Una donna per amico

This article is about the album by Lucio Battisti. For the Italian television series, see Una donna per amico (TV series).

Una donna per amico (idiomatically “A woman for a friend”) is the thirteenth studio album by the Italian singer and songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in December 1978 by Numero Uno.

Una donna per amico
Studio album by Lucio Battisti
Released	December 1978
Venue	The Manor, Audio International Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	44:34
Label	Numero Uno
Producer	Geoff Westley
Lucio Battisti chronology
Images (1977) Una donna per amico (1978) Una giornata uggiosa (1980)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Ondarock	[2]

The album was Italy's fourth best-selling album in 1978.^[3]

It appears at 3rd place in the 100 greatest Italian albums of all time list published in 2012 by Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine.^[4]

The album was recorded at The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire and London with producer Geoff Westley and session musicians.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mogol, all music composed by Lucio Battisti.

1. "Prendila così" (Take It As It Comes) – 7:48
2. "Donna selvaggia donna" (Lady) – 4:39
3. "Aver paura d'innamorarsi troppo" (Afraid of Falling) – 5:49
4. "Perché no" (Day to Day) – 5:44
5. "Nessun dolore" (Pain is Gone) – 6:15
6. "Una donna per amico" (A Woman as a Friend) – 5:19
7. "Maledetto gatto" (Damned Cat) – 4:21
8. "Al cinema" (Let's Go See a Movie) – 4:36

Personnel

• Guitar: Lucio Battisti, Pip Williams
• Bass: Dave Olney, Paul Westwood
• Keyboards: Geoff Westley
• Drums: Gerry Conway
• Percussion: Frank Ricotti
• Backing Vocals: Geoff Westley

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1978)	Highest position
Italy (Musica e dischi)[5]	1

Chart (2007–11)	Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[6]	29

Sales

Sales for Una donna per amico

Region	Sales
Italy	700,000[7]