''Primavera in anticipo'' and ''Primavera anticipada'' (English: ''Early Spring'') are the Italian- and Spanish-language versions of the tenth studio album by Italian singer
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini (; born 16 May 1974) is an Italian singer. She rose to fame in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with her debut single "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an internat ...
, released by
Warner Music
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on 11 November 2008.
Produced by Pausini with Paolo Carta,
Celso Valli
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Born in Bologna, Valli studied at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He made his official debut collaborating with Drupi in his 1978 alb ...
and Dado Parisini, the album has been described by Pausini as "a complex album, in which I can completely recognize myself".
It is Pausini's first album of new material since
''Resta in ascolto'' / ''Escucha'', released in 2004.
The album was described by music critics as Pausini's most personal album to date. Pausini co-wrote each song included in the album, except the track "Prima che esci" / "Antes de irte", written by Italian rock singer-songwriter
Gianluca Grignani
Gianluca Grignani (born 7 April 1972) is an Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist.
Biography
His musical career took off after meeting guitarist and producer Massimo Luca. After Grignani performed in the 1994 Festival di Sanremo, PolyGram p ...
.
The album features the song
"Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / "Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)", a duet with English singer
James Blunt
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, and also includes collaborations with Italian songwriters Niccolò Agliardi, Cheope and Daniel Vuletic.
The album debuted at number one on the
Italian Albums Chart
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and held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks,
[ It was later certified Diamond by the ]Federation of the Italian Music Industry
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. The album has sold 500,000 copies in Italy and 1,500,000 copies worldwide.
Its Spanish-language version also won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009
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.
The album was anticipated by the single "Invece no" / "En cambio no", released on 24 October 2008. The song was also translated in Portuguese with the title "Agora não" and included in the Brazilian and Portuguese version of the album. It also spawned the singles "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / "Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)" and "Un fatto ovvio" / "Un hecho obvio".
Background, conception and themes
Pausini started working on the album in late 2007, and spent most of 2008 writing and recording it between Italy, London and Los Angeles.
The album was inspired by the events in Pausini's life between 2004 and 2008. In an interview Pausini explained that those years were marked by different kinds of feelings, therefore the album represents four different moments, symbolized by the four astronomical seasons.
For that reason, ''Primavera in anticipo'' was described by Italian music critics as Pausini's most personal and mature recording, exploring themes such as self-love
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, the relationship with her new partner and guitarist
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Paolo Carta, and grief for her grandmother's death.
Particularly, Pausini dedicated to her grandmother the lead single from the album "Invece no" / "En cambio no", a song focused on the pain of those who weren't able to confess everything to a loved person who died:
Among all the song I wrote and sang during my career, this is the one which scares me the most, but it also makes me calm more than every other one. It was composed at the piano, and I wrote the music with Paolo Carta. The lyrics, written by me and Niccolò Agliardi, were inspired by my grandmother's dead. She was a fundamental figure in my life. I thought about the pain that a lot of people felt because they weren't able to tell each other everything they wanted. I care a lot about this reflection.
Pausini later added:
It came from my desire to tell people to not be afraid to speak up. I've lived the pain of a goodbye and of realizing you haven't said all you needed to say. Fortunately, when my grandmother died, I had told her everything.
The track "La geografia del mio cammino" / "La geografía de mi camino" cites Pausini's first single, "La solitudine" / "La soledad", "Loneliness" in English, describing solitude as a goal to be reached and not as an unease. The song is about Pausini's will to look inside herself and not to lose self-confidence even in the darkest moments.
The only song in the album which is not focused on personal feelings is "Sorella terra" / "Hermana tierra", a prayer dedicated to Earth
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and inspired by Al Gore
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's environmental activist movement.
Reception
Critical reception
The album received positive reviews by various music critics. ''Allmusic
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s Jason Birchmeier praised Pausini's voice and songwriting and claimed that the album showcases "a more personalized cycle of songs", but also noted a stylistic similarity with her 2004's '' Escucha'', resulting in a "sense of frustration for anyone hoping for a change in direction".
Antonio Orlando, writing for the Italian music magazine ''Musica e dischi
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'', stated that the album is completely coherent with her style and commented that, even if lyrics aren't grammatically perfect, it is "an unexceptionable album in every detail".
Italian newspaper ''La Stampa
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The paper was fou ...
