The reissue of the 1976 album includes previously unreleased songs, studio-recorded conversations and a new remastering
50 years after its release, Nar International publishes a new edition of Desire, madness, recklessness, joythe album born from the collaboration between Ornella Vanoni, Toquinho and Vinícius de Moraeswith the production of Sergio Bardotti. A work that represented an important meeting point between Brazilian music and Italian song.
From Tuesday 15 September, a few days before what would have been Ornella Vanoni’s 92nd birthday, 22 September, the pre-order of the new edition of the 1976 album is available.
The reissue includes new never released tracks and some exchanges between the artists recorded during the studio sessions in Rome, which reflect the climate in which the album took shape.
The original album has been remastered from the tapes of the time and will be accompanied by a second disc with unreleased material recovered from the recordings. The release is scheduled for November 13th on double LP, double CD and digital.
The LP and CD versions will be accompanied by a book with liner notes and comments on the unreleased songs by Giulia Cavaliere, music critic, journalist and writer, as well as the lyrics of the songs and unpublished photographs of the time. There is also a sticker dedicated to the 50th anniversary and two different posters, one for each format.
The graphic project of the fiftieth anniversary edition is curated by Ciao Discoteca Italiana. The original cover is maintained with a slight color variation, while the elements created for the new edition will be printed on an o-card superimposed on the cover.
Among the recovered materials there are also some conversations recorded in the studio, in which the direct and spontaneous relationship between Ornella Vanoni and the other musicians emerges.
Published in 1976, Desire, madness, recklessness, joy contributed to making bossa nova known to a wider Italian audience. The album was recorded live by Ornella Vanoni, Vinícius de Moraes and Toquinho. The texts of various Brazilian music authors were adapted into Italian by Sergio Bardotti, while choirs and orchestral parts, with arrangements by Gianfranco Lombardi, were added later.
The album went gold shortly after its release and remains one of the most representative works of the encounter between Italian song and Brazilian music.
