dion's 1963 album, Donna the Prima Donna.Dion, Donna the Prima Donna Retrieved February 13, 2014
The track was produced by Robert Mersey and arranged by DiMucci.Dion, "Donna the Prima Donna" single release Retrieved February 13, 2014 The backing group is the Del-Satins.
It was ranked No. 86 on Billboard magazine's Top Hot 100 songs of 1963. It references Zsa Zsa Gabor and how the titular girl tries to look like her.
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