El Diablo (album)

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El Diablo
Litfiba eldiablo.jpg
Studio album by
Released1990
Genre Hard rock, latin rock [1]
Length36:33
Label EMI
Producer Alberto Pirelli
Litfiba chronology
Pirata
(1989)
El Diablo
(1990)
Sogno Ribelle
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic (not rated) [2]

El Diablo is the fourth studio album by the Italian rock band Litfiba. It introduces a more rock sounding in the band's music, which used to be much more new wave influenced until there. It is the first chapter of the "Tetralogy of elements" and it is dedicated to fire.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "El Diablo" – 4:26
  2. "Proibito" – 3:49
  3. "Il volo" – 4:22
  4. "Siamo umani" – 4:09
  5. "Woda Woda" – 5:04
  6. "Ragazzo" – 4:42
  7. "Gioconda" – 5:08
  8. "Resisti" – 4:50

Personnel

Recorded by Fabrizio Simoncioni Produced by Alberto Pirelli

Charts

Chart (1990–1991)Peak
position
Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [3] 19

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [4] Platinum100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. Tommaso Franci. "Litfiba - Firenze wave". ondarock.
  2. El Diablo at AllMusic
  3. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". In the "Artista" field, search "Litfiba", then, in the "Titolo" field, search "El Diablo".
  4. "Rock Rules" (PDF). Music & Media. 14 December 1991. p. 10. Retrieved 9 July 2019.