Laura Pausini (1994 album)
1994 studio album by Laura Pausini
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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 album serves as a Spanish counterpart to Pausini’s first two Italian albums, Laura Pausini (1993) and Laura (1994), although it consists of selected tracks and greatest hits from both albums.
Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Italy
Morning Studio
Milan, Italy
Logic Audiofile Studio
Milan, Italy
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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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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
All Spanish adaptations by J. Badía, with additional English adaptation by Tim Rice in "Loneliness".
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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
| Chart (1994) | Position |
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| Spanish Albums Chart[7] | 1 |
| Chart (1995) | Position |
| Spanish Albums Chart[8] | 3 |
Certifications
| 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] |
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| Europe (IFPI)[16] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Personnel
Performing
- 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
- 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
- Byblos – wardrobe
- Luciano Viti [17] – photography
- Stefania Tranchino – make-up
- Fabrizio Betty by I Maretti – hairdressing