La Mia Banda Suona Il Rock

by Ivano Fossati

La Mia Banda Suona Il Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 1979
  • Label: Unknown
  • Country: Italy
  • Length: 35:44
  • Community rating: 4/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Piero Mannucci, George Terry, Mike Lewis, Dan Littlejohn, George "Chocolate" Perry, Giacomo Tosti, Nelson Padron, Tim Devine, Scott Kirkpatrick, Paul Harris, Chris Colclessor

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Signaling a definitive shift toward electric instrumentation, the Italian singer-songwriter integrates driving rock rhythms with his established folk sensibilities. The pivotal late-1970s release balances intelligent, introspective lyricism with robust, arena-ready musical arrangements.

Genres

Descriptors: Vocal

Tracklist

  1. La Mia Banda Suona Il Rock (3:48)
  2. Di Tanto Amore (4:15)
  3. Limonata E Zanzare (3:37)
  4. Vola (4:05)
  5. Passa Il Corvo (2:05)
  6. Dedicato (4:25)
  7. E Di Nuovo Cambio Casa (4:26)
  8. La Crisi (4:00)
  9. Il Cane D'Argento (5:03)

Credits

  • Ivano Fossati - primary artist, electric guitar, flute, keyboards [minimoog], vocoder, marimba, piano [fender], lyrics by, music by, backing vocals [cori]
  • Chris Colclessor - alto saxophone, oboe
  • Rhodes, Chalmers & Rhodes - backing vocals [cori]
  • George Terry - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Piero Mannucci - lacquer cut by, transferred by [trasferimento su disco]
  • Paul Harris - piano, organ
  • Steve Klein - engineer [tecnico del suono], mixed by
  • Dan Littlejohn - photography by
  • Giacomo Tosti - producer

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