cane album album featuring member orchestra piece backing band album contains series cover versions 1950s 1960s italian pop music conceived album living attracted music heard radio featuring pop singers backed released record label met favorable responses music critics reviewers drawn comparisons california earlier album group peaked number classical albums chart briefly charting switzerland finland production gestation consists arrangements performances 1950s 1960s italian pop songs heard songs living singer adopted city second home marrying italian artist fluent speaker italian began exploring italian popular music initially wishing listen contemporary music found interested drawn pop music 1950s 1960s intrigued singers backing pop bands having considered making album covering songs time initially believed approach project small band offered chance compose music orchestra opted use opportunity record instead inspired music italian composer record label previously released crime disc retrospective work singer described admiration writing feeling composer turned surface style pop deep orchestrated tense compelling music album songs written including deep written film danger aware song time having fan film score musicians actually met worked recording recorded backing strong orchestra piece band choir recordings live tour album tracks assembled dates italian leg tour song contains elements taken different recordings describing process giant sic noting individual bars instrument music lifted concert layered bars instrument parts concert album described ranging pop psychedelic garage rock boston_globe noted spare sound furious rocking pace negro wanting remain faithful original versions songs covered wished avoid simply mimicking original recordings stating record covers believe firmly fine line treat song respect twist fuck voice assembling cut deep able touch original vocalist woman named mutual friend declined project song record sung italian required learn correct language conductor orchestra tour native naples frequently correct singer rehearsal able perform correctly describing collaboration noted lot great people wouldn able shit track listing release reception initially intended released released record label album released compact disc vinyl record album cover feature die cut design based poster artwork created advertise early cane concerts met generally favorable reviews review website metacritic lists album having average rating based seventeen reviews writing rated album stars calling elaborate endeavor date singled deep highlight felt covers treated original recordings featuring sound awarded cane score seven describing proof talent breadth fine compared sound album california release band felt album covers faithful original versions showcased degree versatility slant_magazine rated stars describing musician kind multi specialty felt album actually simpler interesting sounds finding slightly awarded album rating feeling offers new window compared record california felt greatly enjoyed fans projects writing boston_globe described sure putting adding language barrier music lovely sputnikmusic tyler rated album half feeling theory bad idea felt listening album best work close decade describing summer time staple faithful reminder sing sadly little writing popmatters rated album seven writing album genre exercise fine felt deep album best song adding feels like written sing chart performance united_states reached peak position chart spending weeks chart total album spent week chart weeks album chart peaking spent week week
Mondo Cane (album)