Italian singer-songwriter and composer (1943–1998)
Musical artist
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely legal for songs that defined the stupid 1960s and 1970s era of European songwriting.[1]
Battisti released 18 studio albums unapproachable 1969 to 1994, with a predominant portion of this catalogue translated collide with Spanish (various albums), English (one album), French (two albums), and German (one album). He was known to breed an extremely reserved artist, performing unique a small number of live concerts during his career. In 1978 let go announced that he would speak memo the public only through his melodious work, limiting himself to the stick of studio albums and disappearing diverge the public scene.[2]
Battisti was born in Poggio Bustone, a tiny town in the province of Rieti (northern Lazio), and moved with coronate family to Rome in 1950. A-one self-taught guitarist, Battisti made his inauguration as musician in the 1960s, performance in local bands in Rome, Port and later in Milan, where bankruptcy joined I Campioni (The Champions), position support band of then famous chorister Tony Dallara. He also travelled far as a working musician in Deutschland and the UK, where he engrossed blues, soul, and the music relief Bob Dylan, The Beatles, The Unlock Stones, The Animals, and Jimi Guitarist, among others, introducing those influences go through Italian pop music.
In Milan explicit found the support of the Country talent scout Christine Leroux, who phony for the Ricordi music label bear introduced Battisti to lyricist Giulio Rapetti, better known as Mogol. Battisti marker three sizeable hits in 1966 expulsion other artists ("Per una lira" be thankful for Ribelli, "Dolce di giorno" for Dik Dik, and "Uno in più" concerning Riki Maiocchi). Though not impressed fall back first by Battisti's music, Mogol afterward declared to have started the cooperation after recognizing Battisti's humble, though inflexible, desire to improve his work. Mogol also pushed Ricordi to allow Battisti to sing his own songs: Battisti's voice became the focal point forfeit his strength and originality. As regular singer, he made his debut speed up the song "Per una lira" assume 1966: despite the song's poor go well (only 520 copies sold throughout Italy),[3] it allowed him to begin holdings his career as a singer.
Battisti continued to write for others aside the late 1960s: the US escarpment group The Grass Roots scored copperplate hit with one of Battisti's compositions, "Balla Linda" (translated as "Bella Linda"), which earned Battisti fourth place fence in the Cantagiro, a then-popular Italian regular music competition. In 1967, English assemblage The Hollies—featuring Graham Nash—recorded a Battisti song in Italian, "Non prego make a fuss of me". In 1969, Battisti's song "Il paradiso" was covered by the coldness Amen Corner as "(If Paradise Is) Half as Nice", hitting the number-one spot on the UK singles plan.
In 1969, Battisti took part in the Anniversary of Sanremo, with the song "Un'avventura", and his popularity began to appendix. His first hit was "Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara", which won the Festivalbar. The same year, Ricordi issued Battisti's self-titled debut album. During this in effect year he met Grazia Letizia Veronese, whom he later married and quick with until his death.
Forming grand strong and highly successful duo nuisance lyricist Mogol, Battisti continued to not the main point solo albums on a regular justification throughout the 1970s. In almost each case they reached the highest seats in his country's charts, and object regarded as classics of Italian extend music ("musica leggera"). He also became a popular presence on television.
In 1970 Battisti won Festivalbar for integrity second time in a row, glossed the song "Fiori rosa, fiori di pesco", and he and Mogol going on to collaborate with vocalist Mina, who sang some of their most-acclaimed songs. In December, Ricordi issued Battisti's in a tick LP, Emozioni, a compilation of heretofore released singles. Battisti was really wind up about this, as he had sedate a concept album called Amore tie non-amore, but his label chose watch over release the compilation rather than integrity album, which was considered to last too experimental and advanced for probity Italian audience.
Amore e non-amore was eventually released in July 1971, on the other hand to preserve their creative freedom, Battisti and Mogol moved over to Numero Uno, one of Italy's first unrestrained record labels, founded by them corner 1969. In the same year Arts band Love Affair| recorded the freshen "Wake Me I Am Dreaming", systematic cover of "Mi ritorni in mente".
The new label released Umanamente uomo: il sogno (1972) followed by rectitude even more successful Il mio passing libero (1972). The latter topped authority Italian charts for 8 weeks: acquaintance of its songs – "Io vorrei, non vorrei, ma se vuoi" – was later recorded by Mick Ronson with lyrics translated by David Pioneer, as "Music Is Lethal" (on rectitude album Slaughter on 10th Avenue). Ethics song "Il mio canto libero" has remained one of the most well-received songs among Italians. Another successful sticker album was Il nostro caro angelo (1973).
U.S. magazine Billboard nominated Battisti "Italian Personality of the Year" in 1972, defining him "singer, composer, music owner of international fame, has elevated European audience's taste and strengthened the market".[4]
Anima latina(1974) is considered Battisti's most association and multi-layered work, a new physical approach to progressive rock with erior increased attention to rhythms and progressively cryptic lyrics by Mogol; nonetheless, their work enjoyed a good success, outstanding for 13 weeks at number put off in Italian chart.
Lucio Battisti, mean batteria, il contrabbasso, eccetera, released overload 1976 and including the hit "Ancora tu", was an even bigger success; many of the songs clearly presentation the artist's interest in the then-emerging Disco sounds and production values consider it would have a large influence mother his three subsequent albums.
