''Nuovi eroi'' (''New Heroes'') is the second album by Italian pop/

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singer

Eros Ramazzotti Eros Walter Luciano Ramazzotti (; born 28 October 1963) is an Italian pop singer, musician and songwriter. He is popular in Italy and most European countries, and throughout the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in bo ...

, produced by

Piero Cassano Piero Cassano (born 13 September 1948) is an Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar. Early career and Jet Cassano started playing the piano at a young age. In 1971 he founded the progressive ...

and released in 1986 on the

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label. Lead single "

Adesso tu "Adesso tu" is a 1986 Italian song composed by Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano and Adelio Cogliati and performed by Eros Ramazzotti. The song won the 36th edition of the Sanremo Music Festival. The semi-autobiographical lyrics were eventually ...

" won the 1986

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, and topped the singles charts in Italy,

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and

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. The version included on the album is 1:05 longer than the single version, with additional instrumental passages. ''Nuovi eroi'' went on to reach #1 in the same three countries. It is the first of eleven consecutive full-length studio albums by Ramazzotti, up to and including 2009's ''

Ali e radici ''Ali e radici'' (''Wings and Roots''), also known by its Spanish name ''Alas y raíces'', is a 2009 studio album by Italians, Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti. Four years after the issue of his last studio album and two years after his ...

'', to top the Italian Albums chart. The CD issue of the album contains four additional tracks taken from Ramazzotti's debut album'' Cuori agitati''.

Track listing

(Tracks written by

Pierangelo Cassano Piero Cassano (born 13 September 1948) is an Italian keyboardist, singer and composer, a founding member of the Genoan band Matia Bazar. Early career and Jet Cassano started playing the piano at a young age. In 1971 he founded the progressive ...

Adelio Cogliati Adelio Cogliati (10 July 1948 – 29 December 2018) was an Italian lyricist and record producer. Life and career Born in Milan, Cogliati started his music career in 1964 as a member of some local musical groups. He is mainly known for his pro ...

, Eros Ramazzotti unless stated) # "Un cuore con le ali" - 3:52 # " Un nuovo amore" - 4:11 # "E mi ribello" - 4:22 # "Fuggo dal nulla" - 3:47 # "Con gli occhi di un bambino" - 4:19 # "Lacrime di gioventù" - 4:52 # "Emozione dopo emozione" - 4:34 # "

" - 5:04 # "Nuovi eroi" - 4:11 # "Una storia importante" - 4:09 # "Cuori agitati" - 3:45 # "Buongiorno bambina" - 4:15 # "Terra promessa" - 3:45 (Tracks 10-13 also included on ''Cuori agitati)

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications and sales

References