Primavera in anticipo explained

Primavera in anticipo/Primavera anticipada
Type:studio
Artist:Laura Pausini
Cover:Primavera in anticipo.jpg
Caption:Italian-language edition
Released:November 11, 2008
Recorded:2008 – ORS Oliveta Recording Studios (Castelbolognese, RA), Forum Music Village (Rome), Logic Studios (Milan), Studio De La Seine (Paris), Studio Impatto (Bologna), Abbey Road Studios (London)
Genre:Pop rock
Length:51:46
Language:Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Label:Warner Music
Producer:Laura Pausini, Dado Parisini, Celso Valli, Paolo Carta[1]
Prev Title:San Siro 2007
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Laura Live World Tour 09/Laura Live Gira Mundial 09
Next Year:2009

Primavera in anticipo and Primavera anticipada (English: Early Spring) are the tenth studio albums by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released on November 11, 2008 by Warner Music.[2]

Produced by Pausini with Paolo Carta, Celso Valli and Dado Parisini, the album has been described by Pausini as "a complex album, in which I can completely recognize myself".[3]

It is Pausini's first album of new material since Resta in ascolto / Escucha, released in 2004. The album was described by music critics as Pausini's most personal album to date. Pausini co-wrote each song included in the album, except the track "Prima che esci" / "Antes de irte", written by Italian rock singer-songwriter Gianluca Grignani.[4] The album features the song "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / "Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)", a duet with English singer James Blunt,[5] [6] and also includes collaborations with Italian songwriters Niccolò Agliardi,[7] Cheope and Daniel Vuletic.

The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and held the top spot for nine consecutive weeks, It was later certified Diamond by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The album has sold 500,000 copies in Italy and 1,500,000 copies worldwide.[8]

Its Spanish-language version also won Best Female Pop Vocal Album at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2009.[9]

The album was anticipated by the single "Invece no" / "En cambio no", released on October 24, 2008. The song was also translated in Portuguese with the title "Agora não" and included in the Brazilian and Portuguese version of the album. It also spawned the singles "Primavera in anticipo (It Is My Song)" / "Primavera anticipada (It Is My Song)" and "Un fatto ovvio" / "Un hecho obvio".

Background, conception and themes

Pausini started working on the album in late 2007,[10] and spent most of 2008 writing and recording it between Italy, London and Los Angeles.[11]

The album was inspired by the events in Pausini's life between 2004 and 2008. In an interview Pausini explained that those years were marked by different kinds of feelings, therefore the album represents four different moments, symbolized by the four astronomical seasons.[12] For that reason, Primavera in anticipo was described by Italian music critics as Pausini's most personal and mature recording,[13] [14] exploring themes such as self-love, the relationship with her new partner and guitarist Paolo Carta, and grief for her grandmother's death.[15]

Particularly, Pausini dedicated to her grandmother the lead single from the album "Invece no" / "En cambio no", a song focused on the pain of those who weren't able to confess everything to a loved person who died:[16]

Among all the song I wrote and sang during my career, this is the one which scares me the most, but it also makes me calm more than every other one. It was composed at the piano, and I wrote the music with Paolo Carta. The lyrics, written by me and Niccolò Agliardi, were inspired by my grandmother's dead. She was a fundamental figure in my life. I thought about the pain that a lot of people felt because they weren't able to tell each other everything they wanted. I care a lot about this reflection.

Pausini later added:[2]

It came from my desire to tell people to not be afraid to speak up. I've lived the pain of a goodbye and of realizing you haven't said all you needed to say. Fortunately, when my grandmother died, I had told her everything.

The track "La geografia del mio cammino" / "La geografía de mi camino" cites Pausini's first single, "La solitudine" / "La soledad", "Loneliness" in English, describing solitude as a goal to be reached and not as an unease.[14] The song is about Pausini's will to look inside herself and not to lose self-confidence even in the darkest moments.[17]

The only song in the album which is not focused on personal feelings is "Sorella terra" / "Hermana tierra", a prayer dedicated to Earth[14] and inspired by Al Gore's environmental activist movement.[18]

Reception

Critical reception

The album received positive reviews by various music critics. Allmusics Jason Birchmeier praised Pausini's voice and songwriting and claimed that the album showcases "a more personalized cycle of songs", but also noted a stylistic similarity with her 2004's Escucha, resulting in a "sense of frustration for anyone hoping for a change in direction".

