Musicians:
Eros Ramazzotti: vocals (all), acoustic guitar solo (5, 10,
11), electric guitars (8), electronic drums (9), drum programming (8),
percussion programming (9)
Cher: English vocals (6)
John Robinson: drums (1, 3, 4, 7, 11), additional drums (9)
Steve Ferrone: drums (2, 5, 6), percussion (5)
Alfredo Golino: drums (8, 10)
Steve Hilton: drum programming (1, 4, 11)
Wayne Rodrigues: electronic drum programming (2)
Luis Conte: percussion (2, 6)
John Pierce: bass (2)
Nathan East: bass (5, 7, 9)
Paul Bushnell: bass (6)
Flavio Scopaz: fretless bass (8)
Tim Pierce: guitars (1, 2, 4, 6, 11), mandolin (11)
Michael Landau: guitars (1, 4, 9, 11), acoustic & electric guitars
(3, 7), electric & baritone guitars (5)
John Themis: guitars (2)
Dean Parks: mandolin (5)
Ramone Stagnaro: Spanish guitar (6)
Jamie Muhoberac: keys (1, 4, 11)
Claudio Guidetti: keys (1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11), Hammond (5), piano (8,
10), electric piano (9), synth bass (10), acoustic guitars (5, 8, 10),
electric guitars (8, 10), Autoharp (5), electronic drums (9), drum programming
(8), percussion programming (9), electronic drum programming (10)
Charles Judge: keys (2), electric piano (6), synths (6), drum programming
(6)
Celso Valli: keys (3, 7, 9), synth bass (3), Fender Rhodes piano (9),
Hammond (9)
Greg Phillanganes: piano (5)
Maurizio Fabrizio: piano (12), additional keys (10)
Fio Zanotti: accordion (12)
Gavin Wright: first violin (1, 4, 11)
Bruce Dukov: first violin (7)
Perry Montague-Mason: first violin (8, 10)
Enrico Guerzoni: electric violin solo
Larry Corbett: violin (3)
Steve Richards: violin (3)
Bob Becker: viola (3)
Joel Derouin: viola (3)
Dukov/Derouin/Becker/Denyse Buffum/Corbett/Richards: orchestral section
(9)
Philip Ingram, Lynn Davis, Alex Brown, Darryl Phinnessee: choir (3)
David Lasley, Arnold McCuller: chorus (7)
Jez Colin: programming (3, 7, 9)
Luca Bignardi: programming (3, 7, 9)
Orchestrated by Matt Dunkley (1, 4, 11), Valli (3, 7, 9), Fabrizio (5,
10), Fabrizio/Guidetti (8, 12)
Conducted by Valli (3, 5, 7, 9), Fabrizio (8, 10), Valli/Guidetti (12)
Artistic supervision: Ramazzotti/Guidetti
Produced & arranged by Ramazzotti/Guidetti (5, 8, 10, 12), Valli
(3, 7, 9), Trevor Horn (1, 4, 11), Rick Nowels
(2, 6)
Co-produced by Judge (2, 6)
Recordings & Protools: Steve MacMillan/Tim Weidner (1, 4, 11);
recorded by Rob Jacobs (2, 6), John Paterno/Andrew Scheps (3, 7, 9), Tony
Phillips (5), Guidetti/Bruno Malasona (8, 10), Al Schmitt (12)
Orchestra recorded by Adam Brown (8, 10)
Protools engineer: Alberto Parodi (5, 8, 10, 12)
Additional recordings: Randy Wine (2)
Assistant to Trevor Horn: Sara Lind/Robert Orton (1,
4, 11)
Mixed by Guidetti/Malasona (5, 8, 10, 12), Guidetti (2), Phillips (3,
6, 7, 9), MacMillan (1, 4, 11)
Assisted by Parodi (2, 5, 8, 10, 12), Dan Vickers (3,
6, 7, 9), Tom Hannen (1, 4, 11)
Cover photo by Davd LaChapelle
Tracks:
1. L'Ombra del Gigante [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/A Cogliati/L
Cherubini] (4:42)
2. Fuoco Nel Fuoco [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:40)
3. Lo Spirito Degli Alberi [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/A
Salerno] (4:11)
4. Un Angelo Non È [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:38)
5. L'Aquila e il Condor [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti/Fabrizio; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:26)
6. Più Che Puoi [m: Ramazzotti/A Galbiati; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati/C
Sarkisian] (4:11)
7. Il Mio Amore Per Te [m: Ramazzotti/G Dettori/L Chiaravalli; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:14)
8. E Ancor Me Chiedo [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:22)
9. Improvvisa Luce ad Est [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti/V Tosetto; l: Ramazzotti/Cherubini]
(4:41)
10. Nell'Azzurrità [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti/Fabrizio; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:15)
11. Amica Donna Mia [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(4:00)
12. Per Me Per Sempre [m: Ramazzotti/Guidetti/Fabrizio; l: Ramazzotti/Cogliati]
(3:52)
13. CD-ROM component
Keys arranged by Muhoberac/Guidetti (1, 4, 11)
Notes: I translated the liner notes from Italian, so I am not entirely certain of their accuracy! Horn's production work is readily identifiable, but whether you like this album will depend on how you feel about middle-of-the-road AOR pop. (HP, 16 Feb 05)