''De Gregori'' is an album by Italian singer-songwriter
Francesco De Gregori
Francesco De Gregori OMRI (born 4 April 1951) is an Italian singer-songwriter. In Italy, he is popularly known as "Il Principe dei cantautori" ("The Prince of the singer-songwriters"), a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.
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. It was released in 1978 by
RCA
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Italia.
The album
''De Gregori'' was released after a period in which the author had retired from music, working as a clerk in a bookshop. The composition of the album's most famous track, "
Generale
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", convinced him to return as a full-time singer-songwriter.
"Raggio di sole" is dedicated to De Gregori's recently born twins. "Due zingari" features saxophone parts by the renowned Italian jazz musician
Mario Schiano.
Track listing
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" – 4:19
#"Natale" – 2:35
#"L'impiccato" – 3:59
#"Babbo in prigione" – 2:10
#"Renoir" – 2:37
#"Renoir (seconda versione)" – 2:22
#"Il '56" – 3:05
#"La campana" – 3:38
#"Raggio di sole" – 3:08
#"Due zingari" – 4:16
All songs written by Francesco De Gregori.
Personnel
*Francesco De Gregori – Vocals, Producer
*Mario Scardala – Artwork
*Mario Scotti – Bass (Electric)
*George Sims – guitar
References
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1978 albums
Francesco De Gregori albums
RCA Records albums