| Malafemmina | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Alan Moulder, Gianna Nannini | |||
| Gianna Nannini chronology | ||||
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Malafemmina is Gianna Nannini's eighth studio album, and tenth album overall.
| Malafemmina | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Spring 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Alan Moulder, Gianna Nannini | |||
| Gianna Nannini chronology | ||||
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Malafemmina is Gianna Nannini's eighth studio album, and tenth album overall.
The album's lead single "Hey bionda" was released in July 1988. [1] The single, described as "an anti-war tarantella dance song", became the opening theme song of the 1988 Festivalbar. [1]
The album was released on 5 September 1988. [1] A Malafemmina Tour to promote the album, consisting of 48 dates across 10 countries, was held between October and December 1988. [1]
Produced by Nannini and Alan Moulder, Malafemmina is a concept album which in each song explores of a different facet of the female universe, and has been described as "an attempt to make a Mediterranean rock in which Maghrebi rhythms are fused, often happily, with the Anglo-American-derived harmonic archetype." [1]
| Chart (1988-9) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] | 12 |
| Italy ( Musica e dischi ) [3] | 2 |
| Sweden (Topplistan) [2] | 12 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [2] | 5 |
| West Germany (Media Control) [2] | 12 |
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