Eros (Eros Ramazzotti album)
1997 greatest hits album by Eros Ramazzotti
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Eros is the first greatest hits album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti.
Released28 October 1997
Studio
- Fonoprint, Bologna, Italy
- Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Length76:02
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| Released | 28 October 1997 | |||
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| Genre | Pop, rock | |||
| Length | 76:02 | |||
| Label | BMG | |||
| Producer | Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano | |||
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It was released in 1997 on the BMG label. Of the album's 16 tracks, five are original recordings, nine are re-recordings and two new tracks.
Two of the re-recorded tracks are duets; "Musica è" featuring Andrea Bocelli and "Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You)" with Tina Turner. Eros topped the albums chart in six countries.
Track listing
Tracks written by Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati unless stated.
- "Terra promessa" (Ramazzotti, Brioschi, Salerno) – 4:38
- "Una storia importante" – 4:05
- "Adesso tu" – 4:02
- "Ma che bello questo amore" – 4:12
- "Musica è" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) – 9:46
- "Occhi di speranza" – 3:19
- "Più bella cosa" – 4:24
- "Memorie" – 3:31
- "Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You)" (duet with Tina Turner; Ramazzotti, Cassano, Cogliati, Ralston, Turner) – 4:48
- "L'aurora" – 5:32
- "Ancora un minuto di sole" (Ramazzotti, Cassano, Cogliati, Fabrizio) – 3:56
- "Quasi amore" – 5:08
- "Se bastasse una canzone" – 5:22
- "Un'altra te" – 4:40
- "Favola" – 4:23
- "Quanto amore sei" (Ramazzotti, Cogliati, Guidetti) – 4:16
- Original recordings: Tracks 7, 10, 12, 14, 15
- Re-recordings: Tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 13
- New recordings: Tracks 11, 16
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF)[37] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Austria (IFPI Austria)[38] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Belgium (BRMA)[39] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[40] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada)[41] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[42] | 6× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[43] | Platinum | 54,381[43] |
| France (SNEP)[44] | 2× Platinum | 600,000* |
| Greece (IFPI Greece)[45] | Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[46] | 3× Platinum | 1,500,000^ |
| Italy 1997 sales |
— | 700,000[47] |
| Italy (FIMI)[48] sales since 2009 |
Platinum | 50,000‡ |
| Latvia[49] | Gold | 4,000[49] |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[50] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[51] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[52] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Portugal | — | 60,000[53] |
| Spain (Promusicae)[54] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| Sweden (GLF)[55] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | 4× Platinum | 200,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[57] | 2× Platinum (Latin) | 200,000^ |
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| Europe (IFPI)[58] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||