Litfiba 3

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Litfiba 3
Studio album by Litfiba
Released	1988
Genre	Rock
Length	45:24
Label	EMI
Producer	???
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Litfiba chronology
live 12-5-87 (1987) Litfiba 3 (1988) Pirata (1989)

Litfiba 3 is the 3rd studio album from the Italian rock band Litfiba that ends the "Trilogy of power" started with first album Desaparecido. It is the last album on which new-wave influences can be heard.

Lyrics deal much with social and political criticism. "Louisiana" is about the death penalty and doubts about guilt, through the example of sentenced Nelson Darden (depicted in the cover). "Santiago" is about Pope John Paul II's visit to Chilian dictator Augusto Pinochet. "Tex" is about the genocide of native Americans.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Santiago" – 3:38
2. "Amigo" – 3:20
3. "Louisiana" – 5:32
4. "Ci sei solo tu" – 4:58
5. "Paname" – 4:57
6. "Cuore di vetro" – 4:55
7. "Tex" – 3:33
8. "Peste" – 5:30
9. "Corri" – 3:49
10. "Bambino" – 5:16

Some editions for export outside Italy also contains 5 live bonus tracks and a different front cover :

11. "Come un dio" - 8:05 12. "Resta" - 3:00 13. "Apapaia" - 4:59 14. "Re del silenzio" - 5:21 15. "Tziganata" - 4:35

[edit] Personnel

• Piero Pelù - Vocals
• Ghigo Renzulli - Guitars
• Ringo de Palma - Drums
• Antonio Aiazzi – Keyboards
• Gianni Maroccolo - Bass
• Candelo Cabezas - Percussions
• Francesco Magnelli - Piano
• Guido Guidoboni - Harmonica
• Francesca Mariotti - Castanets
• Daniele Trambusti - Percussions