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THE REVIEW
Despite commercial missteps and inspirational ups and downs, Gianna Nannini has managed to build quite an appreciable career (considering the popular and successful Italian panorama), establishing herself as the Italian prototype of female rocker (even if there's very little rock), thanks mainly to her screaming raspy voice.
After a debut with more singer-songwriter tones, where attention was immediately drawn to women's issues from a strictly female perspective, with excellent nonconformist and courageous insights, Nannini, with "California" in '79, relying on the collaboration of Roberto Vecchioni for lyrics and always attentive to innovations and international sounds, begins to develop a style where rock merges with the melody of traditional Italian song.
Before recording "Puzzle", the album of definite commercial consecration (thanks especially to the single "Fotoromanza") and possibly her best album, "Profumo" (the one with "Bello e impossibile"), she gives life to one of her most edgy and dark albums (or perhaps better said, the least sunny): "Latin Lover" from 1982. Relying on Connie Plank, who was already at the helm for Kraftwerk's "Autobahn", Nannini develops a sound and rock that is very electronic and experimental, yet with a voice always attentive to melody.
I'm not a Nannini fan but this album is very different from the others of this artist (which is also noteworthy for the recent cover of "Amandoti" by CCCP, demonstrating her musical openness) perhaps not the most beautiful but certainly the most interesting, especially for those who love electronics...
Listen to it without prejudice.
Cheers.
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Gianna Nannini's 1982 album Latin Lover stands out as one of her most experimental and electronic works. Though different from her more melodic and commercial albums, it highlights her unique raspy voice and rock style. Produced by Connie Plank, it blends electronic rock with melodic elements. The album is especially appealing to fans of electronic music and those open to musical experimentation.Tracklist Lyrics Videos
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini is an Italian singer-songwriter from Siena, frequently described in the reviews as a prototypical Italian female rocker thanks to her raspy, shouted vocal style and strong stage presence. Her early work moves from late-’70s rock (California) toward ’80s electronics/new wave, and her international breakthrough is tied to producer Conny Plank, with albums such as Latin Lover, Puzzle and Profumo often cited as career peaks.14 Reviews
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By eldiablo
The track that gives the album its title, now a classic of Italian music, is an energetic rock, characterized by a straight beat and lyrics that ironically play on the stereotypes of the Latin male.
On a musical carpet that truly speaks of Europe, of travels, of fights and alcohol, Gianna, in this quasi-self-portrait, narrates the restlessness and the continual need for new challenges.
