Mondo Cane is an album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by Mike Patton

Mike Patton

Michael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr...

, released on May 4, 2010 through Ipecac Recordings

Ipecac Recordings

Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman and Mike Patton Ipecac Recordings is an independent record label based in California. It was founded on April 1, 1999 by Greg Werckman (ex-label manager of Alternative Tentacles,...

. It features cover version

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

s of 1950s and 1960s Italian pop music, performed by Mike Patton with an orchestra of about 65 people. The album was originally planned for release in "summer of '08", then again "in early '09" but ultimately went unreleased until May 2010, some of these songs are available online on the Italian magazine Rockit.

Reception

The album has been met with generally favorable reviews. It debuted at #2 on the Billboard Classical Albums chart, and #7 on the Heatseekers chart.

Track listing

External links

• Mike Patton interview with TheVine.com.au: May 2010 - lengthy interview about the inspiration for Mondo Cane, the recording process, cover art, etc.