After the musically experimental and lyrically introspective albums Mezzogiorno sulle Alpi (1992) and Charade (1995) Alice released Exit in 1998, her most pop-oriented and melodic studio album since the late 1980s. As Allmusic wrote in their review: "the album often suggests Sarah McLachlan in a duet with Enigma".
The lead single "I Am a Taxi" was a lyrically minimalistic up-tempo dance groove with influences from contemporary R&B and electronica, and the single included further dancefloor friendly remixes. The second single release, "Open Your Eyes", was an English/Italian language duet with Skye Edwards, lead singer of British electronica and trip hop band Morcheeba, recorded shortly after the release of their 1998 album Big Calm (#18 UK). "Open Your Eyes" was co-written by Alice, producer Francesco Messina, singer-songwriter Juri Camisasca and Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator and was again one of the most accessible and chart-oriented tracks the singer had recorded since Il Sole Nella Pioggia. The promo video showed the two singers performing the song sitting in a rowing boat on a sunny summer's day in London's Hyde Park. Third single "Dimmi Di Sì" ("Tell Me Yes") was a midtempo ballad which juxtaposed subtle club beats and ambient keyboard effects against acoustic guitars. Exit also included a second duet between Alice and Italian alternative rock band Bluvertigo's Morgan, "L'immagine" ("The Images"), and the two were to duet again on both Personal Jukebox in 2000 and Viaggio in Italia in 2003. The one-minute-eighteen-second "Il cielo sopra il cielo" was an excerpt from the ambient/crossover group project Devogue's eponymous 1997 debut album, a forty-five-minute sound collage which had featured vocals by Alice on five of the thirteen titles.
The acoustic track "1943", written by Alice's longtime collaborator Mino di Martino, and lyrically influenced by the works of German poet and playwright Else Lasker-Schüler, draws parallels between the horrors of the Holocaust and the at the time on-going war in The Balkans, and its so called ethnic cleansing. When playing the song live on the following Exit tour Alice specifically urged her audiences to donate money to organisations helping refugees from the former Yugoslavia coming to Italy. She later also performed the song in Italian manifestations against the Iraq War.
Exit closes with a cover version of French poet, composer, singer and musician Léo Ferré's "L'Étranger" ("The Stranger"), a poem by Charles Baudelaire set to music by Ferré and first released on his 1967 double album Léo Ferré chante Baudelaire.
Both the "I Am A Taxi" and "Open Your Eyes" singles included the non-album track "Da Lontano".
Both "Open Your Eyes" and "Dimmi Di Sì" were later included in the 2000 career retrospective Personal Jukebox.
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Exit is the fourteenth studio album by Italian singer songwriter Alice released in 1998 on WEA Warner Music ExitStudio album by AliceReleased1998Recorded1998GenreAlternative Electronica R amp B AmbientLength46 01LabelWEA Warner MusicProducerFrancesco MessinaAlice chronologyCharade 1995 Exit 1998 God Is My DJ 1999 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 1 After the musically experimental and lyrically introspective albums Mezzogiorno sulle Alpi 1992 and Charade 1995 Alice released Exit in 1998 her most pop oriented and melodic studio album since the late 1980s As Allmusic wrote in their review the album often suggests Sarah McLachlan in a duet with Enigma The lead single I Am a Taxi was a lyrically minimalistic up tempo dance groove with influences from contemporary R amp B and electronica and the single included further dancefloor friendly remixes The second single release Open Your Eyes was an English Italian language duet with Skye Edwards lead singer of British electronica and trip hop band Morcheeba recorded shortly after the release of their 1998 album Big Calm 18 UK Open Your Eyes was co written by Alice producer Francesco Messina singer songwriter Juri Camisasca and Peter Hammill of Van der Graaf Generator and was again one of the