Lucio Dalla (album)

Lucio Dalla
Studio album by Lucio Dalla
Released	February 1979 [1]
Genre	Avant-rock, pop
Length	37:19
Label	RCA Italia
Producer	Renzo Cremonini, Alessandro Colombini
Lucio Dalla chronology
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Lucio Dalla (1979) is an album by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla.

Background

The second LP for which Dalla wrote both lyrics and music, Lucio Dalla was released by RCA Italiana, and is generally considered among his finest works. It contains some of his most popular songs, such as "Anna e Marco", "Milano" and "L'anno che verrà". "Cosa sarà", written with Ron, is sung together with Francesco De Gregori. The second half of the album features a string orchestra. ^[2]

Release

The album was originally scheduled for release in late 1978, but RCA chose to postpone it to push sales of the Dalla-De Gregori single "Ma come fanno i marinai" for the 1978 Christmas period. ^[3] It was eventually released in February 1979. ^[1]

Reception

The album got a massive success, selling over 500,000 copies and resulting as the most sold album of the year. ^[1]

Track listing

All songs by Lucio Dalla, except "Cosa sarà", music co-written with Ron.

1. "L'ultima luna" (5:40)
2. "Stella di mare" (5:56)
3. "La signora" (3:59)
4. "Milano" (3:28)
5. "Anna e Marco" (3:41)
6. "Tango" (3:56)
7. "Cosa sarà" (4:20) ft. Francesco De Gregori
8. "Notte" (3:37)
9. "L'anno che verrà" (4:24)

Charts

Chart performance for Lucio Dalla

Chart (1979–1980)	Peak position
Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [4]	2

References

1. Assante, Ernesto; Castaldo, Gino (23 February 2021). "Caro amico ti scrivo". Lucio Dalla (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN   978-88-357-0801-8.
2. Wiser, Danny (2020-12-27). "ITALY: Lucio Dalla - Lucio Dalla". 200worldalbums.com. Retrieved 2023-10-21.
3. Pistone, Federico (22 February 2022). "Lucio Dalla". Tutto Dalla. Lit Edizioni. ISBN   978-88-9277-114-7.
4. Racca, Guido (2019). M&D Borsa Album 1964–2019. p. 148. ISBN   978-1094705002.