Fleurs (Franco Battiato album)

Fleurs
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released22 October 1999
GenrePop
Length41:05
LabelMercury (Universal Music Italia)
ProducerFranco Battiato
Franco Battiato chronology
Gommalacca
(1997) 		Fleurs
(1999) 		Campi magnetici
(2000)

Fleurs, also graphically rendered as Fleur(s) and FLEURs, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1999. Except for two new songs, the album consists of cover versions of Italian and international classics, mainly from the 1960s.[1] The album was described as "delicate, elegant and enjoyable."[2] The album was followed by Fleurs 3 (2002) and Fleurs 2 (2008).[2] The Battiato's version of The Rolling Stones' "Ruby Tuesday" was later featured in the musical score of Alfonso Cuarón's 2006 film Children of Men.

Track listing

  1. "La canzone dell'amore perduto" – 3:26 (Fabrizio De André)
  2. "Ruby Tuesday" – 3:36 (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards)
  3. "J'entends siffler le train" – 3:09 (Hedy West, Richard Anthony)
  4. "Aria di neve" – 2:52 (Sergio Endrigo)
  5. "Ed io tra di voi" – 2:53 (Sergio Bardotti, Charles Aznavour)
  6. "Te lo leggo negli occhi" – 3:03 (Sergio Bardotti, Sergio Endrigo)
  7. "La canzone dei vecchi amanti (La chanson des vieux amants)" – 3:25 (Jacques Brel)
  8. "Era de maggio" – 3:26 (Mario Pasquale Costa, Salvatore Di Giacomo)
  9. "Che cosa resta (Que reste-t-il de nos amour)" – 3:27 (Charles Trenet, Gesualdo Bufalino)
  10. "Amore che vieni, amore che vai" – 2:27 (Fabrizio De André)
  11. "Medievale" – 2:37 (Manlio Sgalambro, Franco Battiato)
  12. "Invito al viaggio" – 6:44 (Charles Baudelaire, Manlio Sgalambro, Franco Battiato)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Fleurs
Chart (1999) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[3] 4

Certifications

Certifications for Fleurs
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[4]
Sales from 2009 		Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Gino Castaldo (10 October 1999). "Battiato: canto gli anni 60 musica senza nostalgia". La Repubblica. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b Enrico Deregibus (8 October 2010). Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 978-8809756250.
  3. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 22.10.1999 al 28.10.1999)". FIMI. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Italian album certifications – Franco Battiato – Fleurs" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 February 2024.


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