Ali e radici

Ali e radici
Studio album by Eros Ramazzotti
Released 26 May 2009
Recorded 2008–2009
Genre Pop, rock
Length 42:34
Label Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Eros Ramazzotti chronology

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(2007)		 Ali e radici
(2009)		 21.00: Eros Live World Tour 2009/2010
(2010)
Singles from Ali e radici
  1. "Parla con me"
    Released: 24 April 2009
  2. "Controvento"
    Released: 3 September 2009
  3. "Il cammino"
    Released: 4 December 2009
  4. "Bucaneve"
    Released: 12 March 2010

Ali e radici (Wings and Roots), also known by its Spanish name Alas y raíces, is a 2009 studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti.

Four years after the issue of his last studio album and two years after his (best of) compilation album, Eros circulates his new studio album with the title "Ali e radici", which consists of eleven songs. His new album is available in a standard edition as well as in a deluxe edition (the latter includes 64-page booklet of photographs). Eros is the producer of the album with Claudio Guidetti. Michele Canova (who is Tiziano Ferro and Giusy Ferreri's producer) is the co-producer of the six songs of the album. Moreover, Michele Canova writes the music with Eros and Claudio Guidetti and the lyrics with Eros and Adelio Cogliati. The first single from the album is "Parla con me".

Track listing

Ali e radici

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Appunti e note"  Adelio Cogliati, Claudio Guidetti, Eros Ramazzotti 3:54
2. "Il cammino"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:46
3. "Parla con me"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:58
4. "L'orizzonte"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:46
5. "Affetti personali"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:30
6. "Controvento"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:45
7. "Ali e radici"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti, Maurizio Fabrizio 4:17
8. "Bucaneve"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 4:10
9. "Nessuno escluso"  Luca Chiaravalli, Cogliati, Ramazzotti, Simone Bertolotti 3:45
10. "Non possiamo chiudere gli occhi"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:49
11. "Come gioielli"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:54
iTunes Bonus Tracks[1]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Linda e il mare"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 4:01
13. "Afectos personales"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:31

Alas y raíces

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Apuntes y notas"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:54
2. "El camino"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:46
3. "Dímelo a mí"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:58
4. "El horizonte"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:46
5. "Afectos personales"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:30
6. "Contra el viento"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:45
7. "Alas y raíces"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti, Fabrizio 4:17
8. "Flor inesperada"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 4:10
9. "Nosotros incluidos"  Chiaravalle, Cogliati, Ramazzotti, Bertolotti 3:45
10. "No podemos cerrar los ojos"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:49
11. "Como un tesoro"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:54
iTunes Bonus Tracks[2]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
12. "Linda y el mar"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 4:01
13. "Affetti personali"  Cogliati, Guidetti, Ramazzotti 3:33

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[4] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[5] 3
Croatian Albums Chart[6] 1
Danish Albums Chart[3] 4
Dutch Albums Chart[7] 2
Finnish Albums Chart[3] 13
French Albums Chart[3] 5
German Albums Chart[8] 4
Hungarian Albums Chart[9] 2
Italian Albums Chart[3] 1
Italian Albums Chart
(Spanish version)[10]		 66
Mexican Albums Chart[11] 17
Spanish Albums Chart[11] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[12] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[3] 1
U.S. Billboard Latin Pop Albums[13] 13
U.S. Billboard Top Latin Albums[14] 52

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Gold 10,000x
Belgium (BEA)[16] Gold 15,000*
Germany (BVMI)[17] Gold 100,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[18] Platinum 6,000x
Italy (FIMI)[19] 5× Platinum 300,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[20] Gold 30,000^
Sweden (GLF)[21] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Platinum 20,000x

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

Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Swedish Albums Chart[23] 62
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 8

Reception

References

  1. ↑ "Ali e radici (Deluxe Edition) di Eros Ramazzotti". iTunes. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Alas y Raices by Eros Ramazzotti". iTunes. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 "Positions to Ali e radici". Hung medien. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici". ultratop.be. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici". ultratop.be. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Top of the Shops – službena tjedna lista prodanih albuma u Hrvatskoj". Hdu-toplista.com. June 29, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  7. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  8. ↑ "German album-positions to Eros Ramazzotti". Musicline.de. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  9. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – 2009. 07. 13. – 2009. 07. 19." (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  10. ↑ "Italian Charts – week 22/2009". acharts. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Positions to Alas Y Raices". Hung medien. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  12. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Positions to Ali e radici (Billboard: Latin Pop Albums)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Positions to Ali e radici (Billboard: Latin Albums)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved May 6, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved December 2, 2011. Enter Eros Ramazzotti in the field Interpret. Enter Ali e radici in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  16. ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – 2009". Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eros Ramazzotti; 'Ali e radici')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  18. ↑ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2009" (in Hungarian). Mahasz. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  19. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Ramazzotti Eros – Ali e radici" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Ramazzotti Eros in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  20. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Eros Ramazzotti – Ali e radici" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved December 2, 2011. Select the "Chart", enter 2009 in the field "Year". Select '' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  21. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2009" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  22. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Eros Ramazzotti; 'Ali e radici')". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 2, 2011.
  23. ↑ "Årslista Album - År 2009" (in Swedish). Hitlistan.se. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  24. ↑ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2009". Media Control. Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
  25. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason (2009-05-26). "Ali e Radici - Eros Ramazzotti : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-16.