Amore e non amore
| Amore e non amore | ||||
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| Released | July 1971 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, rock and roll, rock | |||
| Length | 35:39 | |||
| Label | Dischi Ricordi | |||
| Producer | Lucio Battisti, Mogol | |||
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| Ondarock | – recommended |
Amore e non amore (Love and non-love) is a concept album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti, and the fourth studio album overall. It was released in July 1971 by Dischi Ricordi.
The album focuses on the contraposition of "love" and "not-love". As a result, the LP is split in two definite "sides", each one made up of four songs:
- The "non-love" side, characterised by a rock and roll music style and lyrics referring to "non-love" situations (e.g. adultery, unrequited or obsessive love, etc.).
- The "love" side, characterised by instrumental tracks with long titles and a progressive rock music style.
The album was Italy's 10th best selling album in 1971, though no song from this disc became nearly as popular as those included in Battisti's other albums from this period.