''Resta in ascolto'' (English: "Keep Listening") is the eighth studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by
Warner Music
Warner Music Group Corp. ( d.b.a. Warner Music Group, commonly abbreviated as WMG) is an American multinational entertainment and record label conglomerate headquartered in New York City. It is one of the " big three" recording companies and th ...
on 22 October 2004. ''Escucha'' is its
Latin Grammy Awards
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and
Grammy Award
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-winning Spanish language equivalent released for the hispanophone market making her the first and only Italian female to receive such award. The album in its two version (Italian and Spanish).
''Escucha'' features "Víveme", theme song of the highly successful Mexican telenovela '' La madrastra'' (2005). The song's exposure extended to the United States when
Univision
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acquired the telenovela and began its broadcast of ''La madrastra'' in March 2005. In September 2006, following a year of praise and formal recognition—particularly from the
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
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—Warner Music released special edition CD+DVDs of ''Escucha'' in Argentina and the United States. The special editions feature previously unreleased bonus tracks presented in music video form. These tracks include "Prendo te" and "De tu amor".
Promoting the album, Pausini embarked on a world tour during the early 6 months of 2005. The tour has yielded a DVD.
Background
The recording is on the subject of a break-up and was written in 2002, during Pausini's separation from her ex-boyfriend and producer Alfredo Cerruti.
The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te" / "Me abandono a ti", co-written by Pausini,
Rick Nowels
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Biagio Antonacci
Biagio Antonacci (; born 9 November 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan.
Biography
Early life
Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs (Rozzano). Despite learning how to play the drums at a young a ...
, and the single "Benedetta passione" / "Bendecida pasión", penned by Italian
rock
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-star
Vasco Rossi
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. The album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness, desire for independence and interior peace, but also features a song about the
Iraq War
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, in which Pausini sings about Ali Ismail Abbas, a boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack near
Baghdad
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in 2003.
Track listing
''Resta in ascolto''
''Escucha''
Limited edition DVD
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
Personnel
Credits adapted from
AllMusic
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Emporio Armani
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Rick Nowels
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– producer
Music credits
* Rusty Anderson – electric guitar
*
Biagio Antonacci
Biagio Antonacci (; born 9 November 1963) is an Italian singer-songwriter from Milan.
Biography
Early life
Biagio Antonacci was born in Milan and was raised in one of its suburbs (Rozzano). Despite learning how to play the drums at a young a ...
– composer
* J. Badia – adaptation
* Eric Buffat – composer
* Cheope – composer
* Cesare Chiodo – bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, composer
* Luis Conte – percussions
* Paolo Costa – bass
* Gaetano Curreri – composer
* Emiliano Fantuzzi – electric guitar
* Gabriele Fersini – electric guitar
* Riccardo Galardini – acoustic guitar
* Antonio Galbiati – composer
* Paolo Gianolio – acoustic guitar
* Alfredo Golino – drums
* Saverio Grandi – composer
* Charles Judge – effects, keyboards, strings
* Madonna – composer
* Rick Nowels – keyboards, Spanish guitar
* Dado Parisini – arranger, brass arrangement, director, keyboards, piano
* Laura Pausini – adaptation, composer, vocals
* Carlos Alberto Perez – percussion
* Roberto Rossi –
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*
Vasco Rossi
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– arranger, bandir, bass,
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s, conductor, drum programming, effects, string arrangements
* Ian Thomas – drums
* León Tristán – adaptation
*
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 ...