L'imboscata (transl. The ambush) is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Mercury Records in 1996. After some more experimental albums and meditative songs, the album marked the return of Battiato to a rock sound and to a massive commercial success, mainly pushed by the success of the song "La cura".[1]
For this album Battiato changed his songwriting technique, composing most of the music on the guitar and not on the piano.[2]
The album was recorded between June and August 1996 at Plus XXX Studio in Paris and Digital Studio in Capri.[3] Among the musicians who collaborated to the album, were David Rhodes, Gavin Harrison, Antonella Ruggiero, Giovanni Lindo Ferretti, and Nicola Walker Smith (the wife and collaborator of composer Geoff Smith).[2][3]
Antoine-Jean Gros' Battle of the Pyramids was chosen as cover art.[2][3] The album was dedicated to the Sicilian novelist Gesualdo Bufalino, who had died in June.[3][4]
Anticipated by the lead single "Strani giorni", the album was released on 24 October 1996.[3] It was the first album of Battiato with Mercury Records, after 17 years with EMI.[3] The album was also released in a limited edition, which included a booklet with writings of Sgalambro and Battiato, plus Battiato's paintings illustrating each song.[4] In 1997, it was released a Spanish-language version of the album, La Emboscada.[4] The same year, it was released the VHS L'Imboscata Tour 1997, with the songs of the album performed by Battiato in a concert at Forum di Assago on 4 April 1997.[4]
The album marked a return to commercial success for Battiato, and in a few weeks it sold twice as much as the previous album.[2]
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