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La voce del padrone
Franco Battiato · 1981 · Track 1
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Duración4:57
ÁlbumLa voce del padrone
Año1981
ISRCITUM72001397
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The song Summer on a Solitary Beach transports us to an evocative scene, almost like a sonic painting that captures a moment of introspection. Its duration, 5 minutes and 2 seconds, allows the atmosphere to fully develop, inviting a leisurely listen. The title itself suggests a space of calm, a secluded place where the mind can wander freely. Although not explicitly detailed in the provided information, the way the piece is constructed, with its generous duration, suggests a composition that seeks to create an atmosphere rather than a conventional pop song structure.
This track is part of the album La voce del padrone, released in 1981 by EMI Italia. This work became a milestone, being the first full-length album to sell over a million copies in Italy. The success of La voce del padrone definitively catapulted the Sicilian artist to greater notoriety, marking his greatest commercial achievement. The album remained at the top of the sales charts for eighteen weeks, spread between May and October 1982. The album's name refers to a record label, a subsidiary of the British His Master's Voice. The artist, Franco Battiato, born Francesco Battiato in Ionia in 1945 and passed away in Milo in 2021, is a central figure in Italian music. His career spans a remarkable diversity of styles, from his beginnings in the sixties to experimental music in the seventies, exploring avant-garde, ethnic music, progressive rock, electronic music, and opera. His lyrics often reflect deep interests in philosophy, esotericism, and meditation.