Antonio Orlando, writing for the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi, stated that the album is completely coherent with her style and commented that, even if lyrics aren't grammatically perfect, it is "an unexceptionable album in every detail".Italian newspaper La Stampa gave the album a positive review too, in which Pausini is praised for the intensity of her renditions and is claimed that she is "more comfortable in songwriting" and that she manages "one of the most personal voices in the worldwide pop scene".[19]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart and stayed atop the chart for 9 consecutive weeks.[20] The album has sold over 500,000 copies in Italy and has been certified 7-times Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[21] In Switzerland Primavera in anticipo debuted and peaked at number four on the Swiss Albums Chart and was later certified Platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Switzerland.[22]

Both the Italian and Spanish versions of the album were released in three Latin American countries, including Mexico, where the Italian version peaked at number 67,[23] while the Spanish version of the album debuted and peaked at number 8, spent 21 weeks on the Top 100[24] and was certified Gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.[25] [26]

Promotion

To promote the album, Pausini embarked on her World Tour 2009, a concert tour which started from Turin on 5 March 2009,[27] reached Europe in May 2009[27] and then South America and the United States in Autumn 2009.[28] [29] The last leg of the tour took place in Italy in November 2009.[30] A CD of the tour, along with a DVD, was released on 27 November 2009 with the title Laura Live World Tour 09 / Laura Live Gira Mundial 09.[31]

Track listing

Primavera anticipada

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–2009)Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[32]
20
Croatian Albums (HDU)[33]
38
Croatian Albums (HDU)[34]
8
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[35]
14
Greek Albums (IFPI)[36]
35
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[37]
4
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)
15

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
French Albums (SNEP)[38]
188
Italian Albums (FIMI)[39]
3
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[40]
99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[41]
40
Chart (2009)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[42]
68
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[43]
41
Italian Albums (FIMI)[44]
7
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45]
21
US Latin Pop Albums (Billboard)[46]
18
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[47]
73

Personnel

Credits adapted from Primavera in anticipos liner notes:

Production credits

Music credits

Release history

RegionRelease dateEditionFormatLabel
United States[48] 11 November 2008Spanish-language editionCD, digital downloadWarner Music
Latin America
Italy14 November 2008Italian-language edition[49] [50]
Platinum Edition[51] 2× CD + DVD
France[52] 17 November 2008Italian-language editionCD, digital download

