Le nuvole (The Clouds) is an album by Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André, released in 1990.
Side A also features two piano excerpts from Tchaikovsky's "The Seasons", before and after "Don Raffaé", played by pianist Andrea Carcano.
Furthermore, the side opens and closes with the sound of grasshoppers singing, which symbolizes people talking endlessly and aimlessly.
Among its musicians, the album features prominent Italian sessionmen Lele Melotti, Paolo Costa, Amedeo Bianchi and Demo Morselli, as well as members of De André's regular live band at the time, such as ethnologist Mario Arcari and guitarist Michele Ascolese; Flavio Premoli from PFM and "Rocco Tanica" from Elio e le Storie Tese are also featured, the latter credited with his real name (Sergio Conforti).
The album's first print run featured a hologram, created by Italian advertising companies Area di Comunicazione and Light Impressions Europe, on a photo of clouds by Milan-based photographer Massimo "Max" Quinque.