Laura Pausini (1994 album)

Laura Pausini
Studio album by
Released22 April 1994
RecordedSantanna Recording Studios
Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Italy
Morning Studio
Milan, Italy
Logic Audiofile Studio
Milan, Italy
Genre
Length42:18
LanguageSpanish
LabelCGD
Producer
  • Angelo Valsiglio
  • Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
Laura
(1994)
Laura Pausini
(1994)
Laura Pausini
(1995)
Singles from Laura
  1. "La soledad"
    Released: April 1994
  2. "Se Fué"
    Released: July 1994
  3. "Amores extraños"
    Released: October 1994
  4. "Gente"
    Released: February 1995
  5. "Él no está por ti"
    Released: July 1995

Laura Pausini is Italian singer Laura Pausini's Spanish-language debut album and her third studio album issued by CGD (Warner) Records in April 1994. This self-titled work offers Spanish-language renditions of selected tracks and greatest hits from her native Italian-language albums Laura Pausini (1993) and Laura (1994).

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the album, a special box was released exclusively in Spain on 8 November 2019, which consists of the standard album with two bonus tracks: "Besos que se Roban", Spanish version of "Baci che si rubano" and a 2013 medley: "La Solitudine / La Soledad / Loneliness", a second disc with the 10 Italian original versions, a third disc with alternative and live versions, a DVD of a 1995 TV special called Un Año de Éxito, the album in 180-g translucent vinyl format, a 36-page booklet with texts by the singer and Risto Mejide, and never-seen photographic material.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All Spanish adaptations by J. Badía, with additional English adaptation by Tim Rice in "Loneliness".

No.TitleLength
1."Gente"4:30
2."Él no está por ti"3:45
3."Amores extraños"4:10
4."Las chicas"4:30
5."El valor que no se ve"4:35
6."La soledad"4:04
7."¿Por qué no volverán?"4:10
8."Se Fué"4:40
9."¿Por qué no?"4:02
10."Carta"3:45
Total length:42:18
25th Anniversary edition bonus tracks[2]
No.TitleLength
11."Besos que se Roban"4:00
12."La Solitudine / La Soledad / Loneliness" (2013 Medley)4:00
Total length:50:18
CD #2: Laura Pausini (25th Anniversary – Italian)[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Gente"
  • Angelo Valsiglio
  • Cheope
  • Marco Marati
4:30
2."Lui Non Sta Con Te"
  • A. Valsiglio
  • Roberto Buti
  • Cheope
  • M. Marati
3:45
3."Strani Amori"
  • A. Valsiglio
  • R. Buti
  • Cheope
  • M. Marati
4:10
4."Ragazze Che"
  • A. Valsiglio
  • R. Buti
  • Cheope
  • M. Marati
4:30
5."Il Coraggio Che Non C'è"
  • A. Valsiglio
  • Cheope
  • M. Marati
4:35
6."La Solitudine"
  • Pietro Cremonesi
  • A. Valsiglio
  • Federico Cavalli
4:04
7."Perchè Non Torna Più"
  • P. Cremonesi
  • A. Valsiglio
  • F. Cavalli
4:10
8."Non C'è"
  • P. Cremonesi
  • A. Valsiglio
  • F. Cavalli
4:40
9."Tutt'al Più"
  • P. Cremonesi
  • A. Valsiglio
  • F. Cavalli
  • Roberto Casini
4:02
10."Lettera"
  • A. Valsiglio
  • Giovanni Salvatori
  • Cheope
  • M. Marati
3:45
Total length:42:18
CD #3: Laura Pausini (25th Anniversary – Alternative and Live Versions)
No.TitleLength
1."La Soledad" (Version 2001)4:23
2."Se Fue" (New Version 2001)4:16
3."Gente (Ordinary People)" (New Version 2001)4:38
4."Amores Extraños" (New Version 2001)4:17
5."La Soledad" (New Version 2013) (featuring Ennio Morricone)5:03
6."Se Fué" (New Version 2013) (featuring Marc Anthony)3:48
7."Gente" (New Version 2013)4:31
8."Amores Extraños" (New Version 2013)4:58
9."La solitudine (Loneliness)"4:00
10."Gente" (Live San Siro 2007)3:50
11."Amores Extraños" (Live New York, 16 October 2009)4:21
12."La Soledad" (Live Barcelona, 30 April 2009)5:07
13."Se Fué" (Live Paris, 2005)6:27
Total length:59:39
DVD: Un Año de Éxito
No.TitleLength
1."Un Año de Éxito" 

Charts[edit]

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Colombian Albums Chart[4] 1
Spanish Albums Chart[5] 1
US Top Latin Albums[6] 31
US Latin Pop Albums[6] 10

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (1994) Position
Spanish Albums Chart[7] 1
Chart (1995) Position
Spanish Albums Chart[8] 3

Certifications[edit]

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[9] Platinum 60,000^
Chile (IFPI Chile)[10] Platinum 35,000^
Colombia (ASINCOL)[11] Platinum 60,000x
Mexico 400,000[12]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[13] 11× Platinum 1,300,000[14]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[15] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel[edit]

Performing[edit]

  • Laura Pausini – vocals
  • Emanuela Cortesi – backing vocals
  • Silvia Mezzanotte – backing vocals
  • Cristina Montanari – backing vocals
  • Leonardo Abbate – backing vocals
  • Danilo Bastoni – backing vocals
  • Gianni Salvatori – backing vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, arrangement
  • Riccardo Galardini – acoustic/electric guitar
  • Cesare Chiodo – bass
  • Stefano Allegra – bass
  • Massimo Pacciani – drums/percussion
  • Simone Papi – piano, programming
  • Luca Signorini – saxophone

Technical[edit]

  • Arcangelo Valsiglio – artistic production
  • Marco Marati – executive production
  • Alfredo Cerruti – artistic production assistance
  • Fabrizio Pausini – executive production assistance
  • Santanna Recording Studio
    • Danilo Bastoni – studio director
    • Gianni Salvatori – sound recording
    • Sandro Chinellato – sound recording
  • Morning Studio
    • Renato Cantele – sound recording
    • Giamba Lizzori – sound recording

Design[edit]

  • Byblos – wardrobe
  • Luciano Viti [16] – photography
  • Stefania Tranchino – make-up
  • Fabrizio Betty by I Maretti – hairdressing

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Laura Pausini (Edición 25 Aniversario)". Discogs. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ Laura Pausini – Edición 25 Aniversario
  3. ^ Laura Pausini – Edición 25 Aniversario
  4. ^ "Laura Pausini, ventas en Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  5. ^ "Hits of the World – Spain". Billboard. 21 January 1995. p. 48. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Laura Pausini [Spanish] – Laura Pausini". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Anuario SGAE 1999 – Anexo 6 – Los 50 titulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1996" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Anuario SGAE 1999 – Anexo 5 – Los 50 titulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1995" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sociedad General de Autores y Editores. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012.
  9. ^ "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  10. ^ John Lannert (10 December 1994). "ABCs of Latin America – Record Biz Tries To Warm A Chilly Market". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
  11. ^ "Laura Pausini y su brillante carrera". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  12. ^ "Afecta crisis al disco". Reforma (in Spanish). 23 December 1995. Retrieved 15 March 2024 – via ProQuest.
  13. ^ "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  14. ^ "Laura Pausini cuarto disco en español en septiembre". zm.nu. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  15. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
  16. ^ Discogs – Luciano Viti profile and discography
Other sources
  • "Song Search". Warner Chappell Music (Italy). Accessed 24 August 2007.