Laura (Laura Pausini album)

Laura
Studio album by Laura Pausini
Released 26 February 1994
Genre Latin pop
Length 42:33
Language Italian
Label CGD
Producer Angelo Valsiglio, Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
Laura Pausini
(1993)		 Laura
(1994)		 Laura Pausini
(1994)
Singles from Laura
  1. "Strani amori"
    Released: February 1994
  2. "Lui non sta con te"
    Released: April 1994
  3. "Gente"
    Released: June 1994
  4. "Lettera"
    Released: 1995
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Allmusic [1]

Laura is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by CGD Records in 1994. It has sold three million copies in the world.[2]

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Lyrics Music Length
1. "Gente"   Cheope,[3] Marco Marati Angelo Valsiglio 4:30
2. "Lui non sta con te"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio, Roberto Buti 3:45
3. "Strani amori"   Cheope, Marati, Francesco Tanini Valsiglio, Buti 4:10
4. "Ragazze che"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio, Buti 4:30
5. "Il coraggio che non c'è"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio 4:35
6. "Un amico è così"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio, Buti 4:10
7. "Amori infiniti"   Cheope, Stefano Jurgens, Marati Valsiglio, Buti 3:40
8. "Cani e gatti"   Cheope Valsiglio, Giuseppe Carella 5:03
9. "Anni miei"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio, Salvatore Monetti 4:15
10. "Lettera"   Cheope, Marati Valsiglio, Giovanni Salvatori 3:42

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1994) Peak
position
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[4] 33
Dutch Albums Chart[5] 1
French Albums Chart[6] 21
Italian Albums Chart[7][8] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (1994) Position
Italian Albums Chart[7] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[10] 6

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[11] Platinum 60,000x
Brazil (ABPD)[12] Gold 100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[13] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[14] 2× Platinum 100,000x
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[15] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. ^ Marisa Brown. "Laura - Laura Pausini - Review". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r212896. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (15 September 2000). "Laura Pausini: no alla moda del pop latino" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2000/settembre/15/Laura_Pausini_alla_moda_del_co_0_0009159171.shtml. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  3. ^ Alfredo Rapetti billed as Cheope
  4. ^ "Laura Pausini - Laura (album)" (in French). Ultratop. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Laura&cat=a. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Laura Pausini - Laura Pausini (album)" (in Dutch). DutchCharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Laura&cat=a. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  6. ^ "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste - D" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_P.php. Retrieved 15 November 2011.  In the menu Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste & Appuyez sur OK : select Laura PAUSINI then press OK.
  7. ^ a b "Gli album più venduti del 1994" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1994.htm. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  8. ^ "Hits of the World - Italy". Billboard: 40. 9 April 1994. http://books.google.com/books?id=QQgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&lr=&rview=1#v=onepage&q=hits%20of%20the%20world&f=false. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
  9. ^ "Laura Pausini - Laura (album)" (in German). HitParade.ch. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Laura&cat=a. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  10. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 1994". SwissCharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1994. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  11. ^ "Argentinian album certifications – Laura Pausini". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?PerDesde_MM=0&PerDesde_AA=0&PerHasta_MM=0&PerHasta_AA=0&interprete=Laura+Pausini&album=&LanDesde_MM=0&LanDesde_AA=0&LanHasta_MM=0&LanHasta_AA=0&Galardon=O&Tipo=1&ACCION2=+Buscar+&ACCION=Buscar&CO=5&CODOP=ESOP. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  12. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Laura+Pausini&tmidia=1. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  13. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Dutch). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.nl/nvpi/pagina.asp?pagkey=60461. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  14. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Laura Pausini)". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Laura+Pausini. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
  15. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat1996.html. Retrieved 23 July 2011. 
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