''Notti, guai e libertà'' (

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for ''Nights, Trouble and Freedom'') is a studio album by

singer

Patty Pravo Patty Pravo (born Nicoletta Strambelli on 9 April 1948) is an Italian singer. She debuted in 1966 and remained most successful commercially for the rest of the 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Having suffered a decline in popularity in the followin ...

, released in 1998 by

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Overview

Most of the material on the album was written specially for Patty by some of the most renowned Italian songwriters, such as

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, and

Enrico Ruggeri Enrico Ruggeri (born 5 June 1957) is an Italian singer-songwriter. Biography A native of Milan, Ruggeri made his debut in the 1970s with the punk band Decibel. In 1981 he began his solo career and established himself as a songwriter: his most ...

, as well as young artists Alex Baroni and

Rosario Di Bella Rosario Di Bella (born 27 July 1963) is an Italian composer, singer-songwriter, music arranger and musician. Background Born in Zafferana Etnea, Catania, Di Bella studied piano and medicine at the University of Catania. After a long period spen ...

. "Les Etrangers" ( French for "Strangers") is a

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of "Merci bon Dieu", written by

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and first released by

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on his 1957 album '' An Evening with Belafonte''. An instrumental version of the song, "Des Etrangers", is included as a secret recording in track 10, following the final song and a one-minute silence. Only on vinyl editions of the album are the two recordings billed separately. "Les Etrangers" was released as the lead single accompanied by a music video filmed in a mine located in

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. The song was performed at the

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with "Strada per un'altra città" (Italian for "Road to Another City") which in turn served as the second single, followed by "Emma Bovary" later in 1998. A

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of "Angelus" was released as the fourth and final single. ''Notti, guai e libertà'' met with positive critical reception and is regarded one of Patty Pravo's best works. It also was a commercial success and entered the Italian charts at no. 5. The album sold 150,000 copies as of late 1998.

Track listing

#"Les Etrangers" (

, Mauro Paoluzzi,

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Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla (; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012) was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of " Caruso" (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso, and ...

) – 5:09 #"Strada per un'altra città" ( Bruno Bergonzi, Michele Vicino,

) – 5:09 #"Emma Bovary" (

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) – 4:53 #"Angelus" (

) – 5:15 #"Baby blu" (Mauro Paoluzzi,

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, Vincenzo Incenzo) – 5:25 #"Sylvian" ( Nicoletta Strambelli, Mauro Paoluzzi,

Adelio Cogliati Adelio Cogliati (10 July 1948 – 29 December 2018) was an Italian lyricist and record producer. Life and career Born in Milan, Cogliati started his music career in 1964 as a member of some local musical groups. He is mainly known for his pro ...

) – 4:10 #"Per un sogno vincente" (

Mario Lavezzi Bruno Mario Lavezzi (born 8 May 1948) is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, record producer and guitarist. Life and career Born in Milan, he studied piano and guitar at the Scuola Civica di Milano. He started his career in 1963, as the s ...

Oscar Avogadro Oscar Avogadro (9 August 1951 – 30 September 2010) was an Italian lyricist. Born in Turin, Avogadro debuted in the late 1960s as the vocalist of the short-lived vocal group . After the group disbanded, he started a career as a lyricist, getting ...

) – 4:50 #"Treno di panna" (Mauro Paoluzzi,

Loredana Bertè Loredana Bertè (; born 20 September 1950) is an Italian singer and actress. In her long career she has worked with prominent Italian songwriters such as Pino Daniele, Ivano Fossati, Mario Lavezzi, Mango and Enrico Ruggeri, among others; her siste ...

Roberto Vecchioni Roberto Vecchioni (born 25 June 1943) is an Italian singer-songwriter, singer-lyricist, lyricist, teacher and writer. Biography Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, Province of Monza and Brianza, to a Neapolitan family . In 1968 he graduated i ...

) – 5:21 #"Una casa nuova" (

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) – 3:54 #"Sweet Love" (Paul Buchanan,

, Alex Baroni) – 10:08

Charts

References

External links

''Notti, guai e libertà'' – official audio
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