Fronte del Palco (lit. "Stagefront")The title is a pun on the Italian title of Marlon Brando's Waterfront ("Fronte del porto"). is a live album by Italian rock singer-songwriter Vasco Rossi, released by EMI Italiana in May 1990.
Description The artist's second live release after Va bene, va bene così (1984), Fronte del Palco records two shows held at Milan's Arena Civica on 18 and 19 June 1989, during the artist's "Blasco Tour". It contains eighteen tracks, the last of which ("Guarda Dove Vai") previously unreleased. The album was promoted with an Italian tour during 1990 and 1991, the "Fronte del Palco Tour".
This latter tour was documented by a VHS release, Fronte del Palco Live 90 (1991), containing two shows by Vasco Rossi held at the San Siro (Milan) and Flaminio (Rome) stadiums (on 10 and 14 July 1990 respectively), being Rossi's first two shows in Italian stadiums.
The album entered the Italian weekly chart, peaking at No. 1, in 1990, and re-entered it in 2003, peaking at No. 36. It was certified double Platinum by the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) in early 1991.
Track listing
Personnel
Vasco Rossi – lead vocals Daniele Tedeschi – drums Paul Martinez – bass guitar Alberto Rochetti – keyboards; backing vocals Davide Devoti – rhythm guitars Andrea Braido – lead guitars Andrea Innesto – backing vocals; saxophone
Guest
Rudy Trevisi – saxophone (tracks 4 and 12)
Production
Alessandra Callari – cover art Alfiero Massimini – editor; mixing (assistant); recording (assistant) Bruno Marzi – photographer Floriano Fini – production coordinator Leo Monti – engineer (additional) Luca Testoni – recording (supervisor) Marti Jane Robertson – engineer (additional) Maurizio Lolli – management Maurizio Viola – photographer Natale Chirulli – photographer Sandro Franchini – engineer (additional); mixing Serse May – engineer Stephen Hart – digital assembling; mixing; producer Terry Balls – executive producer Vasco Rossi – producer
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1990)PeakpositionItaly1 Chart (2003)PeakpositionItaly36
Year-end charts Chart (1990)PositionItaly10
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