''Una donna per amico'' (''A woman as friend'') is an album by the Italian singer and songwriter
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti (5 March 1943 – 9 September 1998) was an influential Italian singer-songwriter and composer. He is widely recognized for songs that defined the late 1960s and 1970s era of Italian songwriting.
Battisti released 18 studio albums ...
. It was released in December 1978 by
Numero Uno.
The album was Italy's fourth best-selling album in 1978.
It appears at 3rd place in the ''100 greatest Italian albums of all time'' list published in 2012 by Italian edition of ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
'' magazine.
The album was recorded at
The Manor Studio
The Manor Studio (a.k.a. The Manor) was a recording studio in the manor house at the village of Shipton-on-Cherwell in Oxfordshire, England, north of the city of Oxford.
Overview
The Manor and its outbuildings are Listed building#England and ...
in Oxfordshire and London with producer
Geoff Westley and professional British session musicians.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Lucio Battisti.
# "Prendila così" (''Take It As It Comes'') – 7:48
# "Donna selvaggia donna" (''Lady'') – 4:39
# "Aver paura d'innamorarsi troppo" (''Afraid of Falling'') – 5:49
# "Perché no" (''Day to Day'') – 5:44
# "Nessun dolore" (''Pain is Gone'') – 6:15
# "
Una donna per amico" (''A Woman as a Friend'') – 5:19
# "Maledetto gatto" (''Damned Cat'') – 4:21
# "Al cinema" (''Let's Go See a Movie'') – 4:36
References
1978 albums
Lucio Battisti albums
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