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Caffè de la Paix
Caffè de la Paix
Studio album by Franco Battiato
Released	1993
Length	31:24
Label	EMI Italiana
Franco Battiato chronology

Caffè de la Paix is the seventeenth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released in 1993.

Background

Following the two operas Genesi and Gilgamesh and the classical music-influenced Come un cammello in una grondaia, Caffè de la Paix rapresents a partial return of Battiato to a more modern song form, mostly because of its use of electric guitars and the return of a rhythm section.^[1] The album's arrangements ends to combine classical orchestral sounds, modern sounds and traditional oriental sounds,^[2] mostly thanks to the use of traditional instruments such as oud, qanun, sarod, tabla and tambouras.^[1]

Production

The album was recorded between Real World Studios in London and Morning Studio in Milan.^[1]^[3] Among the musicians who collaborated to the album, were Gavin Harrison, John Giblin, Jakko Jakszyk and Hossam Ramzy.^[1] It is the first Battiato album from 1979 L'era del cinghiale bianco on which Giusto Pio does not collaborate.^[1] The album and the lead single are titled after the Café de la Paix in Paris.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Release

The album was released on 7 October 1993.^[3]

Track listing

*Caffè de la Paix* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Caffè de la Paix"	Franco Battiato	4:26
2.	"Fogh in Nakhal"	Traditional	3:33
3.	"Atlantide"	Battiato Fleur Jaeggy	3:58
4.	"Sui giardini della preesistenza"	Battiato	3:48
5.	"Delenda Carthago"	Battiato Angelo Arioli	3:59
6.	"Ricerca sul terzo"	Battiato	3:59
7.	"Lode all'inviolato"	Battiato	3:53
8.	"Haiku"	Battiato Arioli	3:48

Charts

Chart performance for *Caffè de la Paix*
Chart (1993)	Peak position
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[4]	3

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Caffè de la Paix". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
^ ^a ^b La Posta, Annino (2010). "1990-1994: Nel regno della quiete". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-74253-6.
^ ^a ^b ^c Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "Le sabbie colorate di un deserto". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-95527-1.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2023. Set "Tipo" on "Album". Then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Paix".