Alice (1986 compilation)
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Alice is a compilation album of recordings by Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Alice
Alice (Italian singer)
Alice , also known as Alice Visconti is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971...

, released by EMI Music in 1986.

The Alice compilation was released in Continental Europe and Scandinavia in early 1986 after the commercial success of the 1984 Eurovision Song Contest entry "I treni di Tozeur
I Treni Di Tozeur
"I treni di Tozeur" is an Italian song, written by Franco Battiato, Rosario Cosentino and Giusto Pio. It was the Italian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984, performed in Italian by Alice and Franco Battiato.In a studio version sung only by Battiato, the song was later to be included on his...

", a duet with singer and composer Franco Battiato
Franco Battiato
Francesco Battiato is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes...

, and the following tribute album Gioielli rubati - Alice canta Battiato
Gioielli Rubati - Alice Canta Battiato
Gioielli rubati– Alice canta Battiato is the seventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1985 on EMI Music.The album, whose title translates as Stolen Jewels – Alice sings Battiato, followed the highly successful 1984 single and Eurovision Song Contest entry "I treni...

in 1985, including hit single "Prospettiva Nevski"; the cover picture is in fact from the same photo sessions as for the Gioielli Rubati album. The collection, which was the first career retrospective and also compact disc release with Alice, comprises material from her first four studio albums for the EMI label, Capo Nord
Capo Nord (Alice album)
Capo Nord is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1980 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's Italian breakthrough single "Il vento caldo dell'estate", her first collaboration with composer and singer Franco Battiato....

(1980), Alice
Alice (Per Elisa)
Alice is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1981 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's winning entry in the 1981 Sanremo Music Festival, "Per Elisa", and the Alice album was released under that title in certain territories, then also with alternative cover art...

(also known as Per Elisa, 1981), Azimut
Azimut (Alice album)
Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

(1982) and Falsi allarmi
Falsi Allarmi
Falsi allarmi is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1983 on EMI Music.The album includes the single releases "Il profumo del silenzio", "Carthago", "Solo un'dea" and "Notte a Roma"....

(1983), including hit singles "Il vento caldo dell'estate", "Per Elisa", "Una notte speciale", "Messaggio" and "Notte a Roma" and the set opens with her first duet with Franco Battiato, 1982's "Chan-son Egocentrique".

The Alice compilation is not to be confused with a similar eponymously titled compilation
Alice (1984 compilation)
Alice is a compilation album of recordings by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released by CGD in 1984.The Alice compilation was released by Warner Music's Italian sublabel CGD after Alice had signed with EMI and had had her commercial breakthrough after winning the Sanremo Music Festival with the...

, first released by CGD/Warner Music in 1984.

Track listing

  1. "Chan-son Egocentrique" (duet with Franco Battiato) (Franco Battiato, Francesco Messina, Tommaso Tramonti) – 3:52
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  2. "Azimut" (Alice
    Alice (Italian singer)
    Alice , also known as Alice Visconti is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971...

    ) – 3:44
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  3. "La mano" (Alice) – 5:35
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  4. "A cosa pensano" (Francesco Messina, Alice) – 3:42
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  5. "Messaggio" (Alice, Albert Kui (pseudonym for Franco Battiato), Giusto Pio) – 3:46
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  6. "Principessa" (Alice) – 4:28
    • From 1982 album Azimut
      Azimut (Alice album)
      Azimut is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1982 on EMI Music.Singles released from the album include "Messaggio" , "A cosa pensano" and "Chan-son Egocentrique" , the latter a duet with Franco Battiato. The track "Messaggio" was co-written by Battiato under one...

  7. "Il vento caldo dell'estate" (Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio, Francesco Messina, Alice) – 3:34
    • From 1980 album Capo Nord
      Capo Nord (Alice album)
      Capo Nord is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1980 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's Italian breakthrough single "Il vento caldo dell'estate", her first collaboration with composer and singer Franco Battiato....

  8. "Una sera di Novembre" (Alice) – 3:03
    • From 1980 album Capo Nord
      Capo Nord (Alice album)
      Capo Nord is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1980 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's Italian breakthrough single "Il vento caldo dell'estate", her first collaboration with composer and singer Franco Battiato....

  9. "Solo un'idea" (Alice
    Alice (Italian singer)
    Alice , also known as Alice Visconti is an Italian singer-songwriter and pianist, active since 1971...

    , Matteo Fasolino, Alice) – 4:16
    • From 1983 album Falsi allarmi
      Falsi Allarmi
      Falsi allarmi is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1983 on EMI Music.The album includes the single releases "Il profumo del silenzio", "Carthago", "Solo un'dea" and "Notte a Roma"....

  10. "Il profumo del silenzio" (Alice, Matteo Fasolino, Alice) – 4:32
    • From 1983 album Falsi allarmi
      Falsi Allarmi
      Falsi allarmi is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1983 on EMI Music.The album includes the single releases "Il profumo del silenzio", "Carthago", "Solo un'dea" and "Notte a Roma"....

  11. "Notte a Roma" (Alice) – 4:22
    • From 1983 album Falsi allarmi
      Falsi Allarmi
      Falsi allarmi is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1983 on EMI Music.The album includes the single releases "Il profumo del silenzio", "Carthago", "Solo un'dea" and "Notte a Roma"....

  12. "La canzone più bella" (Alice, Matteo Fasolino, Alice) – 5:07
    • From 1983 album Falsi allarmi
      Falsi Allarmi
      Falsi allarmi is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1983 on EMI Music.The album includes the single releases "Il profumo del silenzio", "Carthago", "Solo un'dea" and "Notte a Roma"....

  13. "Per Elisa" (Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio, Alice) – 3:40
    • From 1981 album Alice
      Alice (Per Elisa)
      Alice is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1981 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's winning entry in the 1981 Sanremo Music Festival, "Per Elisa", and the Alice album was released under that title in certain territories, then also with alternative cover art...

  14. "Una notte speciale" (Alice, Franco Battiato
    Franco Battiato
    Francesco Battiato is an Italian singer-songwriter, composer, filmmaker and, under the pseudonym Süphan Barzani, also a painter. Battiato's songs contain esoteric, philosophical and religious themes...

    , Giusto Pio) – 4:14
    • From 1981 album Alice
      Alice (Per Elisa)
      Alice is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released in 1981 on EMI Music.The album includes Alice's winning entry in the 1981 Sanremo Music Festival, "Per Elisa", and the Alice album was released under that title in certain territories, then also with alternative cover art...


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