La voce del padrone ("His Master's Voice") is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Franco Battiato, released by EMI Italiana in 1981. The album followed L'era del cinghiale bianco (1979) and Patriots (1980), which signaled a return by Battiato to a more pop-oriented style.
Besides being Battiato's first pop success, it was also the first Italian LP to sell more than one million copies.
Overview Before L'era del cinghiale bianco Battiato had begun to collaborate with violinist and composer Giusto Pio. In La voce del padrone Battiato could rely on Pio's collaboration too, even if violin was never used in the scores.
Album The album is a mixture of synthpop, dance and progressive. "Bandiera Bianca" quotes "Mr. Tambourine Man" by Bob Dylan, while "Cuccurucucù" borrows the refrain from the Tomás Méndez song "Cucurrucucú paloma". The better known songs of this album are "Summer on a Solitary Beach", "Bandiera bianca" and "Centro di gravità permanente".
Track listing "Summer on a Solitary Beach" - 4:34 "Bandiera bianca" - 5:19 "Gli uccelli" - 4:43 "Cuccurucucù" - 4:09 "Segnali di vita" - 3:37 "Centro di gravità permanente" - 3:55 "Sentimiento nuevo" - 4:18
Personnel Alfredo Golino - Drums Paolo Donnarumma - Bass guitar Filippo Destrieri - Keyboards Alberto Radius - Guitar Claudio Pascoli - Saxophone Donato Scolese - Vibraphone Madrigalisti di Milano - Choir
Charts Weekly charts + 1982 weekly chart performance for La voce del padrone Chart PeakpositionItalian Albums (Hit Parade)1 + 2021 weekly chart performance for La voce del padrone Chart Peakposition
Year-end charts + 1982 year-end chart performance for La voce del padrone Chart PositionItalian Albums (Hit Parade)1 + 2021 year-end chart performance for La voce del padrone Chart PositionItalian Albums (FIMI)79
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