Blue's
Blue's | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 15 June 1987 | |||
Recorded | September 1986 – February 1987 | |||
Studio | Fonoprint, (Bologna) UMBI Studios (Modena) Eel Pie Studios (London) Townhouse Studios (West London)[1] | |||
Genre | Rock, blues, pop | |||
Length | 47:19 | |||
Label | Polydor Records | |||
Producer | Corrado Rustici | |||
Zucchero chronology | ||||
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Blue's is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari. It was released on 15 June 1987, with Fornaciari credited as "Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari". The album sold over 1.3 million copies.[2]: 168
The success that Zucchero had experienced at music festivals in the early 1980s, including several appearances at the Sanremo Music Festival,[3] eventually attracted the attention of foreign musicians.[2]: 168 After travelling to the United States in the mid-1980s, he returned with a new band including some American musicians and a focus on the blues.[3] Among them was keyboardist David Sancious.[2]: 168 The tour following the release of the album included performances featuring Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, and B. B. King.[2]: 168 The album elevated Zucchero's reputation internationally
It became the best-selling album internationally by an Italian musician, until it was overtaken by Zucchero's subsequent studio album Oro Incenso & Birra in 1989.
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Zucchero Fornaciari, except where indicated
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue's introduction" | 0:14 | |
2. | "Con le mani" | Zucchero, Gino Paoli | 4:42 |
3. | "Pippo" | 4:44 | |
4. | "Dune mosse" | Zucchero, M. Figliè | 5:35 |
5. | "Bambino io, bambino tu (Legenda)" | 5:03 | |
6. | "Non ti sopporto più" | 4:38 | |
7. | "Senza una donna" | 4:26 | |
8. | "Into the groove" | 0:23 | |
9. | "Hey man" | Zucchero, Gino Paoli | 4:30 |
10. | "Solo una sana e consapevole libidine salva il giovane dallo stress e dall'azione cattolica" | 4:51 | |
11. | "Hai scelto me" | 2:27 | |
12. | "Dune mosse" (instrumental) | 5:35 |
Personnel
[edit]- Zucchero – vocals, piano
- Giorgio Francis – drums
- Rosario Jermano – percussion
- Polo Jones – bass
- Corrado Rustici – guitar
- David Sancious – keyboards
- Wayne Jackson – trombone, trumpet
- Andrew Love – saxophone
- Clarence Clemons – saxophone
- Eric Daniel – saxophone
- James Thompson, Aida Cooper, Arthur Miles, Simona Pirone, Coro di Voci Maschili della Chiesa Avventista – backing vocals
- John Etchells – sound engineer
References
[edit]- ^ "Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari : Blue's". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Killinger, Charles (2005). Culture and customs of Italy. Culture and customs of Europe. Greenwood Press. ISBN 0-313-32489-1.
- ^ a b Moliterno, Gino (2000). "Zucchero". In Moliterno, Gino (ed.). Encyclopedia of contemporary Italian culture. Routledge. ISBN 0-203-44025-0.