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| I mali del secolo | ||||
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| Released | 1972 | |||
| Label | Clan Celentano | |||
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I mali del secolo (lit. 'The century's evils'[1]) is a studio album by Italian singer Adriano Celentano, released in 1972 on his label Clan Celentano.[2]
According to the book Adriano Celentano. Incorrigible Romantic and Rebel, it is "a very important album" in Celentano's discography. All the songs on the album talk about the issues "the singer felt the need to talk about".[3] Celentano wrote all the songs himself, except the first one, the rock'n'roll standard "Ready Teddy", which "seems to demonstrate Adriano's music preferences" and energetically starts the album off. Side 2 opens with the song "Disse", in which the singer "addresses people on behalf of God."[2][3] In other songs, as the book's author notes, Celentano "talks about pressing social problems: corruption, speculation, drugs, urbanization, environmental pollution, that is, about everything that can be called the evils of the century."[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Adriano Celentano except where indicated.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ready Teddy" | Robert Blackwell, John Marascalco | 3:07 |
| 2. | "Un albero di trenta piani" | 4:02 | |
| 3. | "Forse eri meglio di lei" | 5:26 | |
| 4. | "La ballata di Pinocchio" | 6:44 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Disse" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "La siringhetta" | 4:42 |
| 3. | "L'ultimo degli uccelli" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Quel signore del piano di sopra" (*) | 5:18 |
- (*) Versione in lingua celentana — 2:39
Versione in lingua italiana — 2:39 (Lyrics by Luciano Beretta, Celentano, Miki Del Prete)
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (Musica e dischi)[4] | 4 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Billboard (in German). Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 10 June 1972. p. 2-PA56. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- 1 2 "I MALI DEL SECOLO". Il Mondo di Adriano. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- 1 2 3 Ирина Файт. "Адриано Челентано. Неисправимый романтик и бунтарь (book)". Archived from the original on 2014-10-19. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
- ↑ "Classifiche mensili — Album" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-01-14.
