| Conte, Paolo / Reveries |
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| Album: | Reveries | Collection: | World | |
| Artist: | Conte, Paolo | Added: | Apr 2003 | |
| Label: | Nonesuch Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2003-07-14 | Pull Date: | 2003-09-15 | Charts: | Reggae/World |
| Week Ending: | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 10 | Aug 3 | Jul 27 | Jul 20 |
| Airplays: | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Sep 27, 2018: | No Cover, No Minimum Nord | 4. | Feb 11, 2011: | No Cover, No Minimum Nord | |
| 2. | May 18, 2017: | No Cover, No Minimum Diavolo Rosso | 5. | Apr 23, 2010: | No Cover, No Minimum Nord | |
| 3. | May 25, 2012: | No Cover, No Minimum Nord | 6. | Mar 20, 2010: | Music Casserole Sudamerica |
| Album Review |
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| Fo Reviewed 2003-07-10 | ||
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PAOLO CONTE - "Reveries" Nonesuch, 2003 Paolo Conte is one of the great songwriters of our time. Now almost 70 years old and a lifelong resident of his hometown (Asti, in the Piedmont region of Italy), he is often compared to Tom Waits. Yes, both have craggy voices and strong jazz leanings, but Conte's music is as clearly European in derivation and outlook as Waits' is American. Anyway, what we have here is a gorgeous collection of world-weary ballads and jazzy romps with poetic lyrics, all of which will stick in your memory. Highly recommended! Fo's Picks: 1, 3, 5, 6, 9, 12, 15 1. 3:49 – reflective & poetic, in French 2. 4:20 – romantic reminiscence, subtle 3. 3:58 – quick growl, w/ 3 saxes + scatting 4. 4:03 – latin feel w/ synth; gruff vocal 5. 6:50 – cool saunter, gets under the skin 6. 3:30 – spooky ballad w/ synth, kazoo! 7. 4:01 – large band, drunk musette-tango 8. 4:33 – melancholy ballad, touching 9. 3:56 – nice piano intro, then sweet tango 10. 3:32 – churning waltz: timeless, quirky 11. 5:59 – somber ballad, nice trombone 12. 3:01 – quick rumba, cinematic feel 13. 3:26 – romantic, but jaded or ironic 14. 2:54 – alley music: repetitive & sneaky 15. 6:13 – fast Italo-jewish-cowboy thing 16. 4:23 – plodding, English backing vox [ Fo ] - 7/10/03 | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Reveries | 9. | Blue Tangos | |||
| 2. | Gioco D'azzardo | 10. | Novegento | |||
| 3. | Dancing | 11. | L'avance | |||
| 4. | Aguaplano | 12. | Sudamerica | |||
| 5. | Nord | 13. | Parigi | |||
| 6. | I Giardini Pensili Hanno Fao | 14. | Chiammi Adesso | |||
| 7. | Fuga All'inglese | 15. | Diavolo Rosso | |||
| 8. | Madeline | 16. | Come Mi Vuoi |