Giubbe rosse (album)

Giubbe rosse
Live album by
Released1 November 1989[1]
LabelEMI
Franco Battiato chronology
Fisiognomica
(1988)
Giubbe rosse
(1989)
Come un cammello in una grondaia
(1991)

Giubbe rosse ('Red Coats'), released in its Spanish version as Casaca Roja, is a 1989 live album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato.

Overview

Recorded during the European tour that followed the release of Fisiognomica, the album includes performances from concerts held in Italy, France, and Spain.[1] The first live album of Battiato, it consists of 12 of hits, along with the title track, an autobiographical newly recorded studio song that Battiato described as 'a sort of tribute to Sicily', and three compositions he had previously written for other artists: "Alexander Platz" (Milva), "Lettera al Governatore della Libia" (Giuni Russo), and "Mesopotamia", originally recorded as "Cosa resterà di me" by Gianni Morandi.[1][2][3] The Spanish version of the album include five songs in Spanish language, with lyrics adapted by Grazia Sanna.[1][2]

The cover art, designed by Battiato, features an anonymous 19th-century French painting.[1][2] Originally, Battiato's name did not appear on the cover, so EMI eventually added a sticker to the album's cellophane wrapping reading "It contains the hits of Franco Battiato".[2]

Track listing

Giubbe rosse track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Giubbe rosse"Franco Battiato4:15
2."Alexander Platz"Alfredo Cohen, Battiato, Giusto Pio3:24
3."Lettera al governatore della Libia" (feat. Giuni Russo)Battiato, Pio3:27
4."Mesopotamia"Battiato4:24
5."L'era del cinghiale bianco"Battiato, Pio3:38
6."Un'altra vita"Battiato, Pio3:01
7."Voglio vederti danzare"Battiato, Pio3:25
8."L'oceano di silenzio"Battiato, Fleur Jaeggy4:26
9."Sequenze e frequenze"Battiato7:06
10."Aria di rivoluzione"Battiato3:35
11."No U Turn"Battiato4:25
12."Summer on a Solitary Beach"Battiato, Pio3:31
13."Cuccurucucù"Battiato, Pio2:59
14."Centro di gravità permanente"Battiato, Pio3:54
15."Gli uccelli"Battiato, Pio4:44
16."E ti vengo a cercare"Battiato, Pio3:58

Charts

Chart performance for Giubbe rosse
Chart (1989–90) Peak
position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] 11

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "Del suo veloce volo". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-95527-1.
  2. ^ a b c d Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Giubbe rosse". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
  3. ^ Venegoni, Marinella (31 October 1989). "Il mistero Battiato". La Stampa. No. 249. p. 10. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Giubbe rosse".