Anima latina


Anima latina is the ninth studio album by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in December 1974 by Numero Uno. The album was arranged and produced by the lyricist Mogol and Battisti in its entirety, with performances by various semi-unknown musicians. It is considered one of Battisti's masterpieces for signaling a significant departure from his previous records. Anima latina was Italy's eighth best-selling album of 1975.

The album

Anima latina was meant by Battisti as an experiment, "the exact point of rupture between yesterday and tomorrow". The album was conceived after a trip which Battisti took to South America and is particularly influenced by Brazilian music.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy 81

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Battisti.
  1. "Abbracciala abbracciali abbracciati" – 7:04
  2. "Due mondi" – 5:13
  3. "Anonimo" – 7:03
  4. "Gli uomini celesti" – 5:06
  5. "Gli uomini celesti " – 0:52
  6. "Due mondi " – 1:10
  7. "Anima latina" – 6:37
  8. "Il salame" – 3:38
  9. "La nuova America" – 2:49
  10. "Macchina del tempo" – 6:59
  11. "Separazione naturale" – 1:28

Personnel

The name "Gneo Pompeo" is a pseudonym and is widely believed to stand for Gian Piero Reverberi. It has also been claimed that it stands for Gabriele Lorenzi.