Laura Pausini (1994 album)
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Released | November 22, 1994 | |||
Recorded | Santanna Recording Studios Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Italy Morning Studio Milan, Italy Logic Audiofile Studio Milan, Italy | |||
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Length | 42:18 | |||
Language | Spanish | |||
Label | CGD | |||
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Laura Pausini is the third studio album and Spanish-language debut album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released on November 22, 1994 by CGD (Warner) Records. This self-titled work offers Spanish-language renditions of selected tracks and greatest hits from her native Italian-language albums Laura Pausini (1993) and Laura (1994).
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album, a special box was released exclusively in Spain on November 8, 2019, which consists of the standard album with two bonus tracks: "Besos que se Roban", Spanish version of "Baci che si rubano" and a 2013 medley: "La Solitudine / La Soledad / Loneliness", a second disc with the 10 Italian original versions, a third disc with alternative and live versions, a DVD of a 1995 TV special called Un Año de Éxito, the album in 180-g translucent vinyl format, a 36-page booklet with texts by the singer and Risto Mejide, and never-seen photographic material.[1]
Track listing
[edit]All Spanish adaptations by J. Badía, with additional English adaptation by Tim Rice in "Loneliness".
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Gente" | 4:30 |
2. | "Él no está por ti" | 3:45 |
3. | "Amores extraños" | 4:10 |
4. | "Las chicas" | 4:30 |
5. | "El valor que no se ve" | 4:35 |
6. | "La soledad" | 4:04 |
7. | "¿Por qué no volverán?" | 4:10 |
8. | "Se Fué" | 4:40 |
9. | "¿Por qué no?" | 4:02 |
10. | "Carta" | 3:45 |
Total length: | 42:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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11. | "Besos que se Roban" | 4:00 |
12. | "La Solitudine / La Soledad / Loneliness" (2013 Medley) | 4:00 |
Total length: | 50:18 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Gente" |
| 4:30 |
2. | "Lui Non Sta Con Te" |
| 3:45 |
3. | "Strani Amori" |
| 4:10 |
4. | "Ragazze Che" |
| 4:30 |
5. | "Il Coraggio Che Non C'è" |
| 4:35 |
6. | "La Solitudine" |
| 4:04 |
7. | "Perchè Non Torna Più" |
| 4:10 |
8. | "Non C'è" |
| 4:40 |
9. | "Tutt'al Più" |
| 4:02 |
10. | "Lettera" |
| 3:45 |
Total length: | 42:18 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "La Soledad" (Version 2001) | 4:23 |
2. | "Se Fue" (New Version 2001) | 4:16 |
3. | "Gente (Ordinary People)" (New Version 2001) | 4:38 |
4. | "Amores Extraños" (New Version 2001) | 4:17 |
5. | "La Soledad" (New Version 2013) (featuring Ennio Morricone) | 5:03 |
6. | "Se Fué" (New Version 2013) (featuring Marc Anthony) | 3:48 |
7. | "Gente" (New Version 2013) | 4:31 |
8. | "Amores Extraños" (New Version 2013) | 4:58 |
9. | "La solitudine (Loneliness)" | 4:00 |
10. | "Gente" (Live San Siro 2007) | 3:50 |
11. | "Amores Extraños" (Live New York, 16 October 2009) | 4:21 |
12. | "La Soledad" (Live Barcelona, 30 April 2009) | 5:07 |
13. | "Se Fué" (Live Paris, 2005) | 6:27 |
Total length: | 59:39 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Un Año de Éxito" |
Charts
[edit]Chart (1994–1995) | Peak position |
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Colombian Albums Chart[4] | 1 |
Spanish Albums Chart[5] | 1 |
US Top Latin Albums[6] | 31 |
US Latin Pop Albums[6] | 10 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (1994) | Position |
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Spanish Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
Chart (1995) | Position |
Spanish Albums Chart[8] | 3 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[9] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
Chile (IFPI Chile)[10] | Platinum | 25,000^ |
Colombia (ASINCOL)[11] | Platinum | 60,000x |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[12] | 4× Gold | 400,000[13] |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] | 11× Platinum | 1,300,000[15] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
[edit]Performing
[edit]- Laura Pausini – vocals
- Emanuela Cortesi – backing vocals
- Silvia Mezzanotte – backing vocals
- Cristina Montanari – backing vocals
- Leonardo Abbate – backing vocals
- Danilo Bastoni – backing vocals
- Gianni Salvatori – backing vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, arrangement
- Riccardo Galardini – acoustic/electric guitar
- Cesare Chiodo – bass
- Stefano Allegra – bass
- Massimo Pacciani – drums/percussion
- Simone Papi – piano, programming
- Luca Signorini – saxophone
Technical
[edit]- Arcangelo Valsiglio – artistic production
- Marco Marati – executive production
- Alfredo Cerruti – artistic production assistance
- Fabrizio Pausini – executive production assistance
- Santanna Recording Studio
- Danilo Bastoni – studio director
- Gianni Salvatori – sound recording
- Sandro Chinellato – sound recording
- Morning Studio
- Renato Cantele – sound recording
- Giamba Lizzori – sound recording
Design
[edit]- Byblos – wardrobe
- Luciano Viti [17] – photography
- Stefania Tranchino – make-up
- Fabrizio Betty by I Maretti – hairdressing
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Laura Pausini (Edición 25 Aniversario)". Discogs. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ^ Laura Pausini – Edición 25 Aniversario
- ^ Laura Pausini – Edición 25 Aniversario
- ^ "Laura Pausini, ventas en Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ "Hits of the World – Spain". Billboard. 21 January 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Laura Pausini [Spanish] – Laura Pausini". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ "Anuario SGAE 1999 – Anexo 6 – Los 50 titulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1996" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Anuario SGAE 1999 – Anexo 5 – Los 50 titulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1995" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
- ^ John Lannert (10 December 1994). "ABCs of Latin America – Record Biz Tries To Warm A Chilly Market". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ "Laura Pausini y su brillante carrera". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Garcia, Ruben (29 November 1995). "Grabar con Luis Miguel? No, gracias". El Norte (in Spanish). ProQuest 316333649. Retrieved 17 June 2024.
- ^ "Afecta crisis al disco". Reforma (in Spanish). 23 December 1995. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ "Laura Pausini cuarto disco en español en septiembre". zm.nu. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ^ Discogs – Luciano Viti profile and discography
- Other sources
- "Song Search". Warner Chappell Music (Italy). Accessed 24 August 2007.