Svalutation | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1976 | |||
Genre | Pop music | |||
Length | 34:04 | |||
Label | Clan Celentano | |||
Producer | Clan Celentano | |||
Adriano Celentano chronology | ||||
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Svalutation is the 16th album by Italian singer Adriano Celentano, issued in 1976. The word "svalutation" is a mock English word coined after the Italian "svalutazione", which correctly translates to "devaluation", and the title track ironizes on the Italian economical and political crisis of the time. [1]
The album named a television musical variety show, written and presented by the same Celentano and broadcast on Rai 3 in 1992. [1]
Chart (1976) | Peak position |
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Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [2] | 7 |
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