Ferro battuto

Ferro battuto
Studio album by
Franco Battiato
Released2001
Length44:49
LabelSony Records
Franco Battiato chronology
Fleurs
(1999)		 Ferro battuto
(2001)		 Fleurs 3
(2002)

Ferro battuto (lit. 'Wrought iron') is the twenty-second studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released in 2001.

Production

Battiato started working on the album in August 2000. It was recorded between Battiato's house in Milo, Whitfield Street Studios and Angel Recording Studios in London.

Among the musicians who collaborated to the album, were David Rhodes, Gavyn Wright, and Sonia Jones, while Natacha Atlas and Simple Minds' Jim Kerr were guests in two songs.

The cover art parodies the early 1900s Russian political posters, and was realized by Moltimedia Fattoria Digitale.

Release and reception

The album was released on 13 April 2001. The same year, it was released a Spanish-language version of the album, Hierro forjado.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Running against the grain"Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro3:43
2."Bist du bei mir"Battiato, Sgalambro4:21
3."La quiete dopo un addio"Battiato, Sgalambro3:55
4."Personalità empirica"Battiato, Sgalambro3:37
5."Il cammino interminabile"Battiato, Sgalambro3:46
6."Lontananze d'azzurro"Battiato, Sgalambro3:29
7."Hey Joe"William Billy Roberts3:35
8."Sarcofagia"Battiato, Sgalambro3:43
9."Scherzo in minore"Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Battiato, Sgalambro3:23
10."Il potere del canto"Battiato, Sgalambro11:17

Charts

Chart performance for Ferro battuto
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) 2

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Ferro battuto
Chart (2001) Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) 35

References

  1. 1 2 3 La Posta, Annino (2010). "2000-2003:Seguendo le linee per moto contrario". Franco Battiato: soprattutto il silenzio. Giunti. ISBN 978-88-09-74253-6.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Zuffanti, Fabio (30 June 2020). "Ferro battuto". Franco Battiato: Tutti i dischi e tutte le canzoni, dal 1965 al 2019 (in Italian). LIT Edizioni. ISBN 978-88-6231-868-6.
  4. ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 13.04.2001 al 19.04.2001)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Classifica annuale 2001" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 February 2024.