''Litfiba 3'' is the third studio album from the Italian rock band
Litfiba
Litfiba was an Italian Rock music, rock musical band, band formed in Florence, Italy, in early 1980.
The band evolved from British-influenced new wave rock to a more personal rock sound influenced by Mediterranean vibes; their songs are mostly ...
that ends the "Trilogy of power" started with first album''
Desaparecido''. It is the last album on which
new wave influences can be heard.
Lyrics deal much with social and political criticism. "Louisiana" is about the
death penalty and doubts about guilt, through the example of sentenced
Willie Jasper Darden (depicted in the cover). "Santiago" is about
Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II ( la, Ioannes Paulus II; it, Giovanni Paolo II; pl, Jan Paweł II; born Karol Józef Wojtyła ; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his ...
's visit to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an dictator
Augusto Pinochet
Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...
. "Tex" is about the
genocide
Genocide is the intentional destruction of a people—usually defined as an ethnic, national, racial, or religious group—in whole or in part. Raphael Lemkin coined the term in 1944, combining the Greek word (, "race, people") with the Lat ...
of
Native Americans.
Track listing
#"Santiago" – 3:38
#"Amigo" – 3:20
#"Louisiana" – 5:32
#"Ci sei solo tu" – 4:58
#"Paname" – 4:57
#"Cuore di vetro" – 4:55
#"Tex" – 3:33
#"Peste" – 5:30
#"Corri" – 3:49
#"Bambino" – 5:16
Some editions for export outside
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
also contains 5 live bonus tracks and a different front cover :
11. "Come un dio" – 8:05
12. "Resta" – 3:00
13. "Apapaia" – 4:59
14. "Re del silenzio" – 5:21
15. "Tziganata" – 4:35
Personnel
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Piero Pelù
Pietro "Piero" Pelù (born 10 February 1962) is an Italian singer and songwriter, best known for his work with the Italian band Litfiba. He was born in Florence.
In July 1999, Pelù quit Litfiba. In 2000, he released his first solo album ''N ...
– Vocals
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Ghigo Renzulli – Guitars
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Ringo de Palma – Drums
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Antonio Aiazzi – Keyboards
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Gianni Maroccolo – Bass
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Candelo Cabezas – Percussions
*Francesco Magnelli –
Piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...
*Guido Guidoboni –
Harmonica
*Francesca Mariotti –
Castanets
Castanets, also known as ''clackers'' or ''palillos'', are a percussion instrument (idiophone), used in Spanish, Kalo, Moorish, Ottoman, Italian, Sephardic, Swiss, and Portuguese music. In ancient Greece and ancient Rome there was a simil ...
*Daniele Trambusti –
Percussions
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Certifications and sales
References
External links
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Litfiba albums
1988 albums
EMI Records albums
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