Buoni o cattivi explained

Buoni o cattivi
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Vasco Rossi
Cover:	Vasco Rossi - Buoni o cattivi - album cover.jpg
Released:	2 April 2004
Length:	48:01
Label:	EMI
Prev Title:	Tracks
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Buoni o cattivi Live Anthology 04.05
Next Year:	2005

Buoni o cattivi is the fourteenth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi, released on 2 April 2004.^[1]

The album spent fifteen non-consecutive weeks atop the Italian FIMI Albums Chart, and later became Italy's best-selling album of 2004.^[2] It also entered the charts in Switzerland, peaking at number 6 and being certified gold in the country.

It spawned the singles "Buoni o cattivi", "Come stai", "Un senso", "E…" and "Señorita". "Un senso" also appeared on the soundtrack of the film Non ti muovere by Sergio Castellitto. Despite not being included in the film's official soundtrack, "Un senso" was awarded a Nastro d'Argento for Best Original Song in 2005.^[3]

Personnel

Adapted from Buoni o cattivis liner notes.^[4]

Production

• Antonio Baglio – mastering
• Luca Bignardi – mixing (3, 5, 9, 12), engineer (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Marco Borsatti – assistant (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Guido Elmi – producer
• Floriano Fini – executive producer
• Enrico "Flint" Mambella – assistant (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Vasco Rossi – producer
• Davide Roveri – assistant (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Jaime Sickora – assistant (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Michael Tacci – engineer (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Mark Valentine – assistant (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Celso Valli – co-producer (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Nicola Venieri – mixing (1−2, 4, 6−8, 10−11), engineer (1−12)

Music

• Luca Bignardi – programming (3, 5, 9, 12)
• Nando Bonini – background vocals (1−2, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Stef Burns – electric guitar (1−2, 4−8, 10−12), solo guitar (2, 7), acoustic guitar (5), guitar (8)
• Paul Bushnell – bass (8)
• Giacomo Castellano – electric guitars (5, 12)
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums (1−12)
• Larry Corbett – cello
• Bruce Dukov – violin
• Guido Elmi – arrangements (1−2, 4, 6−8, 10−11), harpsichord (1, 2), congas (5), electric guitar (8), drums (11)
• Tony Franklin – bass (1, 3−4, 6, 8, 11)
• Andrea Innesto – wind instruments (11)
• Suzie Katayama – orchestra conductor
• Michael Landau – electric guitar (2, 4, 8, 12), guitars (3), solo guitar (4)
• Clara Moroni – background vocals (1−2, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Frank Nemola – programming (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10−11), keyboards (1, 2, 4, 6−8, 10), string arrangements (2, 4, 7, 10), background vocals (4, 8), arrangements (6, 7, 10), wind instruments (11)
• Dean Parks – acoustic guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Tim Pierce – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7), solo guitar (6)
• Silvio Pozzoli – background vocals (1−2, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Alberto Rocchetti – Hammond (11)
• Vasco Rossi − vocals (1−12)
• Lee Sklar – bass (2, 4−5, 7, 9, 10, 12)
• Maurizio Solieri – electric guitar (11)
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 10)
• Celso Valli – Hammond (2, 7, 9), string conductor (2−5, 7, 9, 10, 12), string arrangements (3, 5, 9, 12), arrangements (3, 5, 12), keyboards (3, 5, 9, 12), electric bass (5), piano (9, 12)
• Patrick Warren – piano (6)
• Evan Wilson – viola

Charts

Annual charts

Chart (2004)	Position
Italy (FIMI)^[5]	1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	84

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vasco, arriva Buoni o cattivi. Io sto sempre con i più deboli. la Repubblica. Italian. 30 March 2004.
2. Web site: Classifiche FIMI-Nielsen 2004: trionfa Vasco Rossi, bene le raccolte. Rockol.it. Italian. 6 January 2021. 14 January 2005.
3. Web site: Anche Vasco Rossi tra i premiati dei Nastri d’Argento 2005. Rockol.it. Italian. 5 February 2005. 6 January 2021.
4. Buoni o cattivi. 2004. booklet . EMI Records.
5. Web site: Top of the Music (AC Nielsen) - Classifica annuale 2004 . . PDF . 6 January 2021 . Italian . https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131909/http://www.fimi.it/pdfddm/Classifiche_TUTTE_2004.pdf . 28 January 2015 . dead .
6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004 − Album. Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. 6 January 2021. German.