Released 1988 Length 45:10 Producer Francesco Messina Release date 1988 | Recorded 1986, 1987, 1988 Artist Alice Genres Pop music, Rock music | |
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Alice albums Cosa resta Un fiore, La mia poca grande età, Falsi allarmi, Mélodie passagère, Elisir |
Kusamakura is a compilation album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in Japan in 1988 on EMI Music/Odeon Records. The album's title translates as Grass Pillow.
Contents
The compilation, which comprises tracks from studio albums Park Hotel (1986) and Elisir (1987), also includes the rare previously unreleased recording "Le scogliere di Dover" ("The Reeves of Dover"), with which Alice participated in the World Popular Song Festival in Tokyo in 1988, only available on this album. The track would later be re-written, re-arranged and re-recorded for the 1989 album Il sole nella pioggia, then titled "I cieli del nord" ("The Skies of the North").
Track listing
- "Viali di solitudine" (Francesco Messina, Marco Liverani) - 4:04
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
- "Il senso dei desideri" (Alice, Mino Di Martino, Saro Cosentino) - 4:12
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
- "Città chiusa" (Francesco Messina, Marco Liverani) - 4:21
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
- "Hispavox" (Alice, Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio) - 5:03
- From 1987 album Elisir.
- "Le scogliere di Dover" (Alice, Marco Liverani) - 4:56
- Previously unreleased recording. Later re-recorded for 1989 album Il sole nella pioggia, then retitled "I cieli del nord".
- "Luci lontane" (Francesco Messina, Alice) - 5:13
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
- "Nuvole" (Alice, Tuni, Francesco Messina) - 5:13
- From 1987 album Elisir
- "The Fool on the Hill" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:32
- From 1987 album Elisir
- "Nomadi" (Juri Camisasca) - 4:29
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
- "Volo di notte" (Francesco Messina, Alice) - 5:07
- From 1986 album Park Hotel
Personnel
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References
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