1st Round (album)
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| 1st Round (album) | |
|---|---|
| File:1st Round - Cover photo.jpg | |
| Studio album by Pino Presti | |
| Released | May 1976 |
| Recorded | at Regson Studio in Milan |
| Genre | Funk, Disco, Soul |
| Length | 35:36 |
| Label | Atlantic Records |
| Producer | Pino Presti |
1st Round is an album by Italian musician and producer Pino Presti, released in 1976 under Atlantic Records. It's considered one of the most innovative albums of the 70's in the Italian music scene.[1][2] All songs are composed by Pino Presti, except for "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin), "Sunny" (Bobby Hebb) and "Firefly" (Kenny Nolan).
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Smile" | 3:12 |
| 2. | "L'estate di Laura" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Funky Bump" | 2:44 |
| 4. | "Aspettando Il Giorno" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Aghedo Asanwony" | 3/20 |
| 6. | "Angie" | 3.46 |
| 7. | "E Se Non Arrivasse" | 2:43 |
| 8. | "C.so Buenos Aires" | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Firefly" | 2:40 |
| 10. | "Sunny" | 4:43 |
| 11. | "C'era Una Volta" | 1:50 |
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Total length:
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35:36 | |
Credits
Musicians
File:George Aghedo.jpg
Nigerian conga player & percussionist George Aghedo
- Pino Presti: electric bass, Fender Rhodes, arranger, conductor, vocal in "Angie"
- Andrea Sacchi: acoustic & electric guitar
- Massimo Luca: acoustic & electric guitar
- Claudio Bazzari: acoustic & electric guitar
- Alberto Radius: synth guitar
- Ellade Bandini: drums
- Gianni Dall'Aglio: drums in "Angie"
- George Aghedo: conga, percussions, rap vocals in "Aghedo Asanwony"
- Renè Mantegna: conga, percussions
- Alberto Baldan Bembo: Moog, marimba
- Alberto Mompellio: Hammond organ, Eminent, piano
- Giorgio Baiocco: tenor saxophone, flute
- Bruno De Filippi: harmonica in "Sunny"
- Riccardo Zappa: acoustic guitar in "C'era Una Volta"
- La Bionda: vocals in "Firefly"
- Attilio Donadio: alto saxophone solo in "Smile"
- Fermo Lini: trumpet
- Giuliano Bernicchi: trumpet
- Gianni Caranti: trombone
- Sergio Almangano: 1st violin
- Arturo Prestipino Giarritta: 1st violin
- Ronnie Jones: lead singer & lyricist in "Funky Bump"
More credits
- Recorded at Regson Studio (Milan)
- Sound engineer: Gianluigi Pezzera / Paolo Bocchi
- Artwork: Mario Convertino
- Photograph: Karin Hemp
