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.- "Abbracciala abbracciali abbracciati" – 7:04
- "Due mondi" – 5:13
- "Anonimo" – 7:03
- "Gli uomini celesti" – 5:06
- "Gli uomini celesti " – 0:52
- "Due mondi " – 1:10
- "Anima latina" – 6:37
- "Il salame" – 3:38
- "La nuova America" – 2:49
- "Macchina del tempo" – 6:59
- "Separazione naturale" – 1:28
Personnel
- Alberto Radius - backing vocals
- Gianni Bogliano - trombone
- Lucio Battisti - arranger, theorbo, composer, guitar, keyboards, piano, primary artist, vocals
- Fabio Berruti - artwork, graphic design
- Piero Bravin - sound technician
- Pippo Colucci - trumpet
- Mara Cubeddu - vocals, backing vocals
- Gianni Dall'Aglio - drums
- La Rosa, Antonio - remastering
- Massimo Luca - guitar
- Claudio Maioli - keyboards
- Mogol - composer
- Caesar Monti - photography
- Gigi Mucciolo - trumpet
- Dodo Nileb - percussion
- Claudio Pascoli - drums, flute
- Gneo Pompeo - strings, synthesizer
- Bob Wayne - bass, basso continuo