Laura (Laura Pausini album) explained

Laura
Type:studio
Artist:Laura Pausini
Cover:Laura pausini laura.jpg
Released:February 26, 1994
Studio:Santanna Recording Studios, Castelfranco Emilia[1]
Length:42:33
Language:Italian
Label:CGD
Prev Title:Laura Pausini
Prev Year:1993
Next Title:Laura Pausini
Next Year:1994

Laura is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by CGD Records on February 26, 1994. It has sold three million copies in the world.[2]

Track info

The release of the album coincides with the participation of Laura Pausini in the Sanremo Festival 1994, where the singer made her debut in the category Giovani after winning the previous year as the Nuove proposte.

At the stage, Pausini, a big favourite of the spectators,[3] [4] ranked third in the final ranking.[5] [6]

The piece presented, Strani amori, was attacked by critics because it was judged too conservative and adolescent[7] and some journalists in the industry saw it as a trivial piece.[8]

Within the disc is also included the second single extracted from the album Gente. Some tracks from the album were translated into Spanish and inserted on the version released in Spain and South America for the album Laura Pausini, released in 1994. The same tracks were released in Italian on the English version of the same album, released in 1995.

The song Ragazze che, much like the entire album, is dedicated to Silvia Pausini, sister of the singer.

Promotion

Since Pausini was not known outside Europe at the time the album was released, no tour was yielded to support the album. Although, Pausini's tours that date from after the World Wide Tour 1997 have at least one song from the album. These songs are Strani amori, Gente, Un amico è così, Il coraggio che non c'è, Ragazze che, Lui non sta con te and Lettera, with the first two being sung on every of Pausini's tours.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (IFPI)[9] 3
Chilean Albums (IFPI)[10] 2
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[11] 13
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 7
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 21
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)[14] [15] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 6

Notes and References

  1. https://www.discogs.com/release/407532-Laura-Pausini-Laura
  2. Web site: Laura Pausini: no alla moda del pop latino. . 23 July 2011 . Italian . 15 September 2000 . Mario Luzzatto Fegiz .
  3. http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=1198891 Vinse l'anno scorso tra i giovani: adesso pare già lanciata verso il bis tra i grandi Pausini, già favorita al TotoFestival
  4. http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=1207254 Pausini, la favorita: Vincere non conta, ma mi piace che la gente canti quello che canto io
  5. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/02/27/vincono-baldi-bocelli.html Vincono Bocelli e Baldi, Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994
  6. http://www.sanremo.rai.it/dl/portali/site/articolo/ContentItem-903d4295-392e-4f54-8ba6-82661dce3968.html Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994
  7. http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/02/23/amore-amore-amore-ma-pure-che-guevara.html Amore amore ma pure Che Guevara
  8. http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=1213628 Sanremo 1994, che la festa cominci
  9. Web site: Hits of the World – Belgium . . 18 March 2012 . 43 . 9 July 1994.
  10. Web site: Hits of the World – Chile . . 49 . 18 February 2018 . 18 March 1995.
  11. Web site: Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100 . . 57 . 18 March 2012 . 14 May 1994.
  12. Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . 1st . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki. 978-951-1-21053-5 . 231 . Finnish .
  13. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – D . www.infodisc.fr . French . 15 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130507235832/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_P.php . 7 May 2013 . In the menu Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste & Appuyez sur OK : select Laura PAUSINI then press OK.
  14. Web site: Gli album più venduti del 1994. HitParadeItalia . 23 July 2011 . Italian .
  15. . Hits of the World – Italy. hits of the world.. 40 . 9 April 1994 . 5 August 2011 . Nielsen Business Media . Inc .
  16. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 1994 . SwissCharts.com . 23 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927215728/http://www.swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=1994 . 27 September 2012 .