Lucio Battisti

Lucio Battisti 1943 - 1997
Probably one of the most well known italian singers and songwriters who can easily be compared to the likes of Cat Steven and Chris Rea as far as Battisti's lyrics go, quite a part of which were written by the song writer Mogol ( Giulio Rapetti )

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Lucio Battisti and his contemporary
music colleagues in the italian pop scene.

A lot can be said about the italian pop scene in the late 60s and 70s.
A great period of protest and student revolution, and in this period the most proliphic song writers were Francesco Guccini and Francesco De Gregori, who apart from great melodies also sung about the problems of the day.

Claudio Baglioni was another love song writer and singer, and Lucio Battisti was not considered to be a political songwriter as was Antonello Venditti from the mid seventies.
Despite this Lucio certainly left his mark on the music scene in this period, and most Italians who were in their teens or older, grew up listening to and loving the songs of Lucio Battisti.

If you were young and grew up at the time Cat Stevens was big on the music scene, then you probably remember his songs, where you were when these were played on the radio etc.
The same goes for the Italian music listeners who today cherish most precious memories which come back to mind the moment one hears a Lucio Battisti song even today.

Lucio Battisti cover versions and world wide acclaim
Lucio Battisti songs have been covered, sung or performed even long before Lucio became at all famous or even known in Italy.
At the start of his career Battisti just played in some local bands, but also wrote a few songs for these same bands.

In the late 60s a US rock group called Grass Roots had a USA wide hit with Battisti's composition ' Balla Linda ' ( Dance Linda ) and believe it or not, the 1969 top charting UK single If Paradise Is Half as Nice, performed by the then famous group Amen Corner , which reached nr. 1 in the UK charts ... was non other then a cover version of Lucio Battisti's ' Il Paradiso '

Lucio Battisti died on the 9th of September 1997 in a Milan hospital at the age of 55
but his music, his lyrics and those of Mogol will outlive most treasured memories for most Italians today and probably quite a few music fans worldwide who happened to be on holiday in Italy in the late sixties through to the early nineties, and even today, if you visit italy and listen to the radio, you will still hear Lucio's songs being played.

See also:
Antonello Venditti

This web site about Lucio Battisti is a very humble tribute to one of last centuries' great artists and is probably one of the very few web sites on Lucio Battisti in english. This website is also to be considered as a sincerely felt tribute to one of Italy's most prolific and capable singers and songwriters since the history of italian pop music began.

Battisti album picture Lucio Battisti the song writer, song composer and singer
Lucio Battisti started his career as a songwriter with songs such as Per una Lira, Dolce di Giorno, Uno in Piu, but his career and fame really took off when he joined forces with the italian songwriter Giulio Rapetti know under his artistic name of Mogol.
Mogol's texts and Battisti's higher pitched voice made an incredible cocktail of melodic songs which if one understood their italian content, were and still are like short dreams and stories in which one can very easily lose oneself in complete listening pleasure.

Lucio Battisti english album Lucio Battisti - the English Album
Lucio Battisti tried to break through in the english language pop scene and debuted in the USA in 1977 with his album 'Images', which contained some of his older hits sung in english and a few new ones. Not much came of this which is a real pity as only the translation into english can render any kind of idea of Battisti's and Mogol's lyrics.
In 1978, back in Italy, Battisti released the album 'Una Donna per Amico' which became the best selling Mogol-Battisti album ever.

Battisti and Mogol in 21 days on horseback from Milan to Rome in 1970
Lucio Battisti, Mogol and other two friends undertook a three week journey on horse back from Milan to Rome in 1970. Partially for fun, as a personal bet against doubters, but also as an exploratory journey into the self .
You can read about this feat at the following link, which is in italian but there are some nice photos of Lucio Battisti and Mogol.
Lucio Battisti from Milan to Rome on a horse

Brief history of the life of
Lucio Battisti
Lucio Battisti was born in the small town of Poggio Bustone, in Rieti, Italy on March 5, 1943. With his family he moved to Rome in 1950 and 10 years later Battisti was playing in small local bands, amongst them the Campioni ( The Champions ).
Lucio Battisti soon moved to Milan in the north of Italy, at the time and partially still today considered the hub of the publishing world, music productions and italian tv stations.
Christine Leroux a french talent scout helped Lucio get his song writing and singing career under way, and Battisti wrote several songs for other bands and musicians in 1966:
Per Una Lira for the Ribelli, Dolce di Giorno for the Dik Dik, and Uno in Più for Riki Maiocchi.
In this same year 1966 Battisti made a debut as a singer with the first cooperation with Mogol on the hit single Per una Lira.
During this time some of his songs in cover versions made the charts in the USA and in the UK, see box on the left - but the real breakthrough came in 1969 with his album Lucio Battisti, which contained such great Battisti hits as: Acqua Azzurra, Acqua Chiara and Mi Ritorni in Mente.
From then on the only way was up especially after teaming up with Mogol.
In 1969 Battisti won the Festivalbar - an Italian song contest competition, with his famous Acqua Azzurra, Acqua Chiara, and also won the Festivalbar the next year 1970 with the song: Fiori Di Rosa Fiori di Pesco.
...to read the rest see the article on Wikipedia about Lucio Battisti

