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Black Cat is the twelfth studio album by the Italian blues rock singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari, released on 29 April 2016. It's his first full-length studio album in six years, after Chocabeck in 2010.
The album will marked a music comeback to soul&blues roots and sound of the "Oro Incenso & Birra" (1989). According to Zucchero, the album does not have the meaning of Western prejudice of Black cat, yet Afro-American for "figure of speech, a greeting, a symbol of auspice". As well there's a component of anarchism toward the "market rules". It is his "darkest album and rough ever in terms of sonority".
On CNN was announced that the album will include a new song "Streets of Surrender" (S.O.S) which lyrics are written by Bono, dedicated to the victims of November 2015 Paris attacks. Mark Knopfler from Dire Straits is a special guest and guitarist on the song, as well "Ci Si Arrende". The single "Voci" is cover of "Ignorant Boy, Beautiful Girl" by Loney, Dear, while "Ten More Days" by Avicii.
The album's English version will include collaboration with Elvis Costello on "Love Again" (renamed as "Turn the World Down"), Spanish version collaboration with Alejandro Sanz on "Fatti Di Sogni" (renamed as "Hechos de sueños"), while on Japanese version guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei played on
"Ti Voglio Sposare".
It will be presented at the record breaking 10 consecutive concerts at the Arena in Verona in September, and following world tour. The Arena concerts, held between 16-28 September, will be only concerts in Italy, and will be special events with vast and diverse repertoire of old and new songs, and diverse special guests.
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