Il nostro caro angelo

1973 studio album by Lucio Battisti

Studio album by

Lucio Battisti

Released

September 1973

Genre

Pop
Progressive rock

Length

40:27

Label

Numero Uno

Producer

Lucio Battisti, Mogol

Lucio Battisti chronology

Il mio canto libero
(1972)

Il nostro caro angelo
(1973)

Anima latina
(1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Ondarock	^[1]

Il nostro caro angelo

The title-track's lyrics are strongly critical of the Catholic Church

Le allettanti promesse

Le allettanti promesse, track #5

Questo inferno rosa

Questo inferno rosa, track #8

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Il nostro caro angelo (Our Dear Angel) is an album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in September 1973 by Numero Uno and was Italy's second-best selling album in 1973, the first being Battisti's previous album, Il mio canto libero.^[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1973-4)	Highest position
Italy (Musica e dischi)^[3]	1

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)^[4]	66

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Lucio Battisti.

"La collina dei ciliegi" (Hill of Cherry Trees) – 4:58
"Ma è un canto brasileiro" (But it's a Brazilian Song) – 5:21
"La canzone della terra" (Song of the Dirt ) – 5:31
"Il nostro caro angelo" (Our Dear Angel) – 4:13
"Le allettanti promesse" (Tempting Promises) – 5:11
"Io gli ho detto no" (I told him 'No') – 4:21
"Prendi fra le mani la testa" (Take Your Head Between Your Hands) – 3:54
"Questo inferno rosa" (This Pink Hell) – 6:54

Personnel

Lucio Battisti – lead vocals, guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes, percussion
Gian Piero Reverberi – piano, synthesizer
Bob Callero – bass
Massimo Luca – acoustic guitar
Gianni Dall'Aglio – drums
Mara Cubeddu, Wanda Radicchi – chorus
Arrangements: Lucio Battisti, Gian Piero Reverberi

References

^ Francesco Buffoli. "Lucio Battisti. Un'emozione italiana" (in Italian). Ondarock. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
^ "Classifica degli album più venduti del 1973" (in Italian). www.hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
^ "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". In the "Artista" field, search "Lucio Battisti", then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Il nostro caro angelo".
^ "Italian Charts".