| Resta in ascolto/Escucha | ||||
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| Released | October 22, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | New Logic Studio (Milan, Italy) Studio Impatto (Bologna, Italy) The Chill Building (Santa Monica, California) AIR Lyndhurst (London, England) Abbey Road Studios (London, England) Whitfield Street Studios (London, England) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 41:46 | |||
| Language | Italian, Spanish | |||
| Label | Atlantic,Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Laura Pausini, Dado Parisini,Celso Valli,Rick Nowels, Alfredo Cerruti | |||
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| Singles from Resta in ascolto/Escucha | ||||
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| Musica e dischi | |
Resta in ascolto andEscucha (English:Keep Listening orListen) are the eighth studio albums by Italian singerLaura Pausini, released byWarner Music on October 22, 2004. The Spanish-language edition won a Grammy Award forBest Latin Pop Album in 2006, making her the first and only Italian female to receive such award.
Escucha features "Víveme", theme song of the highly successful Mexican telenovelaLa madrastra (2005). The song's exposure extended to the United States whenUnivision acquired the telenovela and began its broadcast ofLa madrastra in March 2005. In September 2006, following a year of praise and formal recognition—particularly from theNational Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences—Warner Music released special edition CD+DVDs ofEscucha 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 ona world tour during the early 6 months of 2005. The tour has yieldeda DVD.
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.[3]
The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te" / "Me abandono a ti", co-written by Pausini,Rick Nowels andMadonna. It also includes the ballad"Vivimi" / "Viveme", written byBiagio Antonacci, and the single "Benedetta passione" / "Bendecida pasión", penned by Italianrock-starVasco Rossi.[4] The album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness,[3] desire for independence[5] and interior peace,[4] but also features a song about theIraq War, in which Pausini sings aboutAli Ismail Abbas, a boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack nearBaghdad in 2003.[6]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "La prospettiva di me" | Laura Pausini, Cheope[8] | Daniel[7] | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Vivimi" | Biagio Antonacci | Antonacci | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Resta in ascolto" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | 3:30 |
| 4. | "Il tuo nome in maiuscolo" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | 3:19 |
| 5. | "Benedetta passione" | Vasco Rossi | Gaetano Curreri, Saverio Grandi | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Come se non fosse stato mai amore" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | 3:59 |
| 7. | "Così importante" | Pausini, Chiodo | Cesare Chiodo | 3:28 |
| 8. | "Parlami" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Dove l'aria è polvere" | Pausini, Cheope | Antonio Galbiati | 3:47 |
| 10. | "Amare veramente" | Pausini, Chiodo | Chiodo | 4:00 |
| 11. | "Mi abbandono a te" | Madonna,Rick Nowels, Pausini | Madonna, Nowels | 4:42 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Spanish adaptation | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Mi Perspectiva" | Laura Pausini, Cheope[8] | Daniel[7] | Pausini, Badia[9] | 03:06 |
| 2. | "Víveme" | Biagio Antonacci | Antonacci | Pausini, Badia | 03:55 |
| 3. | "Escucha Atento" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | Badia | 03:30 |
| 4. | "Tú Nombre En Mayúsculas" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | Badia | 03:20 |
| 5. | "Bendecida Pasión" | Vasco Rossi | Gaetano Curreri, Saverio Grandi | Pausini | 04:12 |
| 6. | "Cómo Sí No Nos Hubiéramos Amado" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | León Tristán[10] | 04:00 |
| 7. | "Tan Importante" | Pausini, Chiodo | Cesare Chiodo | Badia | 03:29 |
| 8. | "Háblame" | Pausini, Cheope | Daniel | Tristán | 03:44 |
| 9. | "Donde El Aire Es Ceniza" | Pausini, Cheope | Antonio Galbiati | Badia | 03:48 |
| 10. | "Amar Completamente" | Pausini, Chiodo | Chiodo | Badia | 04:01 |
| 11. | "Me Abandono A Ti" | Madonna,Rick Nowels, Pausini | Madonna, Rick Nowels | Pausini | 04:43 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Prendo te" (Music video) | Laura Pausini | |
| 2. | "Resta in ascolto" (Music video) | Daniel, Pausini, Cheope | |
| 3. | "Resta in ascolto" (Making of the video) | — | |
| 4. | "Escucha atento" (Music video) | Daniel, Pausini, Cheope, Badia | |
| 5. | "Making of the photoshoot" | — | |
| 6. | "De tu amor" (Music video) | Kara DioGuardi, Johan Ekhé, Ulf Lindström, Pausini | |
| 7. | "On n'oublie jamais rien, on vit avec (Il ricordo che ho di noi)" (Music video in duet withHélène Ségara) | Bruno Grimaldi, Gérard Capaldi, Antoine Angelelli, Pausini | |
| 8. | "EPK (Electronic Press Kit)" | — |
Weekly charts[edit]
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| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BRMA)[32] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[33] | Gold | 100,000* |
| Italy (FIMI)[34] | 4× Platinum | 400,000* |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] | 2× Platinum | 80,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[38] | Platinum (Latin) | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Credits adapted fromAllMusic.[39]
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