most accessible and chart oriented tracks the singer had recorded since Il Sole Nella Pioggia The promo video showed the two singers performing the song sitting in a rowing boat on a sunny summer s day in London s Hyde Park Third single Dimmi Di Si Tell Me Yes was a midtempo ballad which juxtaposed subtle club beats and ambient keyboard effects against acoustic guitars Exit also included a second duet between Alice and Italian alternative rock band Bluvertigo s Morgan L immagine The Images and the two were to duet again on both Personal Jukebox in 2000 and Viaggio in Italia in 2003 The one minute eighteen second Il cielo sopra il cielo was an excerpt from the ambient crossover group project Devogue s eponymous 1997 debut album a forty five minute sound collage which had featured vocals by Alice on five of the thirteen titles The acoustic track 1943 written by Alice s longtime collaborator Mino di Martino and lyrically influenced by the works of German poet and playwright Else Lasker Schuler draws parallels between the horrors of the Holocaust and the at the time on going war in The Balkans and its so called ethnic cleansing When playing the song live on the following Exit tour Alice specifically urged her audiences to donate money to organisations helping refugees from the former Yugoslavia coming to Italy She later also performed the song in Italian manifestations against the Iraq War Exit closes with a cover version of French poet composer singer and musician Leo Ferre s L Etranger The Stranger a poem by Charles Baudelaire set to music by Ferre and first released on his 1967 double album Leo Ferre chante Baudelaire Both the I Am A Taxi and Open Your Eyes singles included the non album track Da Lontano Both Open Your Eyes and Dimmi Di Si were later included in the 2000 career retrospective Personal Jukebox Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 References 5 External linksTrack listing edit Dimmi di si Alice 4 13 Open Your Eyes duet with Skye of Morcheeba Juri Camisasca Peter Hammill Alice Francesco Messina 4 08 Il vento soltanto Alice Osvaldo Coluccino 3 25 L immagine duet with Morgan Luca Urbani Marco Morgan Castoldi Francesco Messina 3 43 Exit Alice Osvaldo Coluccino 4 26 Isole Lorenzo Amato Vincenzo Zitello 3 45 Il contatto Alice 3 45 Il cielo sopra il cielo Francesco Messina Mino Di Martino 1 18 I Am a Taxi Francesco Messina Alice 4 29 1943 Mino Di Martino 3 33 Transito Mino Di Martino Francesco Messina 4 21 Lo specchio Francesco Messina Alice 1 58 L Etranger Charles Baudelaire Leo Ferre 3 07Personnel editAlice lead vocals keyboards tracks 2 3 5 7 amp 12 Marco Morgan Castoldi vocals amp electric bass track 4 Andrea Cernecca cello track 13 Osvaldo Coluccino vocals track 5 Simone D Eusanio electric violin track 6 7 amp 11 Skye Edwards vocals track 2 Michele Fedrigotti string arrangements track 6 Marco Guarnerio acoustic guitar tracks 3 5 electric guitar tracks 9 amp 11 additional keyboards tracks 1 3 5 6 amp 11 Hammond organ track 11 synth bass tracks 1 3 5 amp 9 Francesco Messina synthesizers samplers tracks 1 3 4 7 9 11 amp 13 synth guitar tracks 1 amp 3 beats tracks 11 amp 12 Pino Pinaxa Pischetola rhythm constructions tracks 1 5 7 9 amp 13 Bruno Romani flute track 13 saxophone track 6 Mauro Spina synth bass track 2 wave drum tracks 7 amp 13 Luca Urbani vocals track 4 Vincenzo Zitello celtic harp track 6Production editFrancesco Messina record producer sounds programming Pino Pinaxa Pischetola computer programming processing sound engineer Stonehenge Studio Marco Guarnerio computer programming processing sound engineer Didde Studio Mixed by Pino Pinaxa Pischetola Stonehenge Studio Milan Antonio Baglio Mastering at Nautilus Polystudio cover design Gianfranco Casula Mac artwork Sheila Rock photography Alice London Alessandro Paderni photography other photos Milan Altre foto Milano Una Sas Bologna executive producers Paolo Santoli Musica Srl Bologna managementReferences edit Exit at AllMusicExternal links editExit at Discogs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Exit Alice album amp oldid 1000330121, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