'' gave the album a positive review too, in which Pausini is praised for the intensity of her renditions and is claimed that she is "more comfortable in songwriting" and that she manages "one of the most personal voices in the worldwide pop scene".
Chart performance
The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart
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and stayed atop the chart for 9 consecutive weeks.[
The album has sold over 500,000 copies in Italy] and has been certified 7-times Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry
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.
In Switzerland ''Primavera in anticipo'' debuted and peaked at number four on the Swiss Albums Chart
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and was later certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
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of Switzerland.
Both the Italian and Spanish versions of the album were released in three Latin American countries, including Mexico, where the Italian version peaked at number 67, while the Spanish version of the album debuted and peaked at number 8, spent 21 weeks on the Top 100 and was certified Gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas
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.
Promotion
To promote the album, Pausini embarked on her '' World Tour 2009'', a concert tour which started from Turin
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on 5 March 2009, reached Europe in May 2009 and then South America and the United States in Autumn 2009. The last leg of the tour took place in Italy in November 2009.
A CD of the tour, along with a DVD, was released on 27 November 2009 with the title ''Laura Live World Tour 09'' / ''Laura Live Gira Mundial 09''.
Track listing
''Primavera in anticipo''
''Primavera anticipada''
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Personnel
Credits adapted from ''Primavera in anticipos liner notes
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Production credits
* Jonathan Allen – engineer
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* Luca Bignardi – programming, engineer, mixing
* Chirs Bolse – assistant
* Matteo Bolzoni – assistant, engineer
* Marco Borsatti – assistant, engineer
* Paolo Carta – producer, programming, engineer
* Max "MC" Costa – programming, sound design
* Nicola Fantozzi – engineer, assistant engineer
* Gabriele Gigli – assistant
* Bernie Grundman – mastering
* Jon Jacobs – mixing
* Steve Lyon – engineer
* Davide Palmiotto – assistant
* Gabriele Parisi – engineer
* Dado Parisini – producer
* Fabio Patrignani – engineer
* Fabrizio Pausini – studio manager
* Laura Pausini – producer
* Stéphane Reichart – engineer
* Celso Valli
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Born in Bologna, Valli studied at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He made his official debut collaborating with Drupi in his 1978 alb ...
– producer
Music credits
* Niccolò Agliardi – composer
* Prisca Amori – concertmaster
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* B.I.M. Orchestra – strings
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* The children of the "Sylvia Young School" – backing vocals
* Curt Bisquera – drums, percussions
* James Blunt
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– vocals, composer
* Paolo Carta – arrangements, string arrangements, guitars, composer
* Cesare Chiodo – bass
* Daniele Coro – composer
* Cheope – composer
* Manuela Cortesi – backing vocals
* Stefano De Marco – backing vocals
* Lance Ellington – backing vocals
* Emiliano Fantuzzi – guitars
* Gabriele Fersini – guitars
* Federica Fratoni – composer
* Andy Findon – flute
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, pan flute
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* Riccardo Galardini – guitars
* Antonio Galbiati – composer
* Alfredo Golino – drums
* Roberta Granà – backing vocals
* Isobelle Griffith – orchestra contractor
* Gianluca Grignani – composer
* Peter Howarth – backing vocals
* London Orchestra – orchestra
* Jenny O'Grady – choral co-ordination
* Charlotte Matthews – orchestra contractor (assistant)
* Perry Montague Mason – concertmaster
* Dado Parisini – piano, keyboards, string arrangements, arrangements
* Laura Pausini – vocals, backing vocals, composer
* Rocco Petruzzi – string arrangements, orchestra contractor
* Roma Sinfonietta's Orchestra – orchestra
* Hayley Sanderson – backing vocals
* Luca Scarpa – piano, hammond
* Giorgio Secco – guitars
* Beverly Skett – backing vocals
* Giuseppe Tortora – orchestra contractor
* Celso Valli
Celso Valli (born 14 May 1950) is an Italian composer, conductor, arranger and record producer.
Born in Bologna, Valli studied at the Conservatorio Giovanni Battista Martini. He made his official debut collaborating with Drupi in his 1978 alb ...
– arrangements, piano, keyboards, string arrangements
* Massimo Varini – guitars
* Daniel Vuletic – composer
Release history
References
External links
Official website
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2008 albums
Laura Pausini albums
2008 video albums
Italian-language albums
Spanish-language albums
Latin Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Album
Warner Records albums