Fleurs 3
| Fleurs 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 August 2002 | |||
| Length | 39:32 | |||
| Label | Sony Music | |||
| Producer | Francesco Cattini | |||
| Franco Battiato chronology | ||||
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Fleurs 3, graphically rendered as Flεurs³, is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by Sony Music in 2002. It is the second chapter in the Fleurs trilogy of cover albums, between Fleurs and Fleurs 2.
Production
[edit]As with the previous chapters, the album consists of cover versions of songs, mostly from the 1960s and early 1970s.[1] It also include a new song, "Come un sigillo", a duet with Alice.[1] Starting from January 2002, Battiato anticipated in his concerts several songs of the album.[2][3]
The album was recorded at Industria Musica studios in Milan.[1] All the tracks were arranged by Battiato.[1] Cover art was cured by Francesco Messina.[1] The album was dedicated to the Sony Music general manager Fabrizio Intra, who had died a few months before at 49 years old.[2][3] Several songs were used by Battiato for the soundtrack of his 2003 directorial debut film, Lost Love.[3]
Battiato explained his choice of naming his second album in the Fleurs series as Fleurs 3 and not Fleurs 2 as "If you go from one to three the trilogy is closed; if you go along with the consequentiality of numbers, on the other hand, you open an infinite series."[2][3]
Release and reception
[edit]The album was released on 20 August 2002.[1] It was officially presented on 5 September 2002 with a concert held at Rai Rome studios that was broadcast live on Rai Radio 1.[3]
The album was a commercial success, topping the Italian album hit parade.[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perduto amor" | Salvatore Adamo, Angelo De Lorenzo | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Impressioni di settembre" | Mauro Pagani, Franco Mussida, Mogol | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Se mai" | Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner, Giorgio Calabrese, Giuseppe Gramitto Ricci | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Ritornerai" | Bruno Lauzi | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Col tempo sai" | Léo Ferré, Enrico Medail, Gian Piero Simontacchi | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Insieme a te non ci sto più" | Paolo Conte, Vito Pallavicini | 3:12 |
| 7. | "Il cielo in una stanza" | Gino Paoli | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Le tue radici" | Alan Sorrenti | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Se tu sapessi" | Bruno Lauzi | 3:17 |
| 10. | "Sigillata con un bacio" | Gary Geld, Peter Udell, Ettore Carrera, Saro Leva | 11:17 |
| 11. | "Come un sigillo" (with Alice) | Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro | 3:03 |
| 12. | "Beim Schlafengehen" | Richard Strauss, Hermann Hesse | 2:56 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[4] | 1 |
Year-end charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] | 18 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[6] Sales since 2009 |
Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Fleurs 3". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
- 1 2 3 4 Spessato, Carla (20 October 2021). "E adesso la mia vita fugge in diagonale". Franco Battiato: Come un incantesimo. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-95527-1.
- 1 2 3 4 5 La Posta, Annino (2010). "2000-2003: Seguendo le linee per moto contrario". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-74253-6.
- ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 37 (dal 06.09.2002 al 12.09.2002)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 25 October 2024.
- ↑ "Classifica annuale 2002" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
- ↑ "Italian album certifications – Franco Battiato – Fleurs 3" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
External links
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[[Category: Sony Music albums]]