Amore puro is the third studio album by Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso, released by Sony Music Italy on September 24, 2013.[1][2]
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| Released | September 24, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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| Length | 42:27 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Italy | |||
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| Alessandra Amoroso chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Amore puro | ||||
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The album featured severals collaborations in productions and traks writings, including Tiziano Ferro, Emeli Sandé. The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, becoming the first Italian artist to have all her first four recording project debouting at one, inclunding Amoroso debout EP Stupida.[3] In 2014 the album was certified double platinum by FIMI.[4]
Background and composition
editAfter her 2010 second studio album Il mondo in un secondo, Amoroso started to work on the new project with a new producing team with Tiziano Ferro and Michele Canova.[5][6] The album featured eleventh tracks, with severals songwriters and composers, including Amoroso herself, Tiziano Ferro, Emeli Sandé, Biagio Antonacci, Audra Mae and Jon Bellion.[7][8] In an interview with La Repubblica , Amoroso explained the music direction of the album and her work with Ferro:[9]
"At first I wondered if I could sing the songs of a great performer like Titian Ferro. Then it went well, he helped me change my vocality by making me discover nuances that I didn't even know I had. I always sang with very high notes, constantly choked on the high notes, with Ferro I discovered intimate and deep tones. Even the spoken word. And that was a great growth. The sounds on the record are lower, without losing sight of the more rhythmic songs."
Critic reception
editMattia Marzi of Rockol reported that Ferro's "characteristic traits can be found in the album, from the vocabulary to the use of verbs, even in the way Alessandra interprets the songs," appreciating the songs by Sandé and Antonacci. However, Marzi wrote that there is a perceived "lack of a common thread that binds the songs together" and a "lack of homogeneity" in the quality of the production, believing however that the artist has taken "a step forward" finding her " more personal and mature than her predecessors" and "one of the most valid pop interpreters on the Italian music scene."[10]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Da casa mia" |
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| 3:52 |
| 2. | "Amore puro" | Ferro |
| 4:27 |
| 3. | "Fuoco d'artificio" |
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| 4:01 |
| 4. | "Starò meglio" |
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| 3:51 |
| 5. | "Difendimi per sempre" |
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| 4:09 |
| 6. | "Bellezza, incanto e nostalgia" | Ferro |
| 3:59 |
| 7. | "L'hai dedicato a me" | Ferro |
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "Non devi perdermi" | Biagio Antonacci |
| 3:20 |
| 9. | "Non sarà un arrivederci" |
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| 3:49 |
| 10. | "Hell or High Water" |
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| 3:37 |
| 11. | "La vita che vorrei" |
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| 3:47 |
| Total length: | 42:27 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 40 |
Year-end charts
edit| Chart (2013) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 16 |
| Chart (2014) | Position |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] | 28 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[15] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ "Esce "Amore puro", nuovo album di Alessandra Amoroso". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 26 September 2013. Archived from the original on 26 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Arcolaci, Alessia (26 September 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso: Amore puro nella vita e nella mia musica". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Mustara, Antonio (4 October 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso da record, nessuno prima di lei in vetta con i primi quattro dischi". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Longo, Massimiliano (29 September 2014). "Amoroso: 2 platino per l'Album, singolo d'oro". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Alessandra Amoroso, svelata la tracklist del nuovo album 'Amore puro'". Rockol (in Italian). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Amoroso, ecco le sorprese di "Amore Puro"". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 29 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Raiola, Francesco (10 September 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso svela su Facebook la tracklist di "Amore Puro"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Balbi, Laura (21 September 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso racconta "Amore Puro": "Tiziano Ferro mi ha promossa"". Fanpage.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Liperi, Felice (5 December 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso in concerto: "Con Amore puro divento grande"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ Marzi, Mattia (26 September 2013). "Alessandra Amoroso - Amore puro - la recensione". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 39 (dal 23-09-2013 al 29-09-2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Alessandra Amoroso – Amore puro". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica annuale 2013 (dal 31.12.2012 al 29.12.2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Classifica annuale 2014 (dal 30.12.2013 al 28.12.2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Alessandra Amoroso – Amore puro" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 13 June 2024. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Amore puro" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".