17 RE

1986 studio album by Litfiba

17 RE

Studio album by

Litfiba

Released

1986 (1986)

Genre

New wave, darkwave, post-punk^[1]^[2]^[3]

Length

66:15

Label

I.R.A. Records
CGD (reprints)

Producer

Alberto Pirelli

Litfiba chronology

Desaparecido
(1985)

17 RE
(1986)

Live 12-5-87 (Aprite i vostri occhi)
(1987)

17 RE (Italian: 17 Kings) is the second full-length studio album by the Italian rock band Litfiba and the second part of the "Trilogy of power", as begun with the debut, Desaparecido.^[4]

The album has been included in the ranking of the 100 most beautiful Italian albums of all time according to Rolling Stone Italia at number 86. It is the first double album in the history of Italian independent music and is considered one of the milestones of Italian new wave.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Track listing

All songs written and arranged by Litfiba.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Resta"	2:53
2.	"Re del silenzio"	4:06
3.	"Cafè, Mexcal e Rosita"	3:11
4.	"Vendetta"	5:30
5.	"Pierrot e la Luna"	3:58
6.	"Tango"	4:33
7.	"Come un Dio"	5:10
8.	"Febbre"	3:47
9.	"Apapaia"	4:59
10.	"Univers"	5:19
11.	"Sulla terra"	4:18
12.	"Ballata"	3:53
13.	"Gira nel mio cerchio"	3:37
14.	"Cane"	2:50
15.	"Oro nero"	3:45
16.	"Ferito"	4:26

Personnel

Piero Pelù – Vocals
Ghigo Renzulli – Guitars
Ringo de Palma – Drums
Antonio Aiazzi – Keyboards
Gianni Maroccolo – Bass
Francesco Magnelli – Piano

References

^ Tommaso Franci. "Litfiba - Firenze wave". ondarock.
^ Valerio Di Marco. "Litfiba - 17 Re" (in Italian).
^ "17 Re: l'apice creativo dei Litfiba" (in Italian).
^ Stefano Ronzani, Proibito. La biografia ufficiale dei Litfiba, Roma, Arcana Editore, 1990. ISBN 88-85-85996-8
^ Michele Chisena (14 December 2016). "'17 Re' dei Litfiba, il leggendario lp ha 30 anni". la Repubblica.it, sito web. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
^ Luca Mastinu (13 December 2018). "Il 13 Dicembre del 1986 usciva 17 Re dei Litfiba, il capolavoro della new wave italiana". optimagazine.com. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
^ Paride Candelaresi. "Litfiba: perchè "17 re" è tra i dischi più riusciti della musica rock italiana".