Fleurs (Franco Battiato album)

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Fleurs
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Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released22 October 1999
Genre Pop
Length41:05
Label Mercury (Universal Music Italia)
Producer Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato chronology
Gommalacca
(1997)		Fleurs
(1999)		Campi magnetici
(2000)

Fleurs, also graphically rendered as Fleur(s) and FLEURs, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1999. Except for two new songs, the album consists of cover versions of Italian and international classics, mainly from the 1960s. [1] The album was described as "delicate, elegant and enjoyable." [2] The album was followed by Fleurs 3 (2002) and Fleurs 2 (2008). [2] The Battiato's version of The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" was later featured in the musical score of Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men .

Contents

Track listing

  1. "La canzone dell'amore perduto" – 3:26 (Fabrizio De André)
  2. "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:36 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
  3. "J'entends siffler le train" – 3:09 (Hedy West, Richard Anthony)
  4. "Aria di neve" – 2:52 (Sergio Endrigo)
  5. "Ed io tra di voi" – 2:53 (Sergio Bardotti, Charles Aznavour)
  6. "Te lo leggo negli occhi" – 3:03 (Sergio Bardotti, Sergio Endrigo)
  7. "La canzone dei vecchi amanti (La chanson des vieux amants)" – 3:25 (Jacques Brel)
  8. "Era de maggio" – 3:26 (Mario Pasquale Costa, Salvatore Di Giacomo)
  9. "Che cosa resta (Que reste-t-il de nos amour)" – 3:27 (Charles Trenet, Gesualdo Bufalino)
  10. "Amore che vieni, amore che vai" – 2:27 (Fabrizio De André)
  11. "Medievale" – 2:37 (Manlio Sgalambro, Franco Battiato)
  12. "Invito al viaggio" – 6:44 (Charles Baudelaire, Manlio Sgalambro, Franco Battiato)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Fleurs
Chart (1999)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [3] 4

Certifications

Certifications for Fleurs
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [4]
Sales from 2009 		Gold25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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References

  1. ↑ Gino Castaldo (10 October 1999). "Battiato: canto gli anni 60 musica senza nostalgia". La Repubblica . Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN   978-8809756250.
  3. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 22.10.1999 al 28.10.1999)". FIMI. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Franco Battiato – Fleurs" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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