Rimmel is an album of Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori

Francesco De Gregori

Francesco De Gregori is an Italian singer-songwriter. He is popularly known as "Il Principe Poeta" , a nickname referring to the elegance of his lyrics.-1970s:...

. It was released in 1975 by RCA

RCA

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 Italia, and is generally considered among De Gregori's finest works, containing some of his most popular songs, such as "Rimmel", "Pablo" and "Buonanotte fiorellino".

The album

The LP was well received both by critics and public, and established De Gregori as one of the most popular singer-songwriter in his country. It was in fact one the most sold album of 1975 in Italy.

The song "Le storie di ieri" ("The Stories of Yesterday"), was sung by Fabrizio De André

Fabrizio De André

Fabrizio De André was an Italian singer-songwriter.Known for his sympathies towards anarchism, libertarianism, and pacifism, he also was a convicted atheist , and his songs often featured marginalized and rebellious people, prostitutes and knaves, and attacked the Catholic Church...

 in his earlier album written together with De Gregori, Volume 8 (1974). However, the song is entirely written by De Gregori, the version in Rimmel containing minor differences in the lyrics.

Lucio Dalla

Lucio Dalla

Lucio Dalla is a popular Italian singer-songwriter and musician. He also plays clarinet and keyboards.He is the composer of Caruso , which has been covered by numerous international artists...

is credited as co-author of the music for "Pablo" and also probably sings in a choir of the latter song.

Track listing

1. "Rimmel" (3:39)
2. "Pezzi di vetro" (3:06)
3. "Il Signor Hood" (3:11)
4. "Pablo" (4:22)
5. "Buonanotte fiorellino" (2:05)
6. "Le storie di ieri" (4:08)
7. "Quattro cani" (3:14)
8. "Piccola mela" (2:42)
9. "Piano bar" (2:41)