The album is dedicated to the Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis. The album mainly features Theodorakis songs already known in Greece and released in the late 1950s-the second half of the 1960s; the Italian translations of his songs are made mainly by Sandro Tuminelli [it]. The album was arranged by Enrico Intra and produced by Ezio Leoni.[2]
The album turned out to be one of the most successful in Zanicchi's career, it spent thirty-six weeks on the Italian albums chart, where it peaked at number four. The single released from the album, "Un fiume amaro", was also a success, reaching number two on the chart.
^"Caro Theodorakis... Iva". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana (in Italian). Istituto centrale per i beni sonori ed audiovisivi. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
^Iva Zanicchi (1970). Caro Theodorakis... Iva (liner notes). Italy: Ri-Fi. RFL ST 14042.