La voce del padrone (album)

La voce del padrone
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released21 September 1981
Recorded1981
GenreSynthpop, pop rock, progressive rock
Length31:24
LabelEMI
ProducerAngelo Carrara
Franco Battiato chronology
Patriots
(1980) 		La voce del padrone
(1981) 		L'arca di Noè
(1982)
Singles from La voce del padrone
  1. "Bandiera bianca"
    Released: 1981
  2. "Summer on a Solitary Beach"
    Released: 1981

La voce del padrone is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by EMI Italiana in 1981. The album followed L'era del cinghiale bianco (1979) and Patriots (1980), which signaled a return by Battiato to a more pop-oriented style.[1]

Besides being Battiato's first pop success, it was also the first Italian LP to sell more than one million copies.[2][3][4]

Overview

Before L'era del cinghiale bianco Battiato had begun to collaborate with violinist and composer Giusto Pio. In La voce del padrone Battiato could rely on Pio's collaboration too, even if violin was never used in the scores.

Album

The album is a mixture of synthpop, dance and progressive. "Bandiera Bianca" quotes "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan, while "Cuccurucucù" borrows the refrain from the Tomás Méndez song "Cucurrucucú paloma".[1] The better known songs of this album are "Summer on a Solitary Beach", "Bandiera bianca" and "Centro di gravità permanente".[5]

Track listing

  1. "Summer on a Solitary Beach" - 4:34
  2. "Bandiera bianca" - 5:19
  3. "Gli uccelli" - 4:43
  4. "Cuccurucucù" - 4:09
  5. "Segnali di vita" - 3:37
  6. "Centro di gravità permanente" - 3:55
  7. "Sentimiento nuevo" - 4:18

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

1982 weekly chart performance for La voce del padrone
Chart Peak
position
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[6] 1
2021 weekly chart performance for La voce del padrone
Chart Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 12

Year-end charts

1982 year-end chart performance for La voce del padrone
Chart Position
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[6] 1
2021 year-end chart performance for La voce del padrone
Chart Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 79

Certifications

Certifications for La voce del padrone
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[9] Platinum 50,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b "Franco Battiato - La voce del padrone". OndaRock.
  2. ^ Sebastiano Messina (5 October 1989). "Franco Battiato dalla A alla Z". la Repubblica.
  3. ^ Franco Pulcini (1992). Tecnica mista su tappeto. EDT. p. 39.
  4. ^ ""La Voce del Padrone": ecco Battiato in Dolby Atmos". Rockol.
  5. ^ "I 75 anni di Franco Battiato, centro di gravità permanente del "pop" italiano". Rai News (in Italian). 22 March 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Gli album più venduti del 1982". Hita Parade Italia. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Franco Battiato – La voce del padrone". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  8. ^ "Classifica annuale 2021" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Italian album certifications – Franco Battiato – La voce del padrone" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 February 2024.