Ferro battuto

Ferro battuto
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released2001
Length44:49
LabelSony Records
Franco Battiato chronology
Campi magnetici
(2000) 		Ferro battuto
(2001) 		Fleurs 3
(2002)

Ferro battuto (lit. 'Wrought iron') is the twenty-second studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released in 2001.

Production

Battiato started working on the album in August 2000.[1] It was recorded between Battiato's house in Milo, Whitfield Street Studios and Angel Recording Studios in London.[2][3]

Among the musicians who collaborated to the album, were David Rhodes, Gavyn Wright, and Sonia Jones, while Natacha Atlas and Simple Minds' Jim Kerr were guests in two songs.[3]

The cover art parodies the early 1900s Russian political posters, and was realized by Moltimedia Fattoria Digitale.[1][2][3]

Release and reception

The album was released on 13 April 2001.[2][3] The same year, it was released a Spanish-language version of the album, Hierro forjado.[1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Running against the grain"Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro3:43
2."Bist du bei mir"Battiato, Sgalambro4:21
3."La quiete dopo un addio"Battiato, Sgalambro3:55
4."Personalità empirica"Battiato, Sgalambro3:37
5."Il cammino interminabile"Battiato, Sgalambro3:46
6."Lontananze d'azzurro"Battiato, Sgalambro3:29
7."Hey Joe"William Billy Roberts3:35
8."Sarcofagia"Battiato, Sgalambro3:43
9."Scherzo in minore"Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Battiato, Sgalambro3:23
10."Il potere del canto"Battiato, Sgalambro11:17

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[4] 2

References

  1. ^ a b c La Posta, Annino (2010). "2000-2003:Seguendo le linee per moto contrario". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-74253-6.
  2. ^ a b c Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "E adesso la mia vita fugge in diagonale". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-95527-1.
  3. ^ a b c d Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Ferro battuto". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
  4. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 13.04.2001 al 19.04.2001)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2024.