Viaggiatrice Solitaria - Il Meglio Di Alice

Infobox Album |
Name = Viaggiatrice Solitaria - Il Meglio Di Alice
Type = greatest hits
Artist = Alice


Cover size =
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Released = 1995
Recorded = 1980 - 1992
Genre = Pop, Rock, Alternative
Length = 72:39
Label = EMI
Producer = Francesco Messina
Angelo Carrara
Reviews = Allmusic [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kifqxqqdldke]
Chronology =
Last album = "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"
(1992)
This album = "Viaggiatrice Solitaria - Il Meglio Di Alice"
(1995)
Next album = "Charade"
(1995)

"Viaggiatrice Solitaria - Il Meglio Di Alice" is a compilation album of recordings by Italian singer-songwriter Alice, released by EMI Music in 1995.

Unlike EMI Italiana's 1994 "best of" package "Il Vento Caldo Dell'Estate", which mainly included tracks from the artist's early career plus a disco remix of the 1982 duet "Chanson Egocentrique" with Franco Battiato which surprisingly omitted all vocals by the composer himself, this compilation was produced with both the participation and approval of Alice. "Viaggiatrice Solitaria" focuses on material from the albums "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi" (1992), "Il Sole Nella Pioggia" (1989) and "Park Hotel" (1986) - and it includes the original unremixed duet version of "Chanson Egocentrique".

"Viaggiatrice Solitaria - Il Meglio Di Alice" whose title translates as "Solitary Traveller - The Best of Alice" became the final collaboration between the artist and the EMI Music label. Her first studio album for WEA/Warner Music, "Charade", was released later the same year.

Track listing

#"In Viaggio Sul Tuo Viso" (Francesco Messina, Alice) - 4:06
#*Includes "Istenem, Istenem" (Traditional, arranged by Francesco Messina, Alice)
#* From 1992 album "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"
#"Nomadi" (Juri Camisasca) - 4:29
#* From 1986 album "Park Hotel"
#"I Treni Di Tozeur" (1987 solo version) (Franco Battiato, Saro Cosentino, Giusto Pio) - 4:23
#* From 1987 album "Elisir". Original duet version with Franco Battiato released as single in 1984.
#"Cieli Del Nord" (Alice, Marco Liverani) - 4:51
#* From 1989 album "Il Sole Nella Pioggia"
#"Visioni" (Juri Camisasca) - 4:38
#* From 1989 album "Il Sole Nella Pioggia"
#"Viali Di Solitudine" (Francesco Messina, Marco Liverani) - 4:04
#* From 1986 album "Park Hotel"
#"Il Sole Nella Pioggia" (Juri Camisasca) - 5:08
#* From 1989 album "Il Sole Nella Pioggia"
#"Passano Gli Anni" (Francesco Messina, Mino Di Martino) - 3:50
#* From 1992 album "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"
#"L'era Del Mito" (Juri Camisasca) - 4:33
#* From 1989 album "Il Sole Nella Pioggia"
#"Lungo Ritorno A Casa" (Francesco Messina, Alice, Rosario Cosentino) - 4:43
#* From 1992 album "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"
#"Le Ragazze Di Osaka" (Francesco Messina, Eugenio Finardi, Luca Madonia) - 4:09
#* From 1989 album "Il Sole Nella Pioggia"
#"Prospettiva Nevski" (Franco Battiato) - 3:39
#* From 1985 album "Gioielli Rubati - Alice Canta Battiato"
#"Chanson Egocentrique" (duet with Franco Battiato) (Franco Battiato, Francesco Messina, Tommaso Tramonti) - 3:52
#* From 1982 album "Azimut"
#"Per Elisa" (Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio, Alice) - 3:40
#* From 1981 album "Alice" a.k.a. "Per Elisa"
#"Il Vento Caldo Dell'Estate (Franco Battiato, Giusto Pio, Francesco Messina, Alice) - 3:34
#* From 1980 album "Capo Nord"
#"Volo Di Notte" (Francesco Messina, Alice) - 5:07
#* From 1986 album "Park Hotel"
#"La Recessione" (Pier Paolo Pasolini, Mino Di Martino) - 3:53
#* From 1992 album "Mezzogiorno Sulle Alpi"

Personnel

* Alice - vocals, percussion trk 9, EMS synthesizer trk 15, keyboards trk 17
* Pino Pischetola - computer, drum programming trk 1
* Marco Guarniero - computer, guitars & keyboards trk 1, acoustic and electric guitars trk 3, keyboards programming & guitars track trk 4, keyboards & computer programming track 5, computer programming trk 7, additional keyboards trk 8, keyboards trk 9, classic & electric guitars trk 10
* Francesco Messina - keyboards & bass track 1, keyboard programming trk 3, keyboards trk 5, keyboards & percussion programming trk 7, keyboards trk 8, keyboards & percussion trk 9, keyboards trks 10 & 17
* Gavin Harrison - drums trks 1 & 8, perucssion trks 10 & 17
* Paolo Fresu - trumpet trks 1, 4, 5 & 10
* Jerry Marotta - drums, LinnDrum programming trks 2, 6 & 16
* Tony Levin - bass guitar, stick bass trks 2, 6 & 16
* Phil Manzanera - guitars trks 2, 6 & 16
* Michele Fedrigotti - keyboard instruments, MIDI piano trks 2, 6 & 16, keyboards, Korg digital piano, synthesizer bass trk 3, sampled strings trk 10, keyboards 12
* Pietro Pellegrini - Fairlight programming trks 2, 6 & 16
* Curt Cress - drums, percussion instruments trk 3
* Filippo Destrieri - keyboards, computer and drum machine trk 3, keyboard instruments, OBX, Fender, Roland, EMS trk 14
* Marco Liverani - keyboards trks 3, 5 & 9, keyboard instruments, Arp 2600 trk 15
* Steve Jansen - drums trk 4, 5, 7 & 11 keyboards trk 7
* Richard Barbieri - keyboards & keyboard programming tracks trk 4, 5, 7 & 11 "Prophet V Guitar" trk 5, "Prophet V Guitar" solo trk 9
* Jon Hassell - keyboard activated sound (sampled trumpet) track 5, trumpet trk 7
* Dave Gregory - guitars trks 5 & 7, electric guitars trks 8, 12-string and E-Bow solo guitar trk 9, acoustic guitar trk 10, acoustic & electric guitars trk 17
* Jan Maidman - bass guitar trk 7 & 11
* Danny Thompson - double bass trks 8 & 17
* Jakko Jakszyk - guitars trk 8
* Bobo Romani - flutes trk 8
* Pino Pischerola - EMU III programming trk 9, computer, drum programming trk 10
* Roberto Baldi - Prophet bass & keyboards trk 9
* Nino Lali Piccoli - tablas solo trk 9
* Orchestra della Scala di Milano (The La Scala Orchestra, Milan) - string instruments, woodwind instruments trk 12
* Mauro Spina - drums trk 15
* Stefano Cerri - bass guitar trk 15
* Alberto Radius - guitars trk 15
* Giusto Pio - violin trk 15
* Mark Harris - piano trk 15
* Lino "Capra" Vacina - timpani trk 15

Production

* Francesco Messina - record producer except tracks 12-15
* Angelo Carrara - producer tracks 12-15

Notes

* [http://www.alicewebsite.it/pages/biography.html]
* [http://www.alicewebsite.it/pages/estate.html]
* [http://lacasadeglielfi.altervista.org/alice/Biografia.html]
* [http://www.temposenzatempo.it/i_concerti.htm]
* [http://www.canzoniemusica.it/Alice.htm]