17 RE

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17 RE
Studio album by
Released1986 (1986)
GenreNew wave, post-punk[1][2]
Length66:15
LabelI.R.A. Records
CGD (reprints)
ProducerAlberto Pirelli
Litfiba chronology
Desaparecido
(1985)
17 RE
(1986)
Live 12-5-87 (Aprite i vostri occhi)
(1987)

17 RE (Italian: 17 Kings) is the second full-length studio album by the Italian rock band Litfiba and the second part of the "Trilogy of power", as begun with the debut, Desaparecido.[3]

The album has been included in the ranking of the 100 most beautiful Italian albums of all time according to Rolling Stone Italia at number 86. It is the first double album in the history of Italian independent music and is considered one of the milestones of Italian new wave.[4][5][6]

Track listing[edit]

  • All songs written and arranged by Litfiba.
No.TitleLength
1."Resta"2:53
2."Re del silenzio"4:06
3."Cafè, Mexcal e Rosita"3:11
4."Vendetta"5:30
5."Pierrot e la Luna"3:58
6."Tango"4:33
7."Come un Dio"5:10
8."Febbre"3:47
9."Apapaia"4:59
10."Univers"5:19
11."Sulla terra"4:18
12."Ballata"3:53
13."Gira nel mio cerchio"3:37
14."Cane"2:50
15."Oro nero"3:45
16."Ferito"4:26

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tommaso Franci. "Litfiba - Firenze wave". ondarock.
  2. ^ Valerio Di Marco. "Litfiba - 17 Re" (in Italian).
  3. ^ Stefano Ronzani, Proibito. La biografia ufficiale dei Litfiba, Roma, Arcana Editore, 1990. ISBN 88-85-85996-8
  4. ^ Michele Chisena (14 December 2016). "'17 Re' dei Litfiba, il leggendario lp ha 30 anni". la Repubblica.it, sito web. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  5. ^ Luca Mastinu (13 December 2018). "Il 13 Dicembre del 1986 usciva 17 Re dei Litfiba, il capolavoro della new wave italiana". optimagazine.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  6. ^ Paride Candelaresi. "Litfiba: perchè "17 re" è tra i dischi più riusciti della musica rock italiana".