Gaetana
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Studio album by Giusy Ferreri | ||||
Released | November 14, 2008 | |||
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Label | Sony BMG, Ricordi | |||
Producer | Giusy Ferreri, Linda Perry, Tiziano Ferro, Roberto Casalino | |||
Giusy Ferreri chronology | ||||
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Singles from Gaetana | ||||
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Gaetana is the debut album by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri, it was released on November 14, 2008, in Italy, and digitally in many other European countries. Four singles were released from the album: "Non ti scordar mai di me", "Novembre", "Stai fermo lì" and "La scala (The Ladder)". Gaetana has sold around 500,000 copies only in Italy being certified 6 times platinum and around 600.000 copies worldwide.
Promotion and release
The album was heavily promoted, and special advertising was arranged in collaboration with MTV Italy before and during the week of release. The entire album was streamed on MTV's website, beginning on November 10, 2008, a week before the album's Italian release date. Gaetana reached at #1 on iTunes Italy on the first day of release and debuted on the Italian FIMI albums chart at number two where it went on to peak for seven weeks, fended off by Laura Pausini's album Primavera in anticipo.
In 2009 Gaetana was released in France, Belgium, Spain, Germany and Greece.
Album information
Italian singer Tiziano Ferro collaborated with Giusy on the song "L'amore e basta" and wrote the songs "Stai fermo lì", "Passione positiva", "Aria di vita" and the hit single "Non ti scordar mai di me". American singer, songwriter and producer Linda Perry wrote the songs "La scala (The Ladder)", which has already been recorded with her band "4 Non Blondes" in 1994 but remained unreleased [3] and "Cuore assente (The La La Song)".
The tracks written by Giusy Ferreri are "Pensieri", "In assenza", "Piove" and "Il party".
Track listing
Italian Edition
- "L'amore e basta!" (feat Tiziano Ferro)
- "Novembre"
- "Stai fermo lì"
- "Non ti scordar mai di me"
- "Aria di vita"
- "Passione positiva"
- "La scala (The Ladder)"
- "Pensieri"
- "In assenza"
- "Il sapore di un altro no"
- "Cuore assente (The La La Song)"
- "Piove"
- "Il party"
- "Nunca te olvides de mí (Non ti scordar mai di me - Spanish version)" (Bonus Track)
Spanish Edition[4]
- "El amor y basta" (feat. Tiziano Ferro)
- "Noviembre"
- "Parado ahí"
- "Nunca te olvides de mí"
- "Aire de vida"
- "Pasión positiva"
- "La scala (The Ladder)"
- "Pensamientos"
- "En ausencia de ti"
- "La amargura de otro no"
- "Cuore assente"
- "Llueve"
- "El party"
Collaborations
Release history
Region | Date | Label |
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Italy | 14 November 2008 | Sony BMG, Ricordi |
Switzerland | Sony BMG | |
Greece | 21 January 2009 | Sony BMG |
France | 25 May 2009 | Sony BMG |
Belgium | Sony BMG, Ariola | |
Germany | 12 June 2009 | Sony BMG, Ariola |
Spain | 16 June 2009 | Sony BMG, Columbia |
Charts and certifications
Chart (2008) | Providers | Peak position | Certification | Sales |
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Belgium (Wallonia) Albums[5] | Ultratop/IFPI | 52 | 5.000 | |
Cyprus Albums Chart[6] | IFPI | 5 | 5.000 | |
Greece International Albums[7] | IFPI | 2 | 2xPlatinum[8] | 15,000+ |
Greece Albums Chart[9] | IFPI | 10 | ||
Italian Albums Chart[10] | FIMI | 2 | Diamond (7× platinum) | 560,000+ |
Swiss Albums Chart[11] | Media Control | 20 | 5,000+ |
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Avopolis review[permanent dead link]
- ^ "4 Non Blondes Story". fournonblondes.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
- ^ [1] Archived June 17, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 2009-06-13. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ [2] Archived February 21, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 2011-09-02. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Giusy conquista la Grecia: doppio Platino! | The Official Giusy Ferreri Site". Giusyferreriofficial.it. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Ελληνικό Chart". Ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on 2006-11-05. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ "Italy Albums Top 100 (December 2, 2008) - Music Charts". Acharts.us. 2008-12-02. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Giusy Ferreri - Gaetana". hitparade.ch. Archived from the original on 2012-11-10. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
External links
- Giusy Ferreri official website
- v
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- Gaetana
- Girotondo
- Non ti scordar mai di me
- "Non ti scordar mai di me"
- "Novembre"
- "Stai fermo lì"
- "Volevo te"
- "Domani 21/04.09"
- "Roma-Bangkok"
- "Amore e capoeira"
- "Jambo"
- "Shimmy Shimmy"
- Sony BMG
- Casa Ricordi
- X Factor Italy
- Sanremo Music Festival