Album: Amo – Capitolo II
Artist: Renato Zero
2013 Tattica S.R.L.
CD: 8034097060458

Renato Zero: voice
Phil Palmer: acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6-12), electric guitar (1-3, 12, 14), electric guitar solo (1)
Samuele Dessì: acoustic guitar (2, 3, 14), electric guitar (2, 3, 14)
Giorgio Secco: acoustic guitar (2, 3, 14)
Massimo Varini: acoustic guitar (2, 3, 14), electric guitar (2, 3, 14)
Fabrizio "Bicio" Leo: electric guitar (1, 4, 6-11)
Paolo Costa: bass (1-11, 13, 15)
Trevor Horn: bass (12)
Cesare Chiodo: bass (14)
Lele Melotti: drums (1-11, 13, 15)
Ash Soan: drums (12)
Paolo Valli: drums (14)
Danilo Madonia: keys (1, 4, 6-11), grand piano (1, 4-11), backing vocals (10), programming (1, 4, 6-11)
Tommy Ruggero: percussion (2, 3, 14)
Luís Jardim: percussion (12)
Simon Bloor: piano (12), organ (12)
Julian Hinton: keys (12), programming (12)
Luciano Ciccaglioni: acoustic guitar (1, 4, 6-11)
Stefano Senesi: grand piano (13, 15), keys (14)
Elio Veniali: double bass (1, 4, 6-11)
Anselmo Cerriana: first violin (1, 4, 6-11)
Marco Ferrari: second violin (1, 4, 6-11)
Giuseppe Francese: viola (1, 4, 6-11)
Everton Nelson: violin (12)
Giulio Glavina: cello (1, 4, 6-11)
Gianluca Littera: harmonica (5, 9)
Mariano Mariani: whistle (2)
Paola Montanari: backing vocals (10)
Choir (Francesco Toma, Paolo Foti, Giuliano Mazzini, Rinaldo Zuliani, Antonio Mameli, Cesidio Iacobone; chorus director: Marta Vulpi): backing vocals (9, 11)

Hungarian Concerto Symphony Orchestra (1, 4-11, 13, 15)
Piccola Orchestra Pop (1, 4, 6-11)

Conducted by Madonia (1, 4, 6-11), Renato Serio (4, 5, 11, 13, 15), Hinton (12)
Orchestra contractor/fixer: Isobel Griffiths (12)


Directed by Zero
Produced by Madonia (1, 4, 6-11), Celso Valli (2, 3), C Valli/Zero (14), Zero (5, 13, 15), Trevor Horn (12)
Orchestra recorded by Madonia (1, 4, 6-11)
Bass & drums recorded by Carlo Miori (1-3, 15)
Zero's vocals recorded by Davide Palmiotto/Maurizio Parafioriti
Strings recorded by Mat Bartrom (12), assisted by Jeremy Murphy (12)
Recording supervisor: Parafioriti (1, 4-11, 13, 15)
Recording manager: Miklos Lukacs jr.
Sound engineer: Gabor Buczko (1, 4-11, 13, 15)
Engineering: Tim Weidner (12)
Engineer: Bloor (12)
Additional engineering: Graham Archer (12)
Pro-Tools operator: Miklos Lukacs (1, 4-11, 13, 15)
Mix: Madonia (6-11), Parafioriti (1-5, 13-15), Weidner (12)
Mastered by Alberto Parodi/Madonia/Parafioriti
Executive producer/management: Simone Veneziano
Artwork by Stefano Scorzese
Assistant to Zero: Mariano Mariani
Liner notes by Zero


Tracks:
1. "Nuovamente" [mus: M Nava; lyr: Zero/Nava] (4:28)
2. "Ti Porterò con Me" [G Morra/M Fabrizio] (4:24)
3. "La Fabbrica dei Sogni" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:10)
4. "Sia Neve" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:59)
5. "L'eterno ultimo" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:23)
6. "Nessuno Tocchi l'Amore" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:44)
7. "Si Può" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:42)
8. "Una Volta Non ci Basta" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (5:10)
9. "Titoli di Coda" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (4:12)
10. "Via Dagli Sciacalli n°0" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (3:55)
11. "O Si Suona o Si Muore" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (2:38)
12. "Alla Fine" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (5:09)
13. "amoЯ" [mus: Fabrizio; lyr: Zero] (4:59)
14. "Il Progetto Magnifico" [mus: Madonia/Zero; lyr: Zero] (6:28)
15. "Il Principe dell'Eccentricità" [mus: A Trovajoli/ MP Sapienza; lyr: Zero/V Incenzo] (4:31)

Arranged by Madonia (1, 4, 6-11), C Valli (2, 3), C Valli/Zero (14), Hinton (12)
Orchestra arranged by Hinton (12)
Orchestrated by Madonia (1, 4, 6-11), Serio (4, 11)


Notes (***): Released 29 Oct 2013, this was the 28th album from Italian singer Zero (real name Renato Fiacchini). It is a sequel to Amo – Capitolo I that came 7 months earlier. It was released on CD and 2LP. There was later a box set with volume I, entitled Amo – Capitolo III. (6) was the lead single, released 27 Sep 2013, followed by (4) on 27 Dec 2013 and then the Horn-produced (12) on 21 Jan 2014. All singles were digital only. The album made #1 in Italy and was the 29th best-selling album of the year in the country.

(12) is a big, orchestral Trevor Horn production and easily the standout track on the album. You see his usual crew: Weidner, Bloor, Hinton, Jardim etc. "Alla Fine" means "In the End". There was a video for (12) directed by Alessandro D'Alatri. It was filmed in period costumes and set in Castle Bracciano. It depicts a love triangle where Zero plays the protagonist, who is killed by poison in his tea by his wife (Andrea Preti), supported by her young lover (Euridice Axen). Thus, most of the video acts as Zero's death scene as he sings the song. (HP, 5 Jan 25)
Return to Home Page