Gommalacca Explained

Gommalacca
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Franco Battiato
Cover:	Gommalacca FB cover art.jpg
Released:	18 September 1998
Genre:	Electronic, Rock
Length:	44:28
Label:	PolyGram
Producer:	Franco Battiato
Prev Title:	L'imboscata
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Fleurs
Next Year:	1999

Gommalacca is a studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, issued in 1998. The album was described as "vigorous and inspired [...] with hard and distorted sounds and bold samples set in lavish arrangements."^[1]

Track listing

1. "Shock in My Town" - 4.24 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
2. "Auto da fé" - 3.59 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
3. "Casta diva" - 3.38 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
4. "Il ballo del potere" - 4.26 - (lyrics: Franco Battiato, Manlio Sgalambro)
5. "La preda" - 3.44
6. "Il mantello e la spiga" - 3.59
7. "È stato molto bello" - 3.49
8. "Quello che fu" - 4.30
9. "Vite parallele" - 3.24
10. "Shakleton" - 8.35 - (German lyrics: Fleur Jaeggy)

Charts

Chart (1998)! scope="col"

Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[2]	1

References

1. Book: Enrico Deregibus. Dizionario completo della Canzone Italiana. 8 October 2010. Giunti Editore, 2010. 978-8809756250.
2. Web site: Classifica settimanale WK 40 (dal 25.09.1998 al 01.10.1998). FIMI. 29 February 2024.