''Signora Bovary'' is an album of Italian singer-songwriter

Francesco Guccini Francesco Guccini (, born 14 June 1940) is an Italian singer-songwriter, considered one of the most important '' cantautori'' of his time. During the five decades of his music career he has recorded 16 studio albums and collections, and 6 live a ...

. It was released in 1987 by

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

The album

"Signora Bovary" is a poetic variation of

Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert ( , , ; 12 December 1821 – 8 May 1880) was a French novelist. Highly influential, he has been considered the leading exponent of literary realism in his country. According to the literary theorist Kornelije Kvas, "in Flauber ...

's 1857 novel ''

Madame Bovary ''Madame Bovary'' (; ), originally published as ''Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners'' ( ), is a novel by France, French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The eponymous character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities ...

''. "Culodritto" is dedicated to Guccini's daughter, Teresa, who was 9 at the time. "Van Loon" is about Guccini's father, who was a reader of the books of the 1930s science writer

Hendrik Willem van Loon Hendrik Willem van Loon (January 14, 1882 – March 11, 1944) was a Dutch-American historian, journalist, and children's book author. Life He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands, the son of Hendrik Willem van Loon and Elisabeth Johanna Hanken. ...

. The long suite "Keaton" was co-written by

Claudio Lolli Claudio Lolli (March 28, 1950 – August 17, 2018) was an Italian singer-songwriter, poet, writer and secondary school teacher. Career Claudio Lolli first came to public attention by Francesco Guccini to EMI Italiana, who produced his first L ...

, who had found difficulties in releasing it: as Guccini liked it, he published in his new album after minor modification. The last stanzas deals with the American actor

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent film work, in which his trademark was physical comedy accompanied by a stoic, deadpan expression ...

Personnel

*Francesco Guccini - voice and guitar * Juan Carlos "Flaco" Biondini - guitars *

Ares Tavolazzi Ares Tavolazzi (born July 1948) is an Italian bass player and jazz musician born in Ferrara. Biography Tavolazzi studied cello and double bass in the Music School of Ferrara and began his career as bassist playing for Carmen Villani in a beat g ...

- bass *

Ellade Bandini Ellade Bandini (born 17 July 1946, Ferrara, Italy) is an Italian drummer. Bandini started his prolific career at the young age of 17. Among his notable collaborations in pop music and jazz are Francesco Guccini, Fabrizio De André, Paolo Conte, ...

- drums *

Vince Tempera Vince Tempera (born 18 September 1946) is an Italian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and conductor. Born in Milan as Vincenzo Tempera, he graduated in piano and composition at the Conservatory, then he started his musical activity co ...

- piano, keyboards *Antonio Marangolo - saxophone *Juan José Mosalini - bandoneon

Track listing

*"Scirocco" (5:40) *"Signora Bovary" (4:36) *"Van Loon" (5:44) *"Culodritto" (2:39) *"Keaton" (10:12) *"Le piogge d'aprile" (3:51) *"Canzone di notte N°3" (5:20) {{Authority control 1987 albums Adaptations of works by Gustave Flaubert Francesco Guccini albums