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Most famous
Lucio Battisti
albums

Battisti album cover
Emozioni
1969

Lucio Battisti album caro angelo
Il Nostro
Caro Angelo
1973

Lucio battisti record cover
La Batteria,
Il Contrabasso
Eccetera
1976

Io Tu Noi Tutti
1977

Understanding Lucio Battisti songs and their lyrics.

If you speak and understand Italian, then you have probably already heard many Lucio Battisti songs.
If you don't understand Italian, then unfortunately most of Battisti's songs will go lost to you.
Mainly because Battisti music which is e catchy and very melodic, needs to be accompanied by understanding the beautiful lyrics Lucio and Mogol wrote.

About Lucio Battisti in english

Lucio Battisti Albums:
Lucio Battisti, Emozioni, Amore e non amore, Umanamente uomo: il sogno, Il mio canto libero, Il nostro caro angelo,
Unser freies Lied, Anima latina, La batteria, il contrabbasso, eccetera, Io tu noi tutti, Images, Una donna per amico,
Una giornata uggiosa, E gia, Don Giovanni, L apparenza, La sposa occidentale, Cosa succedera alla ragazza, Hegel

Lucio Battisti best known Songs:

A portata di mano,
To Feel In Love,
A Song To Feel Alive,
Abbracciala, abbracciali, abbracciati,
Al cinema,
Alcune noncuranze,
Allontanando,
Almeno l inizio,
Amarsi un po,
Ami ancora Elisa,
Amore mio di provincia,
Ancora tu,
Anima latina,
Anonimo,
Arrivederci a questa sera,
Aver paura d'innamorarsi troppo,
Campati in aria,
Che vita ha fatto,
Comunque bella,
Con il nastro rosa,
Confusione,
Cosi gli dei sarebbero,
Cosa fara di nuovo,
Cosa succederà alla ragazza,
Dalle prime battute,
Der Adler,
Die heimliche Freundin,
Don Giovanni,
Donna selvaggia donna,
Dove arriva quel cespuglio,
Due mondi,
E gia,
E penso a te,
Ecco i negozi,
Equivoci amici,
Estetica,
Fatti un pianto,
Garten in Marz,
Gelosa cara,
Gente per bene e gente per male,

Gli uomini celesti,
Hegel,
Hi-Fi,
Ho un anno di piu,
I giardini di marzo, Innocenti evasioni
I ritorni,
I sacchi della posta,
Ich wurd gern - ich weiß nicht - doch wenn du willst,
Il diluvio,
Il doppio del gioco,
Il leone e la gallina,
Il mio canto libero,
Il monolocale,
Il salame,
Il veliero,
Io ti venderei,
Io vorrei non vorrei… ma se vuoi,
Keep On Cruising,
L apparenza,
L aquila,
L interprete di un film,
La bellezza riunita,
La compagnia,
La luce dell'est,
La metro eccetera,
La moda nel respiro,
La nuova America,
La sposa occidentale,
La tua felicita,
La voce del viso,
Le cose che pensano,
Lo scenario,
Luci-ah,
Macchina del tempo,
Madre pennuta,
Maledetto gatto,
Mi riposa,
Mistero,
Neanche un minuto di non amore,
Nessun dolore,
No dottore,
Non sei piu solo,

Only,
Orgoglio e dignita,
Pero il rinoceronte,
Per altri motivi,
Per nome,
Perche no,
Perche non sei una mela,
Potrebbe essere sera,
Prendila cosi,
Questione di cellule,
Questo amore,
Registrazione
Respirando,
Rilassati ed ascolta,
Sì viaggiare,
Scrivi il tuo nome,
Separazione naturale,
Slow Motion,
Sognando e risognando,
Soli,
Specchi opposti,
Stanze come questa,
Straniero,
The Only Thing I've Lost,
The Sun Song,
There's Never Been A Moment,
Timida molto audace,
Trotzdem schon,
Tu non ti pungi piu
Tubinga,
Tutte le pompe,
Un uomo che ti ama,
Una donna per amico,
Una giornata uggiosa,
Una montagna,
Una vita viva,
Unser freies Lied,
Vento nel vento,
Windsurf Windsurf,

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