Una giornata uggiosa

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Una giornata uggiosa
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Studio album by
Lucio Battisti
ReleasedJanuary 1980
Genre Rock, pop
Length44:07
Label Numero Uno – ZPLN 34084
Producer Geoff Westley
Lucio Battisti chronology
Una donna per amico
(1978)		Una giornata uggiosa
(1980)		 E già
(1982)
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Amore mio di provincia
Amore mio di provincia, track #6
Una giornata uggiosa
The title track, Una giornata uggiosa
Con il nastro rosa
The guitar solo of Con il nastro rosa, played by Phil Palmer
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Una giornata uggiosa (A gloomy day) is an album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in January 1980 by Numero Uno.

The album was Italy's fifth best-selling album in 1980. [3] It was also the last one to feature his collaboration with lyricist Mogol. It was recorded at the Townhouse Studios and CTS in London, and mixed at The Manor in Oxfordshire between June and December 1979.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Lucio Battisti.

  1. "Il monolocale" (The Flat) – 4:50
  2. "Arrivederci a questa sera" (Goodbye To This Evening) – 4:15
  3. "Gelosa cara" (Jealous Darling) – 3:53
  4. "Orgoglio e dignità" (Pride And Dignity) – 4:28
  5. "Una vita viva" (An Alive Life) – 4:04
  6. "Amore mio di provincia" (My Love of Province) – 4:12
  7. "Questo amore" (This Love) – 4:18
  8. "Perché non sei una mela" (Why Aren't You an Apple?) – 3:29
  9. "Una giornata uggiosa" (A Gloomy Day) – 5:13
  10. "Con il nastro rosa" (With The Pink Ribbon) – 5:03

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References

  1. ↑ "Una Giornata Uggiosa". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ↑ Francesco Buffoli. "Lucio Battisti. Un'emozione italiana" (in Italian). Ondarock. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. ↑ "Classifica degli album più venduti del 1980" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
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