Spirito DiVino

It is his first album in three years, after the "darker" Miserere, and when started to see things more positive after the divorce which affected him.{{cite news|title=Zucchero: cosi' volto pagina. Da Bergamo lancia Spirito Divino|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/maggio/24/Zucchero_cosi_volto_pagina_Bergamo_co_0_9505246393.shtml|publisher=Corriere della Sera|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151105181653/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1995/maggio/24/Zucchero_cosi_volto_pagina_Bergamo_co_0_9505246393.shtml|archive-date=5 November 2015|date=24 May 1995|access-date=6 March 2016}} The album's title is wordplay of "Spirito Divino" (Divine Spirit) and "Spirito di Vino" (Wine Spirit).

As it is the case with his studio albums, it includes notable guest collaborations. The New Orleans Gospel Choir, Clarence Clemons, David Sancious, Jeff Beck (on "Papà perche"), Sheila E. (on "Alleluja", lyrics written by Italian rapper Jovanotti and Mark Addison), and Francesco De Gregori who wrote the lyrics of "Pane e sale".

The album topped the charts in Italy four weeks in 1995,{{cite news|title=Musica: 883 E Pino Daniele I Re Delle Hit Parade 1995|url=http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1995/12/28/Spettacolo/MUSICA-883-E-PINO-DANIELE-I-RE-DELLE-HIT-PARADE-1995_140800.php|publisher=Adnkronos|language=Italian|date=28 December 1995|access-date=6 March 2016}} and one week in 1996 at its 39th week on chart.{{cite news|title=Musica: Zucchero, Record Di Permanenza E Primato In Classifica|url=http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1996/02/26/Spettacolo/MUSICA-ZUCCHERO-RECORD-DI-PERMANENZA-E-PRIMATO-IN-CLASSIFICA_135500.php|publisher=Adnkronos|language=Italian|date=26 February 1996|access-date=6 March 2016}} With sales of 700,000 copies in 1995, and 400,000 in 1996,{{cite news|title=Musica: Eros Ramazzotti Trionfa Nelle Vendite Del '96 (2)|url=http://www1.adnkronos.com/Archivio/AdnAgenzia/1997/01/08/Spettacolo/MUSICA-EROS-RAMAZZOTTI-TRIONFA-NELLE-VENDITE-DEL-96-2_122600.php|publisher=Adnkronos|language=Italian|date=8 January 1997|access-date=6 March 2016}} with 1.1 million copies in almost two years it was certified 11× Platinum in Italy.{{cite news|title=Festivalbar, Il Sogno Istriano|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1996/06/24/festivalbar-il-sogno-istriano.html|author=Roberto Bianchin|publisher=Adnkronos|language=Italian|date=24 June 1996|access-date=6 March 2016}} It also entered the Top 5 in France and Switzerland, being certified Platinum in both countries, selling over 2.5 million copies worldwide until December 1996.{{cite news|title=E' Zucchero il dolce di Natale|url=http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/dicembre/11/Zucchero_dolce_Natale_co_0_96121114339.shtml|author=Orlando Antonia|publisher=Corriere della Sera|language=Italian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150630194500/http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/1996/dicembre/11/Zucchero_dolce_Natale_co_0_96121114339.shtml|archive-date=30 June 2015|date=11 December 1996|access-date=2 March 2016}}

Those songs in Spanish in the Spanish edition were translated by Fito Páez and Carlos Toro, while in English edition by Pat MacDonald, Angelo Palladino, Tena Clark, Mark Addison, Alberto Salerno, and Frank Musker.

Zucchero toured to promote this album in 1995–1996 with Spirito DiVino World Tour, with over 150 concerts in Europe and North America, an estimated audience of 1.4 million people.

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The album has generally met with positive reviews. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic gave the (Italian edition) album 3/5 stars, concluding it is immaculately produced, but "most of the songs aren't particularly distinctive, lacking immediate melodies or memorable hooks", however "they were selected as showcases for Zucchero's charisma and they do a very good job of demonstrating the singer's charm and sex appeal".

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{{Track listing

| all_writing = Zucchero Fornaciari, except where noted

| title1 = Voodoo Voodoo

| music1 = Zucchero, Luciano Luisi

| length1 = 4:07

| title2 = Datemi Una Pompa

| length2 = 4:05

| title3 = O.L.S.M.M.

| note3 = Organizzazione Laica X La Salvaguardia E La Manutenzione Dei Matrimoni

| length3 = 3:28

| title4 = Pane E Sale

| lyrics4 = Francesco De Gregori

| length4 = 5:12

| title5 = X Colpa Di Chi?

| length5 = 3:58

| title6 = Il Volo

| length6 = 5:30

| title7 = Senza Rimorso

| lyrics7 = Zucchero, Alberto Salerno

| length7 = 4:35

| title8 = Papà Perché

| lyrics8 = Zucchero, Alberto Salerno

| length8 = 4:00

| title9 = Così Celeste

| length9 = 4:55

| title10 = Alleluja

| lyrics10 = Jovanotti, Mark Addison

| length10 = 4:44

}}

• Zucchero - vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, hammond organ, piano, mellotron, percussions,
• Luciano Luisi - keyboards
• Polo Jones - bass
• David Sancious - keyboards, hammond organ
• Corrado Rustici - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards
• Steve Smith - drums
• Stewart Copeland - drums (in Papà perché)
• Johnnie Johnson - piano, hammond organ, bass
• Rosario Jermano - percussion
• Pat MacDonald - guitar
• Sheila E. - chorus, percussion
• Clarence Clemmons - saxophone, wind instruments
• Jeff Beck - electric guitar (in Papà perché)
• Leo Nocentelli - electric guitar, chorus (in Senza rimorso)
• Memphis Horns - wind instruments
• Lisa Hunt - chorus, background vocals
• Mino Vergnaghi, Arthur Miles, Emanuela Cortesi, Antonella Pepe, New Orleans Gospel Choir, Coro della O.L.S.M.M. - chorus{{cite web | url = https://www.zucchero.it/spirito-divino/ | publisher = Zucchero | access-date = 7 March 2021 | title = Spirito DiVino}}

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• [http://www.zucchero.it/spirito-divino/ Spirito DiVino] at Zucchero's Website
• [https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spirito-di-vino/id632829678 Spirito DiVino]{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} (English version) at iTunes

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