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Franco Battiato
Apriti Sesamo
Album IT 2012 on Universal Music label
Rock and Pop (Vocal, Pop Rock)
3-panel digipak with plastic clear slipcase. Recorded and mixed at Pinaxa Studio, Milano Mastering at Nautilus Mastering, Milano Track 1 contains quotes by S.Teresa d'Avila; Track 2 contains quotes by Dante Alighieri; Track 5 free adaptation from "Passacaglia della vita" by Stefano Landi (1587-1639); Track 7 contains music by C.W. Gluck included text of introductory theme; Track 10 contains two themes taken from "Sherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. P) 2012 Universal Music Italia s.r.l. C) 2012 Universal Music Italia s.r.l. Made in the E.U. [CD] Made in Germany by EDC
Musicians
 | Franco Battiato voc, *1945 IT lead vocals, uncredited, producer, arranged by, album by, lyrics by, music by |
 | Faso b, eb, *1965 IT bass |
 | Luca Simoncini vc, IT cello, nuovo quartetto italiano |
 | Pino Pischetola sampler, dr machine, IT programmed by, drum programming, ritmiche, recorded by, mixed by |
 | Gavin Harrison dr, perc, *1963 GB drums |
 | Polystudio , photography by, design, cover design, graphics, progetto grafico |
 | Simon Tong g, key, *1972 GB guitar |
 | Carlo Boccadoro p, perc, organ, hammond |
 | Gianluca Ruggeri mar, perc, percussion |
 | Sebastiano Facco photography by, ritratto |
 | Carlo Guaitoli p, key, piano |
 | Nuovo Quartetto Italiano , *1985 strings |
 | Demetrio Comuzzi , IT viola, nuovo quartetto italiano |
 | Alessandro Simoncini vn, IT violin, nuovo quartetto italiano |
 | Luigi Mazza vn, IT violin, nuovo quartetto italiano |
| Chiara Vergati vocals |
 | Manlio Sgalambro voc, 1924-2014 IT lyrics by |
 | Stefano Landi , 1587-1639 IT composed by, passacaglia della vita |
 | Christoph Willibald Gluck , 1714-1787 DE composed by, theme and music |
 | Nabil Salameh voc, adapted by (text), lyrics by |
 | Ibn Hamdis , text by |
 | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , *1844 RU composed by, themes |
Producers
| Andrea Morandini photography by, design, cover design |
| Francesca Zucchi photography by, design, cover design |
| Francesco Messina photography by, design, cover design |
| Francesco Cattini executive-producer, management, live booking |
| Laura Vinciguerra liner notes |
| Antonio Baglio mastered by |
| Angelo Privitera producer, assistenza alla preproduzione |
| Pat Simonini technician, assistente di studio |
Album Tracks
| No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Un Irresistibile Richiamo | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:37 |
| 2 | Testamento | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:36 |
| 3 | Quand'Ero Giovane | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:44 |
| 4 | Eri Con Me | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 4:00 |
| 5 | Passacaglia | Franco Battiato | Stefano Landi, Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:24 |
| 6 | La Polvere Del Branco | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:59 |
| 7 | Caliti Junku | Franco Battiato | Christoph Willibald Gluck, Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:21 |
| 8 | Aurora | Franco Battiato | Manlio Sgalambro, Nabil Salameh | 3:44 |
| 9 | Il Serpente | Franco Battiato | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:37 |
| 10 | Apriti Sesamo (Bonus Track) | Franco Battiato | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:33 |
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