External links

Notes and References

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  2. News: Singer Laura Pausini welcomes 'Early Spring' . Reuters . 11 August 2011. 22 November 2008 . Leila Cobo.
  3. News: Il ritorno di Laura . . it . 11 August 2011 . 17 November 2009 . Guido Andruetto.
  4. Web site: Laura Pausini a Radio Kiss Kiss. . it . 11 August 2011 .
  5. Web site: Primavera anticipada (Spanish Version). . 11 August 2011 .
  6. Web site: Un duetto con James Blunt nel nuovo album di Laura Pausini . Rockol.it . 11 August 2011 . 27 September 2008 . it.
  7. Web site: Niccolò Agliardi al lavoro per il nuovo album di Laura Pausini . Rockol.it . it . 11 August 2011 . 23 February 2008.
  8. Web site: Laura Pausini, dulce voz pop . 26Noticias.com.ar . es . 19 January 2014 . 19 January 2014 . Claudia Seta . https://archive.today/20140119180011/http://www.26noticias.com.ar/laura-pausini-dulce-voz-pop-146046.html . dead .
  9. Web site: Juan Gabriel Steals Show, Calle 13 Sweep Latin Grammys . . 29 July 2011 . 5 November 2009 . Leila Cobo.
  10. Web site: Laura Pausini: 'Passerò il 2008 a scrivere' . Rockol.it . 20 November 2007 . it.
  11. News: Laura Pausini: nel nuovo album duetto con James Blunt. . it . 28 September 2008 .
  12. News: Laura Pausini bagno di folla con lacrime . . 11 August 2011 . Carlo Moretti . it. 15 November 2008.
  13. News: Pausini, esce il nuovo album "Primavera in anticipo" . . 14 November 2011 . it . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090223183152/http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/musica/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=37&ID_articolo=1193&ID_sezione=62&sezione= . 23 February 2009 . dmy-all .
  14. Web site: Laura Pausini – Primavera in anticipo – Recensione . Rockol.it . 11 August 2011 . Paolo Panzeri . 24 November 2008 . it.
  15. News: "Non farò mai più la vittima". E la Pausini pensa alle nozze . . it . 11 August 2011 . Sandra Cesarale . 16 November 2008.
  16. Web site: Laura Pausini: è 'Invece no' il nuovo singolo . Rockol.it . 11 August 2011 . it . 21 October 2008.
  17. Web site: Laura Pausini. Da 'Mille braccia' a 'Non c'è', il tour mondiale arriva in Sicilia . . it . 11 August 2011 . 18 July 2009 . Giusy La Piana.
  18. Web site: La popstar ha presentato a Piazza di Spagna il nuovo cd. E si è raccontata, con commozione . . it . 11 August 2011 . 15 November 2008 . Stefano Mannucci . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110928144549/http://www.iltempo.it/spettacoli/2008/11/15/952035-popstar_presentato_piazza_spagna_nuovo_raccontata_commozione.shtml . 28 September 2011 . dmy-all .
  19. Web site: Pausini, esce il nuovo album "Primavera in anticipo" . 14 November 2008 . 14 August 2011 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090223183152/http://www.lastampa.it/_web/cmstp/tmplrubriche/musica/grubrica.asp?ID_blog=37&ID_articolo=1193&ID_sezione=62&sezione= . 23 February 2009 . dmy-all .
  20. News: Laura Pausini – Primavera in Anticipo . aCharts.us . 13 August 2011.
  21. Web site: Alluminio e vernice rossa, seimila in delirio per Laura . Corriere del Veneto . it . 14 August 2011 . Francesco Verni . 17 April 2009.
  22. Web site: Swiss album certifications – Laura Pausini – Primavera in anticipo . IFPI Switzerland . 14 August 2011.
  23. Web site: Laura Pausini – Primavera in anticipo (album) . mexicancharts.com . 25 July 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121016183147/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Primavera+in+anticipo&cat=a . 16 October 2012 . dead .
  24. Web site: Laura Pausini – Primavera anticipada (album) . mexicancharts.com . 25 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120418215916/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Laura+Pausini&titel=Primavera+anticipada&cat=a . 18 April 2012 . dmy-all .
  25. Web site: Regresa Laura Pausini a México; hará dos conciertos . www.oem.com.mx . es . 12 June 2009 . 14 August 2011.
  26. Web site: Laura Pausini – ¡Lanza disco en vivo completamente en español! . . es . 14 August 2011 . 26 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005155353/http://www.warnermusic.com.mx/noticias-laura-pausini/487-laura-pausini-ilanza-disco-en-vivo-completamente-en-espanol.html . 5 October 2011 . dead .
  27. Web site: Boom per il Laura Pausini World Tour. Triplicano le date di Roma e Milano e raddoppiano quelle di Torino, Caserta e Treviso . Laura Gorini . 16 January 2009 . 11 August 2011 . www.musicalnews.com . it . https://web.archive.org/web/20111001200230/http://www.musicalnews.com/articolo.php?codice=14725&sz=6 . 1 October 2011 . dead .
  28. Web site: Laura Pausini Takes Tour to the Americas . . 30 July 2011 . Leila Cobo . 17 June 2009.
  29. Web site: Laura Pausini: dopo il trionfo in America arriva il nuovo CD . Sorrisi & Canzoni TV . it . 30 July 2011 . 16 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111005012855/http://www.sorrisi.com/2009/10/16/laura-pausini-dopo-il-trionfo-in-america-arriva-il-nuovo-cd/ . 5 October 2011 .
  30. Web site: Laura Pausini regina d'America . . it . 30 July 2011 . 15 October 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100224041732/http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo463140.shtml . 24 February 2010 . dead .
  31. Web site: Laura Pausini, 'Laura Live': 'E' ciò che più mi rappresenta. E ora mi fermo...' . Rockol.it . 30 July 2011 . 23 November 2009 . it.
  32. Web site: El mendocino Cristian Soloa encabezó el ranking semanal de venta de discos . Elsolonline.com . es . 28 December 2012 . 25 August 2009 . 28 December 2012 . https://archive.today/20121228225817/http://elsolonline.com/noticias/view/8172/el_mendocino_cristian_soloa_encabez_el_ranking_semanal_de_venta_de_discos . dead .
  33. Web site: Top Kombiniranih – Tjedan 51. 2008 . HDU-Toplista.com . 21 August 2012 . hr.
  34. Web site: Top Stranih – Tjedan 51. 2008 . HDU-Toplista.com . 21 August 2012 . hr.
  35. Web site: Chart Search Results – European Top 100 Albums 2008-12-06 . . 7 August 2012 . 26 May 2024 . https://archive.today/20240526032901/https://www.webcitation.org/69jzqj3Fj?url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart-search-results/albums/3103145 . dead .
  36. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20081227040940/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm . . el . 25 July 2011 . Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ – Εβδομάδα 50/2008 . 27 December 2008.
  37. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=laura pausini|chart=all}} Primavera Anticipada – Laura Pausini]. . 25 July 2011 .
  38. Web site: Classement Albums – année 2008 . https://archive.today/20121204152941/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2008&type=2 . dead . 4 December 2012 . . fr . 25 July 2011 .
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  41. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008. HitParade.ch . de . 25 July 2011 .
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  44. Web site: Classifiche annuali dei cd, dvd, compilation più venduti e digital download più scaricati online nel 2009 . . it . 25 July 2011 . 19 January 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404151140/http://www.fimi.it/dett_comunicatistampa.php?id=148 . 4 April 2012 . dmy-all .
  45. Web site: Swiss Year-End Charts 2009 . . Hung Medien . 25 July 2011.
  46. Web site: Latin Pop Albums (Year end) . . 12 February 2014.
  47. Web site: Latin Albums (Year end) . . 12 February 2014.
  48. Web site: In Any Language . . Leila Cobo . 29 November 2008 . 38 . 11 August 2011.
  49. Web site: Primavera in anticipo, le stagioni del cuore di Laura Pausini . Rockol.it . 11 August 2011 . it . 14 November 2008.
  50. Web site: Primavera in anticipo (Deluxe Italian Version) di Laura Pausini. . it . 11 August 2011 .
  51. Web site: Primavera in Anticipo (Platinum Edition). www.lafeltrinelli.it . it . 11 August 2011 .
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