Anima Latina is the most ambitious album of Lucio Battisti's career.
Inspired by a trip to South America Battisti and Mogol undertook in early 1974, with this record they clearly intended to challenge every aspect of the mainstream Italian pop of which they were considered the very epitome.
Anima Latina combines '70s progressive rock with Latin American music and some of the most cerebral Mogol lyrics to date.
The album is largely made up of long, multi-part compositions dominated by percussion, background vocals, and a horn section; extended instrumental passages; no choruses; intricate rhythm patterns; and Battisti's voice purposefully hidden in the mix, singing enigmatic and sometimes rather scant texts.
Despite its demanding nature, Anima Latina had an excellent critical and commercial reception and went on to become Battisti's longest charting album.
Curiously, while many consider it Battisti's masterpiece, none of its individual selections have achieved the classic status of the singer's most beloved songs, and rarely appear on his greatest-hits compilations.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Due MondiMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 05:14 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 2 | AnonimoMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 07:04 | 16 MB | 39 MB |
| 3 | Gli Uomini Celesti (Ripresa)Mogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 00:53 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 4 | Due Mondi (Ripresa)Mogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 01:09 | 2 MB | 5 MB |
| 5 | Anima LatinaMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 06:38 | 15 MB | 42 MB |
| 6 | Il SalameMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| 7 | La Nuova AmericaMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 02:50 | 6 MB | 14 MB |
| 8 | Macchina del TempoMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 07:00 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 9 | Separazione NaturaleMogol Audio 2, Lucio Battisti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 01:29 | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| 10 | Abbracciala Abbracciali Abbracciati | Lucio Battisti | Play | 07:06 | 16 MB | 44 MB |
| 11 | Gli Uomini Celesti | Lucio Battisti | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 29 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 278 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto | Voices |
| 2 | Gianni Bagliano | Trombone |
| 3 | Lucio Battisti | Arranger, Chitarrone, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Fabio Berruti | Artwork, Graphic Design |
| 5 | Piero Bravin | Sound Technician |
| 6 | Pippo Colucci | Trumpet |
| 7 | Mara Cubbedu | Vocals |
| 8 | Gianni Dall'Aglio | Drums |
| 9 | La Rosa, Antonio | Remastering |
| 10 | Massima Luca | Guitar |
| 11 | Claudio Maioli | Keyboards |
| 12 | Mogol Audio 2 | Composer |
| 13 | Caesar Monti | Photography |
| 14 | Gigi Mucciolo | Trumpet |
| 15 | Dodo Nileb | Percussion |
| 16 | Claudio Pascoli | Drums, Flute |
| 17 | Geno Pompeo | Sintetizador, Strings, Synthesizer |
| 18 | Bob Wayne | Bass, Basso Continuo |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |