Alberto Camerini
Dove l'arcobaleno arriva

LA RECENSIONE

1995. After a nine-year absence from the music scene, Alberto Camerini returns to the market with "Dove l'arcobaleno arriva." A very different album from his last, "Angeli in blue jeans." In the latter, Alberto's Anglo-Saxon side is prominent, but in the new work, it's his Latin side that shines. Alberto was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on May 16, 1951 (the same day, month, and year as Claudio Baglioni) and his Latin influences were already evident in his early works with Cramps, especially the first two. Here, the Brazilian rhythms return and are immediately felt: "Dove l'arcobaleno arriva" goes straight to the heart, with its relaxing and Latin musical phrases; "La sposa" continues in the same vein as the first song, and with "Rose tropicali," it forms a good couplet, even the rhymes are similar. "Samba di cucina" is another return for Camerini, this time to the gastronomy of "Pane quotidiano" and "Gelato metropolitano." Then the mood changes with "Notti d'agosto" and the hit "Diamantina," also included in subsequent collections. Speaking of hits, the album of unreleased tracks also contains two new versions, "Il ristorante di Ricciolina" and "La bottega del caffè," with which Alberto participated in the Sanremo Festival in 1984, finishing sixteenth. Then it's the turn of the festive "In pista" and the most intense and heartfelt song, "Milano innamorata," where Camerini also revokes memories of Liceo Beccaria. An album that brings Camerini back to the scene and also returns him to his original rhythms. Another six years will pass before he dons a mohawk and decides to go punk!