''Tracks'' is the first
compilation album by Italian singer-songwriter
Vasco Rossi
Vasco Rossi (born 7 February 1952), also known mononymously as Vasco or with the nickname Il Blasco, is an Italian singer-songwriter and poet. During his career, he has published 30 albums (not including unofficial releases) and has written over ...
, released by
EMI Records on 22 November 2002.
''Tracks'' was released as a double album featuring 24 songs, including hits released by Vasco Rossi at the beginning of his career, such as "Splendida giornata", as well as more recent singles.
It was preceded by the single "Generale", a previously unreleased live cover of the song originally written and recorded by
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.
He is of ...
. The single was recorded live on 7 July 1995 at the
San Siro
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro, is a football stadium in the San Siro district of Milan, Italy, which is the home of A.C. Milan and Inter Milan. It has a seating capacity of 80,018, making it one of the largest stadiums i ...
stadium in Milan.
The album was the best-selling record of 2002 in Italy. According to EMI Record, it had sold more than 650,000 units by the end of the year, despite being released in late November.
''Tracks'' also received a nomination for Best Italian Album at the
Italian Music Awards
The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.
The awards were given by an aca ...
2003.
Track listing
;Disc 1
;Disc 2
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2002 compilation albums
EMI Records compilation albums
Vasco Rossi albums
Italian-language albums