Apriti sesamo

Apriti sesamo
Studio album by Franco Battiato
Released	23 October 2012
Length	36:36
Label	Universal Music Group
Franco Battiato chronology
Inneres Auge (2009) Apriti sesamo (2012) Joe Patti's Experimental Group (2014)

Apriti sesamo ('Open Sesame') is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Universal Music Group in 2012. It is the last Battiato's album entirely consisting of new songs.

Production

The album was recorded at Pinaxa Studios in Milan, and among the musicians who collaborated to the album were Gavin Harrison, Simon Tong, Nicola "Faso" Fasani from Elio e le Storie Tese and Nuovo Quartetto Italiano. ^{[1] [2]} The album's lyrics primarily focus on the theme of death, while the music features fewer electronic elements and leans more toward classical arrangements compared to Battiato's recent works. ^[1]

Cover art was cured by Francesco Messina, and it is inspired by Sogyal Rinpoche's The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying . ^[1]

Release

Anticipated by the lead single "Passacaglia", the album was released on 23 October 2012. It was also is also published in a Spanish edition titled Ábrete Sésamo and as Open Sesame in an international version that includes two English-language adaptations. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

Apriti sesamo track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Un irresistibile richiamo"	Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro	Battiato	3:37
2.	"Testamento"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:36
3.	"Quand'ero giovane"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:44
4.	"Eri con me"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	4:00
5.	"Passacaglia"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:24
6.	"La polvere del branco"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:59
7.	"Caliti junku"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:21
8.	"Aurora"	Sgalambro, Nabil Salameh	Battiato	3:44
9.	"Il serpente"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:37
10.	"Apriti sesamo"	Battiato, Sgalambro	Battiato	3:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Apriti sesamo

Chart (2012–13)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [3]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Apriti sesamo

Chart (2012)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [4]	34

References

1. Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Apriti sesamo". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN   978-88-6231-868-6.
2. Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "Ti saluto, divinità della mia terra". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN   978-88-09-95527-1.
3. "Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 22.10.2012 al 28.10.2012)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
4. "Classifica annuale 2012" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

External links

• Apriti sesamo at Discogs (list of releases)