Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios
| Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios | ||||
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| Released | 8 December 2023 | |||
| Studio | Abbey Road, London | |||
| Length | 60:19 | |||
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| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
| Producer | Dardust | |||
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| Singles from Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios | ||||
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Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios is the seventh official greatest hits compilation by the Italian singer Elisa, released by Universal Music Group on 8 December 2023.[1]
The recording project included the rearrangement and vocal re-modeling of several songs from the singer-songwriter's discography, as well as the inclusion of Christmas music tracks, including a cover of "Silent Night" and two previously unreleased tracks "Quando nevica" and "Buon Natale anche a te".[2]
Background
[edit]After the release of the eleventh studio album Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future and the related live album Back to the Future Live, taken from the promotional tour, between December 2022 and January 2023 Elisa embarked on An Intimate Night, a tour held exclusively in theaters and featuring Italian musician and producer Dardust as an artistic collaborator and guest on all dates, revisiting songs from the singer-songwriter's discography.[3][4] On June 3 and 4, 2023, she performed An Intimate Arena at the Arena di Verona, which took over the format of An Intimate Night and continued the artistic partnership with Dardust.[5] In September 2023, she announced An Intimate Christmas, a double show at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan in collaboration with Dardust on December 15 and 16, 2023.[6]
Composition
[edit]The recording project, produced entirely by Dardust, was recorded at London's Abbey Road Studios in the summer of 2023 with a live orchestra.[7][8] Elisa said that she drew inspiration in the making of the project from the An Intimate Night tour, both from the point of view of recorded sounds and in the use of the singer's own vocals.[9][10] Through her own social networks, the singer explained the recording process and the work with Dardust:[11]
"An Intimate Night was originally meant to be a small theater tour and then we all realized that something big had happened. I don't know what it is, I smile because like all the greatest things that have happened to me, deep down I can't explain it. But your affection and love overwhelmed us. [...] After all the Back to the Future Live concerts, which was a very long tour, we started a new chapter without almost realizing it, a chapter that you made important. One that made me put my voice even more in the center and step deeply into the shoes of the singer in me. A beacon pointed in the dark to exchange that light, those emotions and especially the strength of that intimacy. We exchanged the courage to take away. [...] The lesson this time is that you don't need superstructures, that simplicity was enough then and is still enough now, and that you have to give yourself to the world for who you are without fear of not being or giving enough. I want to thank Dardust, because without him there would have been none of this. He is the one who had a new vision for my music, who in these arrangements created a magical balance between virtuosity and essentiality. He is the one who, by giving me all this space, pushed me to the maximum potential of my voice. We went to one of the most legendary studios in the world, Abbey Road, and recorded all the songs you heard during those concerts plus two new songs we wrote especially for this record. To forever remember something beautiful, something that made us feel good."
— Elisa Toffoli about the album conception[12]
Track listing
[edit]Credits adapted to data reported on the SIAE website.[13] All songs are produced by Dardust.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Overture / Un filo di seta negli abissi" | Elisa Toffoli |
| 4:56 |
| 2. | "Quando nevica" |
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| 3:27 |
| 3. | "L'anima vola" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Luce (tramonti a nord est)" |
| Toffoli | 4:20 |
| 5. | "Eppure sentire (Un senso di te)" | Toffoli | Paolo Buonvino | 3:42 |
| 6. | "Anche fragile" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 3:55 |
| 7. | "Una poesia anche per te" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 5:26 |
| 8. | "Dancing" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 5:44 |
| 9. | "Labyrinth" |
| Toffoli | 5:05 |
| 10. | "No Hero" |
| Toffoli | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Qualcosa che non c'è" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:35 |
| 12. | "O forse sei tu" |
| Toffoli | 3:52 |
| 13. | "Se piovesse il tuo nome" |
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| 3:24 |
| 14. | "A modo tuo" | Luciano Ligabue | Ligabue | 5:19 |
| 15. | "Together" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:16 |
| 16. | "Ancora qui" | Toffoli | Ennio Morricone | 4:54 |
| 17. | "Silent Night" | Joseph Mohr | Franz Xaver Gruber | 4:25 |
| 18. | "Buon Natale anche a te" |
| Toffoli | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 60:19 | |||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19. | "Promettimi" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:03 |
| 20. | "Come te nessuno mai" |
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| 4:50 |
| 21. | "Stay" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:09 |
| 22. | "Seta" | Petrella |
| 3:51 |
| 23. | "Palla al centro" | Toffoli |
| 4:25 |
| 24. | "Gli ostacoli del cuore" | Ligabue | Ligabue | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 85:36 | |||
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] | 9 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[15] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Elisa, nuovo singolo e nuovo album per Natale". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). November 21, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Verderio, Daniele (November 20, 2023). "Elisa ha annunciato il nuovo disco: titolo, tracklist e data d'uscita". Radio Italia (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Conti, Andrea (December 11, 2022). "Elisa a teatro, l'artista incanta e regala una versione più intima del suo talento. Lo show, con ospiti da Emma a Mahmood sarà presto su Rai2". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Elisa, al via il tour dei sold out nei teatri". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). December 1, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Ciavarelli, Giulia (June 5, 2023). "Elisa e Dardust, la magia di una notte in Arena". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Elisa, una seconda data dello show natalizio al Forum di Assago". Rockol (in Italian). September 25, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Gianatti, Silvia (November 22, 2023). "Elisa di nuovo con Calcutta in un album per i fan". Cosmopolitan Italia (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Elisa il nuovo album "Intimate – Recordings At Abbey Road Studios"". Newsic.it (in Italian). November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Elisa svela la sua anima più intima in un album registrato ad Abbey Road". Tgcom24 (in Italian). November 22, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Lo Torto, Francesco (December 8, 2023). "Intimate - Recordings at Abbey Road Studios: l'album delle hit di Elisa con l'orchestra". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ Rossini, Matteo (November 22, 2023). "Elisa, in arrivo a sorpresa l'album natalizio Intimate". Sky TG24 (in Italian). Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Il regalo di Natale di Elisa è "Intimate - Recordings at Abbey Road Studio" con due brani inediti". All Music Italia (in Italian). November 23, 2023. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Archivio opere". SIAE (in Italian). Retrieved 12 January 2024. Select the "Musica" filter under "Repertorio" and enter the data for the song and/or a specific author under "Filtra per"
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 50 (dal 08.12.2023 al 14.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Elisa – Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 9, 2024.