Lucio Battisti

The Battisti-Mogol songs of the 70s have now become part of not only the musical heritage but I would also say the cultural heritage of Italy. I also really like the Battisti-Panella albums, even though they didn’t have the same (immense) commercial success as the earlier ones. In any case, the music is always very innovative. The only album I don’t like is "E già" from 1982, with lyrics by Battisti's wife, under the pseudonym Velezia. But during that period, Battisti had just experienced an artistic divorce from Mogol, and his intention was to move on from the tremendous listening numbers achieved up to that point with his records: a perfectly successful operation.