Volume 1 (Fabrizio De André album)

Volume 1 (Vol. 1°) is the second album released by Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André and his first true studio album. It was issued in 1967 on Bluebell Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Fabrizio De André, except where noted.

1. "Preghiera in Gennaio" (Prayer in January) (3:28)
2. "Marcia nuziale" (Wedding March) (3:10) (De André, Georges Brassens)
3. "Spiritual" (2:34)
4. "Si chiamava Gesù" (He Was Called Jesus) (3:09)
5. "La canzone di Barbara" (The Song of Barbara) (2:17)
6. "Via del Campo" (2:31) (De André, Enzo Jannacci)
7. "Caro amore" (Dear Love) (3:57) (De André, Joaquín Rodrigo)
8. "Bocca di rosa" (Rose Mouth) (3:05)
9. "La morte" (The Death) (2:22) (De André, Georges Brassens)
10. "Carlo Martello ritorna dalla battaglia di Poitiers" (Charles Martel Returns from the Battle of Poitiers) (5:21) (De André, Paolo Villaggio)

1971 reissue tracklist

1. "Preghiera in Gennaio" (Prayer in January) (3:28)
2. "Marcia nuziale" (Wedding March) (3:10) (De André, Georges Brassens)
3. "Spiritual" (2:34)
4. "Si chiamava Gesù" (He Was Called Jesus) (3:09)
5. "La canzone di Barbara" (The Song of Barbara) (2:17)
6. "Via del Campo" (2:31) (De André, Enzo Jannacci)
7. "La stagione del tuo amore" (The Season of Your Love) (2:59) (De André, Gian Piero Reverberi)
8. "Bocca di rosa" (Rose Mouth) (3:05)
9. "La morte" (The Death) (2:22) (De André, Georges Brassens)
10. "Carlo Martello ritorna dalla battaglia di Poitiers" (Charles Martel Returns from the Battle of Poitiers) (5:21) (De André, Paolo Villaggio)

Reissues and controversy

Vol. 1° was reissued four months after its release, with a few changes:

• A completely different cover style, which became the standard for the two following LPs.
• The lyrics to "Bocca di rosa" were partially changed to avoid a line which criticized the law enforcement corps (with the explicit mention of the Carabinieri).

The album was reissued again in 1971 under the newly-born Produttori Associati label (Catalog: PA/LP 39). The track "Caro amore", which music is taken from Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez, was taken out of the album under request of Rodrigo himself, who did not approve the use of De André's lyrics with his music. The song was eventually replaced with "La stagione del tuo amore", which would be featured in every subsequent reissue.

Songs

• "Preghiera in Gennaio" is dedicated to the memory of Fabrizio's longtime friend Luigi Tenco, who had committed suicide in January that year, after taking part in the Italian Song Festival of Sanremo and failing to advance to the final competition.^[2]
• "Marcia nuziale" is a translated version of the song "La Marche nuptiale", written in 1956 by Georges Brassens.
• "Via del Campo" features the music of a Enzo Jannacci song, "La mia morosa la và alla fonte", which De André mistakenly believed to be a medieval ballad.
• "Bocca di Rosa" is based on Brassens' song "Brave Margot", which he wrote in 1952.
• "Carlo Martello ritorna dalla battaglia di Poitiers", co-written with actor Paolo Villaggio, is based on the historical figure Charles Martel, and tells the story of his return to France after the Battle of Poitiers. The song had been first released as the B-side of a single in 1963 and was re-recorded for the album, with some differences from the original track.

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