Pollution (album)

1973 studio album by Franco Battiato

Pollution

Studio album by

Franco Battiato

Released| 1973
Genre| Progressive rock, experimental rock, space rock, psychedelic rock
Length| 33:09
Language| Italian
Label| Bla Bla
Producer| Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato chronology
| Fetus
(1972)  | Pollution
(1973)  | Sulle corde di Aries
(1973)

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Pollution is the second studio album by the Italian progressive rock musician Franco Battiato. It was released in 1973 on the experimental label Bla Bla (catalogue no. BBXL10002).[1] It reached No.19 in the Italian Album charts.[2]

## Track listing

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1. "Il silenzio del rumore" (2:48)
2. "31 dicembre 1999 - Ore 9" (0:20)
3. "Areknames" (5:07)
4. "Beta" (7:25)
5. "Plancton" (5:03)
6. "Pollution" (8:49)
7. "Ti sei mai chiesto quale funzione hai?" (3:35)[1]

## Personnel

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* Franco Battiato - vocals, VCS 3 synthesizer
* Ruby Cacciapaglia - piano, VCS 3 and VCS 2 synthesizer
* Gianfranco D'Adda - drums
* Mario Ellepi - guitars, VCS 3 synthesizer, vocals
* Gianni Mocchetti - bass, VCS 3 synthesizer, vocals[1]

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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Weekly chart performance for Pollution Chart (1973)  | Peak
position

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Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[3] | 19

### Year-end charts

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Year-end chart performance for Pollution Chart (1973)  | Position

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Italian Albums (Hit Parade)[3] | 59

## References

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1. ^ a b c "FRANCO BATTIATO Pollution music reviews and MP3". progarchives.com. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
2. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1973". hitparadeitalia.it. Archived from the original on 25 December 2012. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
3. ^ a b "Gli album più venduti del 1973". Hita Parade Italia. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

## External links

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* Swan Fungus » Franco Battiato – Pollution

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Franco Battiato

Studio albums|

* Fetus
* Pollution
* Clic
* L'era del cinghiale bianco
* Patriots
* La voce del padrone
* L'arca di Noè
* Orizzonti perduti
* Mondi lontanissimi
* Fisiognomica
* Come un cammello in una grondaia
* Caffè de la Paix
* L'ombrello e la macchina da cucire
* L'imboscata
* Gommalacca
* Fleurs
* Ferro battuto
* Fleurs 3
* Dieci stratagemmi
* Il vuoto
* Fleurs 2
* Inneres Auge
* Apriti sesamo

Songs|

* "Up Patriots to Arms"
* "Bandiera bianca"
* "Centro di gravità permanente"
* "Cuccurucucù"
* "Voglio vederti danzare"
* "I treni di Tozeur"
* "La cura"
* "Tutto l'universo obbedisce all'amore"

Films|

Lost Love

Related|

* Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest
* 1984
* Sanremo Music Festival
* 2011

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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