''Ora'' is the twelfth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter

Jovanotti Lorenzo Cherubini (; born 27 September 1966), better known as Jovanotti (), is an Italian singer-songwriter, rapper and disc jockey. The name Jovanotti derives from ''giovanotti'', the plural form of the Italian word ''giovanotto'' ("young man") ...

, released by

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on 25 January 2011. The album debuted atop the

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and peaked at number one for three consecutive weeks. The album was preceded by the single "Tutto l'amore che ho", released on 2 December 2010, which peaked at number one on the FIMI Singles Chart. It also spawned the top-10 singles "Le tasche piene di sassi", "Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang", "La notte dei desideri" and "Ora".

Background

During the presentation of the album, which took place on the top floor of the Pirelli skyscraper in

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, It has now been defined by Jovanotti himself as "an album where I try to enter modernity, to be contemporary, particularly in the sounds." Jovanotti has also expressed about the sound of the disc, saying that "it sounds very electronic, and I realized in a primordial way. Alone, with machines, samplers, turntables, drums and keyboards"

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums Jovanotti albums Universal Music Italy albums Italian-language albums Albums produced by Michele Canova