19-554: Automobili is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla , released in 1976 by RCA Italiana . It was the last work in collaboration with poet Roberto Roversi : the following LP, Com'è profondo il mare , was entirely (not only the music) written by Dalla. The album originated from a theatrical show devised by Dalla and Roversi in 1976, entitled Il futuro dell'automobile e altre storie ("The Future of Cars and Other Stories"). However, polemics between Roversi and Italian state television RAI, as well as with Dalla himself, led to
38-436: A house, spoke; he had not publicly acknowledged this during his life, saying in a 1979 interview "Non mi sento omosessuale" ("I do not feel gay"). This outing sparked debate about Italian society's attitudes towards homosexuality. Dalla was openly leftist and also a practicing Roman Catholic. On the morning of 1 March 2012, three days before his 69th birthday, Dalla died of a heart attack, shortly after having breakfast at
57-577: A rendition in Italian of the American traditional standard " Careless Love " was a failure, as it was his first album, 1999 , that was released the following year. His next album, Terra di Gaibola (from the name of a suburb of Bologna), was released in 1970 and contained some early Dalla classics. His first hit was " 4/3/1943 ", which achieved some success due to the Sanremo Festival . The original title of
76-461: A theatrical show devised by Dalla and Roversi in 1976, entitled Il futuro dell'automobile e altre storie ("The Future of Cars and Other Stories"). However, polemics between Roversi and Italian state television RAI, as well as with Dalla himself, led to the poet's decision to sign the album with a pseudonym ("Norisso"), and to abandon the collaboration with the Bolognese musician. Some of the songs from
95-458: The Italian market, a Qdisc [ it ] , nine live albums, various collections and several albums for the foreign market. Here is the list of Lucio Dalla albums: Dalla featured as an actor in seventeen films and was musical director for seventeen others. This is a list of DVDs of music concerts. Dalla was outed as gay after his funeral, at which his longterm associate (and, likely, domestic partner) Marco Alemanno, with whom he had shared
114-480: The band after feeling overwhelmed by Dalla's talent. He also acknowledged that his film, Ma quando arrivano le ragazze? (2005), was inspired by his friendship with Dalla. In the 1960s the band participated in the first Jazz Festival at Antibes , France. The Rheno Dixieland Band won the first prize in the traditional jazz band category and was noticed by a Roman band called Second Roman New Orleans Jazz Band, with whom Dalla recorded his first record in 1961 and had
133-466: The first contacts with RCA records , his future music publisher. Singer-songwriter Gino Paoli hearing Dalla's vocal qualities, suggested that he attempt a soloist career as a soul singer. However, Dalla's debut at the Cantagiro music festival in 1965 was not successful probably due to both his physical appearance as well as his music, which was considered too experimental for the time. His first single,
152-589: The hotel where he was staying in Montreux , Switzerland , having performed in the city the night before. He was in the company of Marco Alemanno when he died. An estimated 50,000 people attended his funeral in Bologna . Dalla's 1986 song " Caruso ", dedicated to Italian tenor Enrico Caruso , entered the Italian Singles Chart after his creator's death, peaking at number two for two consecutive weeks. The single
171-461: The lyrics to Dalla's next three albums Il giorno aveva cinque teste ( The Day Had Five Heads ) (1973), Anidride solforosa ( Sulphur dioxide ) (1975) and Automobili ( Automobiles ) (1976). Although these albums did not sell in large numbers, they were noted by critics for the unusual mix of Roversi's lyrics with Dalla's improvisations, along with the latter's sometimes experimental twists and composition abilities. The duo had already broken up by
190-491: The poet's decision to sign the album with a pseudonym ("Norisso"), and to abandon the collaboration with the Bolognese musician. Some of the songs from the show were not recorded and remained unpublished, with the exception of "Ho cambiato la faccia di un Dio", which appeared in Dalla's 1990 album Cambio , with the title "Comunista". The album was the most successful of the three written together by Dalla and Roversi, in particular for
209-408: The show were not recorded and remained unpublished, with the exception of "Ho cambiato la faccia di un Dio", which appeared in Dalla's 1990 album Cambio , with the title "Comunista". The album was the most successful of the three written together by Dalla and Roversi, in particular for the song "Nuvolari", about 1930s race driver Tazio Nuvolari . All the songs deal in general with cars, starting from
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#1732869464949228-529: The song "Nuvolari", about 1930s race driver Tazio Nuvolari . All the songs deal in general with cars, starting from the first track, "Intervista con l'Avvocato", in which Dalla scat sings meaningless replies by FIAT owner, Gianni Agnelli , to a journalist from Manchester Guardian ; this is followed by " Mille Miglia ", dedicated to the eponymous race car, and by "Il motore del 2000". Lucio Dalla Lucio Dalla OMRI ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈluːtʃo ˈdalla] ; 4 March 1943 – 1 March 2012)
247-432: The song was supposed to be "Gesù bambino", however in those years there was still stiff censorial control over the content of songs, and the title was changed to Dalla's birth date. Dalla's recording debut as a soloist took place in 1964, with the release of the 45 rpm -single "Lei (non è per me)" (B-side: "Ma questa sera"). In the 1970s, Dalla started a collaboration with the Bolognese poet Roberto Roversi . Roversi wrote
266-435: The time the concept album Automobili was released. Roversi, who had been against the album's release, chose the pseudonym "Norisso" when it was time to register the songs. The album, however, included one of Dalla's most popular songs, "Nuvolari", named after the famous 1930s Italian racer. Affected by the end of the collaboration, Dalla decided to write the lyrics of his next albums himself. The first album of this new phase
285-556: Was Com'è profondo il mare (1977), in which Dalla was accompanied by members of future pop band Stadio. In 1979, his popularity was confirmed by the success of the Banana Republic album and the first of two self-titled albums, Lucio Dalla , followed by Dalla in 1980. The song " Caruso ", released in 1986, has been covered by numerous international artists such as Luciano Pavarotti and Julio Iglesias . The version sung by Pavarotti sold over 9 million copies, and another version
304-470: Was a track on Andrea Bocelli 's first international album, Romanza , which sold over 20 million copies worldwide. Maynard Ferguson also covered the song on his album "Brass Attitude", after having previously paid tribute to Caruso with his rendition of " Vesti la giubba " (titled as "Pagliacci") on the album Primal Scream . The 1990 hit single " Attenti al lupo " gave Dalla wider success in Europe. He
323-517: Was also certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Automobili Automobili is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Dalla , released in 1976 by RCA Italiana . It was the last work in collaboration with poet Roberto Roversi : the following LP, Com'è profondo il mare , was entirely (not only the music) written by Dalla. The album originated from
342-503: Was an Italian singer-songwriter, musician and actor. He also played clarinet and keyboards. Dalla was the composer of " Caruso " (1986), a song dedicated to Italian opera tenor Enrico Caruso , and "L'anno che verrà" (1979). Dalla was born in Bologna , Italy. He began to play the clarinet at an early age, in a jazz band in Bologna , and became a member of a local jazz band called Rheno Dixieland Band, together with future film director Pupi Avati . Avati said that he decided to leave
361-560: Was invited to duet on Pavarotti & Friends , singing his hit "Caruso" with Pavarotti. In 2010, Dalla came back to work with Francesco De Gregori during the "Work in Progress" tour and album. Dalla's main influences were to be found in jazz , but his songs ranged from folk ("Attenti al lupo") and pop ("Lunedì"), from Italian singer-songwriters (the albums from Com'è profondo il mare to Dalla ) to classical and opera ("Caruso"). Dalla's discography includes twenty-two studio albums for
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