L'arca di Noè is an album by the Italian

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 singer-songwriter Franco Battiato

Franco Battiato

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. It was released in 1982 by EMI

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 Italiana. During the first weeks of 1983 Battiato sold about 550,000 L'arca di Noès copies.

Reception

An article in the Italian newspaper La Stampa

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 accused Battiato of enclosing in the LP the "culture of the new right", referring in particular to the first song of the album, "Radio Varsavia".

Track listing

1. "Radio Varsavia"
2. "Clamori"
3. "L'esodo"
4. "Scalo a Grado"
5. "La torre"
6. "New Frontiers"
7. "Voglio vederti danzare"

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