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This article is about the album by Lucio Battisti. For the Italian television series, see Una donna per amico (TV series).

1978 studio album by Lucio Battisti
Una donna per amico
Studio album by Lucio Battisti
ReleasedDecember 1978
VenueThe Manor, Audio International Studios
GenrePop
Length44:34
LabelNumero Uno
ProducerGeoff Westley
Lucio Battisti chronology
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(1977) 		Una donna per amico
(1978) 		Una giornata uggiosa
(1980)
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Nessun dolore Nessun dolore, the B-side of the single
Una donna per amico The title track, Una donna per amico
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Una donna per amico (A woman as friend) is the thirteenth studio album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in December 1978 by Numero Uno.

The album was Italy's fourth best-selling album in 1978.

It appears at 3rd place in the 100 greatest Italian albums of all time list published in 2012 by Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.

The album was recorded at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire and London with producer Geoff Westley and professional British session musicians.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Lucio Battisti.

  1. "Prendila così" (Take It As It Comes) – 7:48
  2. "Donna selvaggia donna" (Lady) – 4:39
  3. "Aver paura d'innamorarsi troppo" (Afraid of Falling) – 5:49
  4. "Perché no" (Day to Day) – 5:44
  5. "Nessun dolore" (Pain is Gone) – 6:15
  6. "Una donna per amico" (A Woman as a Friend) – 5:19
  7. "Maledetto gatto" (Damned Cat) – 4:21
  8. "Al cinema" (Let's Go See a Movie) – 4:36

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978) Highest
position
Italy (Musica e dischi) 1
Chart (2007–11) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) 29

Sales

Sales for Una donna per amico
Region Sales
Italy 700,000

References

  1. "Una Donna per Amico". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. Francesco Buffoli. "Lucio Battisti. Un'emozione italiana" (in Italian). Ondarock. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  3. "Classifica degli album più venduti del 1978" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. "Rolling Stone: e siamo al numero 100!". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  5. "Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 7 May 2024. Set "Tipo" on "Album". In the "Artista" field, search "Lucio Battisti", then, in the "Titolo" field, search "Una donna per amico".
  6. "Italian Charts".
  7. "Grandi album italiani, torna Una Donna per Amico di Lucio Battisti". Sky TG24. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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