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2001 studio album by Franco Battiato

Ferro battuto
Studio album by Franco Battiato
Released 2001
Length 44:49
Label Sony 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.

Battiato started working on the album in August 2000.[1] It was recorded between Battiato's house in Milo, Whitfield Street Studios and Angel Recording Studios in London.[2][3]

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.[3]

The cover art parodies the early 1900s Russian political posters, and was realized by Moltimedia Fattoria Digitale.[1][2][3]

Release and reception

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The album was released on 13 April 2001.[2][3] The same year, it was released a Spanish-language version of the album, Hierro forjado.[1]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Running against the grain" Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro 3:43
2. "Bist du bei mir" Battiato, Sgalambro 4:21
3. "La quiete dopo un addio" Battiato, Sgalambro 3:55
4. "Personalità empirica" Battiato, Sgalambro 3:37
5. "Il cammino interminabile" Battiato, Sgalambro 3:46
6. "Lontananze d'azzurro" Battiato, Sgalambro 3:29
7. "Hey Joe" William Billy Roberts 3:35
8. "Sarcofagia" Battiato, Sgalambro 3:43
9. "Scherzo in minore" Django Reinhardt, Stéphane Grappelli, Battiato, Sgalambro 3:23
10. "Il potere del canto" Battiato, Sgalambro 11:17
  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b c d 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.