Anima latina (Latin soul) is the ninth studio album by the Italian singer-songwriter Lucio Battisti. It was released in December 1974 by Numero Uno. The album was arranged and produced by the lyricist Mogol and Battisti in its entirety, with performances by various semi-unknown musicians. It is considered one of Battisti's masterpieces for signaling a significant departure from his previous records. Anima latina was Italy's eighth best-selling album of 1975.

The album

Anima latina was meant by Battisti as an experiment, "the exact point of rupture between [his] yesterday and [his] tomorrow". The album was conceived after a trip which Battisti took to South America and is particularly influenced by Brazilian music.

Charts

Weekly charts

Track listing

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

Personnel

The name "Gneo Pompeo" (Italian for Gnaeus Pompeius) is a pseudonym and is widely believed to stand for Gian Piero Reverberi. It has also been claimed that it stands for Gabriele Lorenzi.