Blue's

Blue's
Studio album by
Zucchero
Released15 June 1987
RecordedSeptember 1986 – February 1987
StudioFonoprint, (Bologna)
UMBI Studios (Modena)
Eel Pie Studios (London)
Townhouse Studios (West London)[1]
GenreRock, blues, pop
Length47:19
LabelPolydor Records
ProducerCorrado Rustici
Zucchero chronology
Rispetto
(1986) 		Blue's
(1987) 		Oro Incenso & Birra
(1989)

Blue's is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari. It was released on 15 June 1987, with Fornaciari credited as "Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari". The album sold over 1.3 million copies.[2]: 168 

The success that Zucchero had experienced at music festivals in the early 1980s, including several appearances at the Sanremo Music Festival,[3] eventually attracted the attention of foreign musicians.[2]: 168  After travelling to the United States in the mid-1980s, he returned with a new band including some American musicians and a focus on the blues.[3] Among them was keyboardist David Sancious.[2]: 168  The tour following the release of the album included performances featuring Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, and B. B. King.[2]: 168  The album elevated Zucchero's reputation internationally

It became the best-selling album internationally by an Italian musician, until it was overtaken by Zucchero's subsequent studio album Oro Incenso & Birra in 1989.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Zucchero Fornaciari, except where indicated

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Blue's introduction" 0:14
2."Con le mani"Zucchero, Gino Paoli4:42
3."Pippo" 4:44
4."Dune mosse"Zucchero, M. Figliè5:35
5."Bambino io, bambino tu (Legenda)" 5:03
6."Non ti sopporto più" 4:38
7."Senza una donna" 4:26
8."Into the groove" 0:23
9."Hey man"Zucchero, Gino Paoli4:30
10."Solo una sana e consapevole libidine salva il giovane dallo stress e dall'azione cattolica" 4:51
11."Hai scelto me" 2:27
12."Dune mosse" (instrumental) 5:35

Personnel

  • Zucchero – vocals, piano
  • Giorgio Francis – drums
  • Rosario Jermano – percussion
  • Polo Jones – bass
  • Corrado Rustici – guitar
  • David Sancious – keyboards
  • Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
  • Andrew Love – saxophone
  • Clarence Clemons – saxophone
  • Eric Daniel – saxophone
  • James Thompson, Aida Cooper, Arthur Miles, Simona Pirone, Coro di Voci Maschili della Chiesa Avventista – backing vocals
  • John Etchells – sound engineer

References

  1. ^ "Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari : Blue's". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Killinger, Charles (2005). Culture and customs of Italy. Culture and customs of Europe. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32489-1.
  3. ^ a b Moliterno, Gino (2000). "Zucchero". In Moliterno, Gino (ed.). Encyclopedia of contemporary Italian culture. Routledge. ISBN 0-203-44025-0.


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