Safari (Jovanotti album)

Safari is the eleventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. Preceded by the single "Fango", it was released in Italy on 17 January 2008.[3] The album features guests including Ben Harper, who plays a guitar solo in "Fango", Italian band Negramaro's frontman Giuliano Sangiorgi, Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes and American recording artist Michael Franti.

Safari
Studio album by
Released18 January 2008
Length71:24
Label
Producer
Jovanotti chronology
ElectroJova - Buon sangue dopato
(2006)
Safari
(2008)
OYEAH
(2009)
Singles from Safari
  1. "Fango"
    Released: 6 December 2007
  2. "A te"
    Released: 7 March 2008
  3. "Safari"
    Released: 4 July 2008
  4. "Come musica"
    Released: 20 October 2008
  5. "Mezzogiorno"
    Released: 23 January 2009
  6. "Il 5 Maggio (Napoleone è Pieno di Vita)"
    Released: 29 March 2009
  7. "Punto"
    Released: 15 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Musica e dischi[2]

Safari was a commercial success, topping the Italian Albums Chart for seven weeks and being certified five times platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[4][5] It also became the best-selling album of 2008 in Italy, while its second single, "A te", ranked first in the Italian annual chart.[6]

Track listing

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Standard Edition (Mercury UPC 00602517577527)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Fango" (featuring Ben Harper)4:34
2."Mezzogiorno"4:22
3."A te"4:25
4."Dove ho visto te"4:30
5."In orbita"4:33
6."Safari" (featuring Giuliano Sangiorgi)4:24
7."Temporale" (featuring Sly and Robbie)5:54
8."Come musica"3:50
9."Innamorato"2:38
10."Punto" (featuring Sérgio Mendes)4:11
11."Antidolorificomagnifico"4:26
12."Mani libere 2008" (featuring Michael Franti)4:25
iTunes Bonus Track[8]
No.TitleLength
13."Punto" (Veccho Frank Version, featuring Sèrgio Mendes)3:35
Limited Deluxe Edition[9][10]
No.TitleLength
13."Come parli l'italiano"3:10
14."Nel mio tempo"5:06
15."Il gioco del mondo"7:29
Limited Christmas Edition[11]
No.TitleLength
13."A te" (Live)5:34
14."Come musica" (Live)3:53
15."Mezzogiorno" (Live)5:08
16."Dove ho visto te" (Live)4:37

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 70
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4

Year-end charts

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Chart (2008) Position
European Albums (Billboard)[15] 39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 55

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[5] 5× Platinum 600,000[17]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 10,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Mariano Prunes. "Safari – Jovanotti – Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. ^ Antonio Orlando (February 2008). "Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini – Safari". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ^ Gianni Santoro (2 January 2008). "Su 'XL' il libro-diario di Jovanotti in Amazzonia". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Italian Charts – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Safari al parco ex Eridania. Arriva la giungla di Jovanotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Classifiche ufficiali degli Album e dei DVD musicali più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati dalla rete nel 2008" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Jovanotti – Discografia – Safari" (in Italian). Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Musica – Safari di Jovanotti" (in Italian). iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Safari: Tracklist deluxe" (in Italian). Collettivosoleluna.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Jovanotti – Safari – Deluxe Edition". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. ^ Valentina Zardini (20 November 2008). "Safari esce in versione deluxe" (in Italian). SoundMagazine.it. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari" (in German). Hung Medien.
  13. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums – 2008". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  16. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  17. ^ Andrea Conti (25 January 2011). "Lorenzo: Ora l'ho fatto con amore". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Safari')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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