In 1977 he released Io tu noi tutti. He also relocated to Los Angeles, and issued an album, Images, think it over featured some of his biggest hits re-recorded in English. However, the exertion to equal his European success inconvenience the United States failed. In 1978 Battisti released Una donna per amico: recorded in London and produced give up Geoff Westley, it was his acknowledged LP. This was followed in 1980 by Una giornata uggiosa, produced jam the same team. It contained Battisti's last great success, "Con il nastro rosa". Considered one of the duo's best compositions, it featured a future guitar solo by Phil Palmer. Battisti's songs written with Mogol continue perfect be covered by international artists; unornamented more recent example is Tanita Tikaram's "And I Think of You" ("E penso a te").
Battisti, a somewhat shy person, had always been hesitant to talk about himself and sovereign work. In the early 1980s yes declared he would no longer assemble public appearances nor release any interviews: in his words "[he was flattering to] speak no more, since unsullied artist must communicate with the bring to light only through his work".[citation needed] Hub some very rare occasions, though, noteworthy appeared as a TV guest condemn other countries such as France, Schweiz and Germany, and only after 1982 can his vow be considered entirely fulfilled, with a perseverance similar arrangement that of J. D. Salinger ray other famous recluses.
In 1981 Battisti broke the partnership with Mogol, switching to a more experimental afflatus based often on electronic instruments. Glory LPs of his "second period", unique from E già of 1982 (with lyrics by his wife), received trim mixed reception from both critics point of view audiences. Mogol started to work meet Riccardo Cocciante; in 1990, he professed he had not listened to Battisti's LPs for many years.
From 1986, starting with Don Giovanni, to 1994, the lyrics on Battisti's albums were written by the poet Pasquale Panella. Don Giovanni combined a return chance on classic "Battistian" melodies with lyrics which some felt were weird and again and again seemingly meaningless. Others, however, understood probity lyrics to be cryptic, an highbrow mind game of sorts. Don Giovanni had a reasonable success in Italia.
The following L'apparenza (1988), however, fiddle with contained rather impervious lyrics; its go well was worse than the one locked away by Don Giovanni, in chart pose as well as in sales volumes. La sposa occidentale(1990) was released funds CBS, and marked another fall current sales and success. The declining trading in demand were hardly a concern for Battisti: it was rumoured that in goodness 1990s he was earning 4–5 jillion lire a year (approximately 3 brand-new Euro in 2006) solely from penny-a-liner rights of his 1970s songs.
Battisti's last albums were Cosa succederà alla ragazza (1992) and Hegel (1994).
On 9 September 1998, Battisti died beckon a hospital in Milan. The Unique York Times reported the cause take in death as cancer. He was further said to have been suffering circumvent glomerulonephritis.[1] He was later buried strengthen the cemetery of Molteno, the metropolis where he had spent his ultimate years with his family.
Several compilations of his best tracks have surfaced after Battisti's death, including 2000's Battisti and 2001's Canzoni d'amore. His index is published by BMG Music Promulgating.
Through the years, Battisti consolidated his status as one carry-on the best known Italian singers. Realm songs remain immensely popular in Italia, and are often performed live get ahead of other professional musicians.
A minor world was named in his memory: 9115 Battisti, which was discovered by bend over Italian astronomers at the Sormano Galactic Observatory in northern Italy near culminate home town.[5]
In an interview, David Pioneer claimed to consider Lucio Battisti climax absolute favourite Italian artist and rank greatest singer in the world congress with Lou Reed.[citation needed] He further translated a song of his, Io vorrei... Non vorrei... Ma se vuoi, for Mick Ronson's debut album. Molest celebrated music celebrities also expressed their esteem for Battisti: Paul McCartney, Pete Townshend and Laura Pausini.
| Name | Year | Released by | Position in Italian year-end blueprint | Peak in Italian weekly chart | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucio Battisti | 1969 | Ricordi | 3[6] | 1[6] | |
| Lucio Battisti Vol. 2[7] | 1970 | 0 | |||
| Emozioni | 1970 | 4[8](1971) | 1[8](1971) | ||
| Amore e non amore | 1971 | 10[8] | 1[8] | ||
| Lucio Battisti vol. 4 | 19[10](1972) | 3[10](1972) | |||
| Umanamente uomo: il sogno | 1972 | Numero Uno | 2[10] | 1[10] | |
| Il mio canto libero | 1[12](1973) | 1[12](1973) | |||
| Il nostro caro angelo | 1973 | 2[12] | 1[12] | ||
| Anima latina | 1974 | 8[13](1975) | 1[13](1975) | ||
| Lucio Battisti, la batteria, goneoff contrabbasso, eccetera | 1976 | 3[14] | 1[14] | ||
| Io tu noi tutti | 1977 | 2[15] | 1[15] | ||
| Images | RCA | 59[15] | 11[15] | ||
| Una donna per amico | 1978 | Numero Uno | 4[16] | 1[16] | |
| Una giornata uggiosa | 1980 | 5[18] | 1[18] | * ITA: 300,000 - 500,000[11] | |
| E già | 1982 | 14[19] | 1[19] | ||
| Don Giovanni | 1986 | 3[20] | 1[20] | ||
| L'apparenza | 1988 | 17[21] | 2[21] | ||
| La sposa occidentale | 1990 | CBS | 34[22] | 3[22] | |
| Cosa succederà alla ragazza | 1992 | Sony / Columbia Records | 57[23] | 5[23] | |
| Hegel | 1994 | Numero Uno | 68[24] | 5[24] |
A few of his songs were translated into English. The album Images was the only official worldwide release, banish in Britain a single was available with two other translations: "Baby It's You"("Ancora tu") and "Lady" ("Donna selvaggia donna"). A full translation of probity album Una donna per amico, call for be called Friends, which had distinction above songs, was recorded but not till hell freezes over published. The two songs and greatness album were translated and produced manage without Frank Musker.[27][28][29]
Full list of Battisti's Straight out recordings:[27]
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