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1. Il molo deserto (2'09")

2. Jonathan (4'27")

3. Il volo perfetto (3'13")

4. Aria nuova (1'51")

5. La gogna (2'54")

6. I gabbiani non volano al buio (2'16")

7. Un’altra dimensione (4'01")

8. Al naufragio del mio sogno (1'51")

9. Un battito d’ali (0'59")

10. Ciang (3'50")

11. Il fattore tempo (2'52")

12. Il richiamo (4'28")

13. Fletcher (2'10")

14. Soffi da Oriente (1'52")

15. Un’infinita idea di libertà (2'56")

16. Ritorno allo stormo (2'57")

17. Presa di coscienza (3'06")

18. Nel vento della grande montagna (1'46")

19. L’addio (1'18")

20. Atto finale (5'07")

Music: Mario Giammetti, Pellegrino Pastore, Roberto Polcino
except Il Fattore Tempo (by Mario Giammetti, Pellegrino Pastore, Roberto Polcino, Maria Giammetti)

Lyrics: Mario Giammetti, Pellegrino Pastore

Freely inspired from “Jonathan Livingston Seagull – A Story” by Richard Bach

Algebra:

Mario Giammetti: lead & backing vocals, electric and acoustic 6 & 12 string guitars, bass
Rino Pastore: keyboards, programming
Roberto Polcino: keyboards, programming, accordion
Francesco Ciani: drums, acoustic and electronic percussion
Maria Giammetti: alto and soprano sax, flute

Special guests:

Steve Hackett: lead guitar on track 1
John Hackett: flute on tracks 5, 16 & 18
Goran Kuzminac: lead vocals on track 7
Graziano Romani: lead vocals on track 10, flute on track 1
Aldo Tagliapietra: lead vocals on track 2
Lino Vairetti: lead vocals on track 3

Additional players:

Gianfranco Casiero: vocals on track 8
Silvia Ricciardi: violins on tracks 12, 16, 18, 19 & 20
Raffaele Tiseo: electric violin on track 1, violins on tracks 12, 16, 18, 19 & 20
Peppe Timbro: contrabass on tracks 1 & 11

Arranged by Algebra

Basic tracks recorded at M.U.R. Studios, Benevento, in the 2000’s by Rino Pastore & Roberto Polcino.

Additional recording at:
Digital Studios, Benevento (engineer: Angelo Zollo)
Collage Studio, Spinea (engineer: Davide Tagliapietra)
Blu Velvet Studio, Modena (engineer: Alberto Solieri)

Further recordings done in:
S. Stino di Livenza (VE), Sheffield (UK) and Twickenham (UK) (engineer: Roger King) 

Front cover painting: “I colori del vento e della solitudine” (“The colours of the wind and the loneliness”), by Giovanni Giammetti, 1992

Algebra logo based on the original logo designed by Francesco Giammetti

Band portraits: Studio Immagine s.r.l. - Benevento

Additional band and guest photographs: Mario Giammetti, Rino Pastore, Roberto Polcino, Salvatore Intragna, Maurizio Vicedomini, Clive Williamson, Bruno Zampaglione

Inside sea photographs by Anthony Phillips

Algebra would like to thank:

Steve and John Hackett for their incredible proof of friendship.
Goran Kuzminac, Graziano Romani, Aldo Tagliapietra and Lino Vairetti for their kindness and professionalism.
All the other great guest musicians who made the result better.
Andrea Bassato, Franz Di Cioccio, Loris Furlan and Anthony Phillips for the advice.
Nick Clabburn for being the boss.
Marcello Lucifora and Tommaso Lepore for the help in music transcriptions.
Antonio De Sarno for the revision of the English text.
Everyone else who has supported and sustained us over the years.

In loving memory of Francesco Giammetti (1980/2008).