Oro incenso e birra is an album released by Zucchero in 1989. It is the best-selling Italian LP to date, and is Zucchero's 4th studio album. Its title represents a pun on "oro incenso e mirra", the Italian for "gold, frankincense and myrrh", with "mirra", myrrh, being replaced by "birra", meaning beer. An album is a collection of related audio tracks distributed to the public. ... Zucchero, byname of Adelmo Fornaciari (born September 25, 1955), is an Italian rock singer. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... It has been suggested that dajare be merged into this article or section. ... GOLD refers to one of the following: GOLD (IEEE) is an IEEE program designed to garner more student members at the university level (Graduates of the Last Decade). ... 100g of frankincense resin. ... 100g of Myrrh. ... Beer in the glass Schlenkerla Rauchbier direct from the cask Beer is the worlds oldest[1] and most popular[2] alcoholic beverage; a beverage, it has been argued, which is responsible for humanitys ability to develop technology and build civilisation[3][4][5][6]. It is produced by...

General info

• Label: Polydor Records (Italy)
• Released: 13 June 1989
• Written by: Zucchero, Francesco De Gregori, Ennio Morricone

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Track listing

1. "Overdose (d'amore)" - 5:23
2. "Nice (Nietzsche) che dice" 3:19
3. "Il mare impetuoso al tramonto salì sulla Luna e dietro una tendina di stelle..." - 3:56
4. "Madre dolcissima" - 7:18
5. "Diavolo in me" - 4:05
6. "Iruben me" - 5:49
7. "A Wonderful World" - 4:35
8. "Diamante" - 5:52
9. "Libera l'amore" - 2:13

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Trivia

• The guitar solo in "A Wonderful World" was written and performed by Eric Clapton, a close friend of Zucchero's
• The English version of the album was released in 1990. Zucchero then began a massive European tour to promote the album. The first concert was held in London's Royal Albert Hall, with Eric Clapton playing alongside Zucchero
• During the same tour, in the Moscow Kremlin's Concert Hall, Zucchero performed a cover of the John Lennon song "Imagine" in a duet with Randy Crawford
• Italian singer-songwriter Francesco De Gregori wrote the lyrics for the song "Diamante", one of Zucchero's greatest hits to date
• The song "Diamante" was included in the Baywatch soundtrack in Season 3 episode "Tequila Bay"