''Fleurs'', also graphically rendered as ''Fleur(s)'' and ''FLEURs'', is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter
Franco Battiato
Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...
, issued in 1999. Except for two new songs, the album consists of cover versions of Italian and international classics, mainly from the 1960s.
The album was described as "delicate, elegant and enjoyable."
The album was followed by ''Fleurs 3'' (2002) and ''Fleurs 2'' (2008).
[ The Battiato's version of ]The Rolling Stones
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' " Ruby Tuesday" was later featured in the musical score of Alfonso Cuarón
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's 2006 film '' Children of Men''.
Track listing
# ''La canzone dell'amore perduto'' – 3:26 (Fabrizio De André
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)
# '' Ruby Tuesday'' – 3:36 (Mick Jagger
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, Keith Richards
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)
# '' J'entends siffler le train'' – 3:09 (Hedy West
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, Richard Anthony)
# ''Aria di neve'' – 2:52 (Sergio Endrigo
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)
# ''Ed io tra di voi'' – 2:53 (Sergio Bardotti
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Born in Pavia, Bardotti studied piano for seven years and graduated from conservatory with a degree in Theory and Solfeg ...
, Charles Aznavour
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)
# ''Te lo leggo negli occhi'' – 3:03 (Sergio Bardotti, Sergio Endrigo)
# ''La canzone dei vecchi amanti (La chanson des vieux amants)'' – 3:25 (Jacques Brel
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)
# ''Era de maggio'' – 3:26 (Mario Pasquale Costa, Salvatore Di Giacomo
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)
# ''Che cosa resta (Que reste-t-il de nos amour)'' – 3:27 (Charles Trenet
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, Gesualdo Bufalino
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Gesualdo Bufalino was born in Comiso, Sicily. He studied literature and was a high-school professor in his hometown, for most of his life ...
)
# ''Amore che vieni, amore che vai'' – 2:27 (Fabrizio De André
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)
# ''Medievale'' – 2:37 (Manlio Sgalambro
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Philosophical production
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, Franco Battiato
Francesco "Franco" Battiato (; 23 March 1945 – 18 May 2021) was an Italian musician, singer, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes, a ...
)
# ''Invito al viaggio'' – 6:44 (Charles Baudelaire
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, Manlio Sgalambro, Franco Battiato)
References
1999 albums
Franco Battiato albums
Italian-language albums
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