Sorriso nucleare explained

Sorriso nucleare
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dolcenera
Cover:	Sorrisonucleare.jpg
Released:	March 2003
Recorded:	2002–2003
Genre:	Pop
Length:	41:49
Language:	Italian
Label:	Amarena Music / BMG Ricordi
Producer:	Lucio Fabbri
Next Title:	Un mondo perfetto
Next Year:	2005

Sorriso nucleare is the debut album by Italian singer-songwriter Dolcenera, released in March 2003 by Amarena Music/BMG Ricordi^{[1] [2]} and produced by Lucio Fabbri.^[3]

The album was preceded by the single "Solo tu". The second single, "Siamo tutti là fuori", was the winner of the newcomer artists' section of the Sanremo Music Festival in 2003^[4] and also won the "Press, TV and Radio Award".^[5] The album also includes a cover of the song "Piccola stella senza cielo", written and originally performed by Luciano Ligabue.^[6]

Sorriso nucleare failed to chart in the Italian Top 20.^[7]

Singles

• "Solo tu" was the first single to be released from the album in November 2002. The song allowed Dolcenera to participate in the singing contest Destinazione Sanremo, created to choose the contestants of the 53rd Sanremo Music Festival in the newcomer artists' section and broadcast on Rai 2.^[8]
• In March 2003, during the Sanremo Music Festival, "Siamo tutti là fuori" was released as the second single from the album. It peaked at number 10 on the Italian Singles Chart.^[9]
• The third single was "Devo andare al mare", released in June 2003 as a promo single only.^[10]
• The last promo single from the album was "Vivo tutta la notte", released in early 2004.

Personnel

• Dolcenera — vocals, piano
• Roberto Gualdi – drums
• Lucio Fabbri – guitars, bass, Hammond organ, ARP 2600, mandolin, violin, viola, cello
• Francesco Sighieri – guitar, bass, programming (track 4)
• Maurizio Lotito – tammorra (track 4)
• Stefano Gottardis – drums (track 1)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dolcenera: biografia e discografia essenziale. Rockol.it . Italian . 28 February 2011 .
2. Web site: DOLCENERA. . Italian . 19 February 2011 .
3. Web site: NOTE ITALIANE NEL MONDO 2006 . . Italian . 28 February 2011 . 26 July 2006 .
4. Web site: Tra i giovani vince Dolcenera, ma è la serata dei nonni . . Italian . 19 February 2011 . 8 March 2003 . Maria Pia Fusco.
5. Web site: Sanremo 2003 ultima serata – Ecco i vincitori! . . 19 February 2011 . Italian . 9 March 2003 .
6. Web site: Discografia – SORRISO NUCLEARE . www.dolcenera.com . Italian . 28 February 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710143407/http://www.dolcenera.com/new/show_album.php?id=7 . 10 July 2011 .
7. Web site: Dolcenera – Sorriso nucleare (album) . 28 February 2011 . italiancharts.com.
8. Web site: "Non ho paura": una dodicenne sfida Sanremo . Italian . 19 February 2011 . 3 March 2003 . Gloria Pozzi.
9. Web site: Dolcenera – Siamo tutti là fuori (song) . italiancharts.com . 19 February 2011.
10. Web site: DolceNera: al via il tour 2003 . www.musicalnews.com . Italian . 19 February 2011 . Antonio Ranalli . 27 June 2003.