Mondi lontanissimi

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Mondi lontanissimi
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released12 April 1985
Recorded1985
GenrePop rock
Length29:39
LabelEMI Italiana
ProducerFranco Battiato
Franco Battiato chronology
Orizzonti perduti
(1983) 		Mondi lontanissimi
(1985) 		Echoes of Sufi Dances
(1985)
Singles from Mondi lontanissimi
  1. "I treni di Tozeur"
    Released: 1984
  2. "No Time No Space"
    Released: 1985
  3. "Il re del mondo"
    Released: 1985
  4. "Via Lattea"
    Released: 1985
  5. "L'animale"
    Released: 1985

Mondi lontanissimi (transl. Very distant worlds) is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by EMI Italiana on 12 April 1985.[1]

Overview

The central theme of most of the songs on the album is travelling, either on Earth or in space; for example "Via Lattea", "No Time No Space" and "

René Guenon
's theories, released again in a re-arranged version.

Also in 1985, Battiato re-recorded the songs "No Time No Space", "Temporary Road", "Il re del mondo", "Chan-son egocentrique" (first recorded by Alice on her 1982 album Azimut), "I treni di Tozeur" and "L'animale", translated into English on his album Echoes of Sufi Dances and into Spanish on Ecos de danzas sufi.[1]

"

Alice in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
, gaining the 5th place in a field of 19. On Mondi lontanissimi Battiato sings this song by himself.

Track listing

Side A

  1. "Via Lattea" (Franco Battiato) - 4:50
  2. "Risveglio di Primavera" (Battiato, Giusto Pio) - 3:29
  3. "No Time No Space" (Battiato, Pio, Saro Cosentino) - 3:25
  4. "Personal computer" (Battiato, Cosentino) - 2:38

Side B

  1. "Temporary Road" (Battiato, Pio) - 2:47
  2. "Il re del mondo" (Battiato) - 3:26
  3. "Chan-son egocentrique" (Francesco Messina, Battiato, Tommaso Tramonti) - 4:12
  4. "I treni di Tozeur" (Battiato, Pio, Cosentino) - 3:07
  5. "L'animale" (Battiato) - 3:18

Personnel

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Mondi lontanissimi
Chart (1985) Peak
position
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[2] 3

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Mondi lontanissimi
Chart (1985) Position
Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[2] 23

Citations

  1. ^ a b "Agli animali che amano lunghi viaggi". la Repubblica. 13 April 1985.
  2. ^ a b "Gli album più venduti del 1985". Hita Parade Italia. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links

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