Gommalacca

Gommalacca
Studio album by Franco Battiato
Released 18 September 1998
Genre Electronic, Rock
Length 44:28
Label PolyGram
Producer Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato chronology
L'imboscata
(1996)L'imboscata1996		 Gommalacca
(1997)		 Fleurs
(1999)Fleurs1999

Gommalacca (Italian for "Shellac") is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1998. The album was described as "vigorous and inspired [...] with hard and distorted sounds and bold samples set in lavish arrangements."[1]

Track listing

  1. Shock in my town- 4.24 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
  2. Auto da fé - 3.59 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
  3. Casta diva - 3.38 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
  4. Il ballo del potere- 4.26 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
  5. La preda - 3.44
  6. Il mantello e la spiga - 3.59
  7. È stato molto bello - 3.49
  8. Quello che fu - 4.30
  9. Vite parallele - 3.24
  10. Shakleton - 8.35 - (German lyrics: Fleur Jaeggy)
  • Music by Franco Battiato. Lyrics by Manlio Sgalambro except when noted.

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy[2] 1

Year-end charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy[2] 31

References

  1. ↑ Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. Giunti Editore, 2010. ISBN 8809756258.
  2. 1 2 "Gli album più venduti del 1998". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
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