Fleurs 2

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Fleurs 2
Fleurs 2 coverart.jpg
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released14 November 2008
Length40:42
Label Mercury
Franco Battiato chronology
Il vuoto
(2007)		Fleurs 2
(2008)		Inneres Auge
(2009)

Fleurs 2 is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 2008. It is the final chapter in the Fleurs trilogy of cover albums, following Fleurs and Fleurs 3 .

Contents

Production

As with the previous chapters, the album mostly consists of cover versions, plus two new songs. [1]

Battiato started recording the album on 13 September 2008. [2] It was mostly recorded at Pinaxa Studios in Milan, with piano contributions recorded at Teldex Studio in Berlin and archs recorded at Abbey Road Studios. [1] [3] Among the musicians who collaborated to the album, were the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Essiet Essiet, Mylious Johnson, and Aldo Tagliapietra's son Davide. [1]

Several songs were anticipated during two concerts, at La Cigale in Paris and at Koko in London. [3] Cover art was cured by Francesco Messina. [1]

Release

Anticipated by the lead single "Tutto l'universo obbedisce all'amore", the album was released on 14 November 2008. [1] Its iTunes version also include a bonus song, "Tibet", which was later included in the album Inneres Auge . [2]

Track listing

Fleurs 2 track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tutto l'universo obbedisce all'amore" (with Carmen Consoli)Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro 3:28
2."Era d'estate" Sergio Bardotti, Sergio Endrigo 3:04
3."E più ti amo" Alain Barrière, Gino Paoli 3:12
4."It's Five O' Clock"Richard J. Francis, Vangelis 3:00
5."Del suo veloce volo" (with Antony) Antony Hegarty 3:10
6."Et Maintenant" Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë 3:33
7."(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" (with Anne Ducros) Otis Redding, Steve Cropper 3:18
8."Il carmelo di Echt" Juri Camisasca 3:23
9."Il venait d'avoir 18 ans" (with Sepideh Raissadat)Pascal Auriat3:43
10."Bridge over Troubled Water" Paul Simon 3:51
11."La musica muore" (with Juri Camisasca)Juri Camisasca3:33
12."L'addio"Battiato, Ippolita Avalli, Mino Di Martino2:25
Fleurs 2 – iTunes bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Tibet" (with Chiara Vergati)Battiato, Sgalambro3:21

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart performance for Fleurs 2
Chart (2008–09)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [4] 4

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Fleurs 2
Chart (2008)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [5] 18
Chart (2009)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [6] 34

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Fleurs 2". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN   978-88-6231-868-6.
  2. 1 2 Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "L'allegrezza del vento fuga i cattivi pensieri". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN   978-88-09-95527-1.
  3. 1 2 La Posta, Annino (2010). "2003-2009: Niente è come sembra". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN   978-88-09-74253-6.
  4. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 47 (dal 14.11.2008 al 20.11.2008)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  5. ↑ "Classifica annuale 2008" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
  6. ↑ "Classifica annuale 2009" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
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