Images (Lucio Battisti album)

1977 studio album by Lucio Battisti

Images

cover art by Al Vandenberg

Studio album by

Lucio Battisti

Released| September 1977
Genre| Easy listening
Length| 34:20
Label| RCA Victor
Producer| Lucio Battisti, Bones Howe, Joe Reisman
Lucio Battisti chronology
| Io tu noi tutti
(1977)  | Images
(1977)  | Una donna per amico
(1978)

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"The only thing I've lost"

"The only thing I've lost", English language version of "Ho un anno di più"

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Images is the twelfth studio album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in September 1977 by RCA Victor.[1]

The album is a collection of five songs from his previous album, Io tu noi tutti, and two of his classic songs ("Il mio canto libero" and "La canzone del sole"). All of the songs were translated into English by Peter Powell.

## Critical reception

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American critics considered the record a failure. They cited Battisti's poor English skills, the flawed lyric translations and the disco-inspired arrangements (that, although pleasant, were not able to convey the spirit and the nuances of the original songs). Richard Williams, in Melody Maker, wrote that it sounded akin to a "watered-down Battisti".[2]

## Track listing

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

1. "To Feel in Love" – 5:09
2. "A Song to Feel Alive" – 4:39
3. "The Only Thing I've Lost" – 5:02
4. "Keep on Cruising" – 4:36
5. "The Sun Song" – 5:17
6. "There's Never Been a Moment" – 4:47
7. "Only" – 4:47

## Personnel

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* Guitar: Lucio Battisti, Dennis Budimir, Danny Ferguson, Ray Parker Jr.
* Bass: Scotty Edwards, Jim Hughart
* Keyboards: Michael Boddicker, Mike Melvoin
* Drums: Hal Blaine, Ed Greene

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Chart  | Highest
position

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Italy (Musica e dischi)[3] | 11

## References

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1. ^ "Images". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
2. ^ Silvio Sabatini (1998). Lucio Battisti (in Italian). Gremese editore. p. 49\. ISBN 88-7742-335-8.
3. ^ "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 "Images".

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Lucio Battisti

Albums|

* Lucio Battisti (1969)
* Lucio Battisti Vol. 2 (1970)
* Emozioni (1970)
* Amore e non amore (1971)
* Lucio Battisti Vol. 4 (1971)
* Umanamente uomo: il sogno (1972)
* Il mio canto libero (1972)
* Il nostro caro angelo (1973)
* Anima latina (1974)
* Lucio Battisti, la batteria, il contrabbasso, eccetera (1976)
* Io tu noi tutti (1977)
* Images (1977)
* Una donna per amico (1978)
* Una giornata uggiosa (1980)
* E già (1982)
* Don Giovanni (1986)
* L'apparenza (1988)
* La sposa occidentale (1990)
* Cosa succederà alla ragazza (1992)
* Hegel (1994)

Songs|

* "29 settembre"
* "Balla Linda"
* "Il paradiso"
* "Acqua azzurra, acqua chiara"
* "Mi ritorni in mente"
* "Fiori rosa fiori di pesco"
* "Emozioni"
* "Pensieri e parole"
* "La canzone del sole"
* "I giardini di marzo"
* "E penso a te"
* "Il mio canto libero"
* "La collina dei ciliegi"
* "Ancora tu"
* "Amarsi un po'"
* "Una donna per amico"

Related|

* Sanremo Music Festival (1969)
* Mogol
* Pasquale Panella
* Minacantalucio
* Mazzini canta Battisti
* Paradiso (Lucio Battisti Songbook)

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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