Vivere a colori explained

Vivere a colori
Type:Studio album
Artist:Alessandra Amoroso
Cover:Cover_of_Vivere_a_colori_album_by_Alessandra_Amoroso.jpeg
Released:January 15, 2016
Recorded:2015
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Length:51:46
Label:Sony Music Italy
Producer:
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Vivere a colori is the fifth studio album by Italian singer Alessandra Amoroso, released by Sony Music Italy on January 15, 2016.[1]

The album received positive reviews from music critics, who appreciated the change in music and themes addressed in the songs. Commercially, it debuted at the top position on the FIMI Albums Chart, making the singer the first ever in the history of the chart to occupy the top position with her first five albums.

Background and composition

After the 2015 Spanish language self-titled studio album for Spain and Latin America,[2] Amoroso recorded Vivere a colori.[3] [4] The album is composed of fourteen tracks, produced by Andrea Rigonat, Fabrizio Ferraguzzo, Roberto Cardelli and Michele Canova, with pop and dance pop sounds.[5] [6] The song were written by severals artist including Elisa, Tiziano Ferro, Dario Faini, Federica Abbate e Roberto Casalino.[7] [8]

Critics reception

Alessandro Alicandri of Panorama wrote that the album "creates a portrait that looks so much like" the singer, in which "there is all her past in a less extreme key and a new present that transfers a sense of captivating energy." with sounds that give "freshness and dynamism".[9]

Cristian Scarpone of All Music Italia wrote that Vivere a colori is "the breakthrough that so many expected and that surprises", appreciating Elisa's contribution as a songwriter, who produces two "pop-dance" songs to "make Alessandra sing with joy and finally get the speakers tapping in her discography as well."[10]

Commercial performance

Vivere a colori debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, becoming Amoroso's fourth consecutive album to achieve it and the first artist to have her first fifth albums all debut at number one on the Italian Chart, considering also the EP Stupida.[11] It also became the best-selling female album in Italy and the fifth overall in 2016.[12]

Charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14] 5
Chart (2017)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 45

Notes and References

  1. Web site: January 3, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso, nel nuovo album 'Vivere a colori' una canzone scritta da Elisa - La tracklist ufficiale . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  2. Web site: Scarpone . Cristian . March 29, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso: il lancio internazionale riparte dal Messico . April 29, 2024 . All Music Italia . it.
  3. Web site: Gianatti . Silvia . January 18, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso: "Il mio album più felice" . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  4. Web site: Alicandri . Alessandro . January 14, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso, Vivere a Colori: la presentazione . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  5. Web site: January 14, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso presenta il nuovo album 'Vivere a colori' . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  6. Web site: January 25, 2017 . #UnAnnoAColori il disco della svolta di Alessandra Amoroso compie un anno . April 30, 2024 . All Music Italia . it.
  7. Web site: January 22, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso presenta il nuovo album 'Vivere a colori' . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  8. Web site: January 13, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso presenta ‘Vivere a colori’: ‘Io ed Elisa? Siamo due matte’ . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  9. Web site: Alicandri . Alessandro . January 15, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso, Vivere a Colori: recensione . April 29, 2024 . . it.
  10. Web site: Scarpone . Cristian . January 26, 2016 . Vivere a colori - Alessandra Amoroso: Recensione . April 29, 2024 . All Music Italia . it.
  11. Web site: Mustara . Antonio . January 22, 2016 . Alessandra Amoroso riscrive la storia delle classifiche . April 30, 2024 . . it.
  12. Web site: Alicandri . Alessandro . January 9, 2017 . I 100 album più venduti nel 2016 in Italia. Classifica e analisi . April 30, 2024 . . it.
  13. Web site: Album – Classifica settimanale WK 3(dal 15.01.2016 al 21.01.2016 . Album - Weekly ranking WK 42 (from 13.10.2023 to 19.10.2023) . . Italian . April 29, 2024.
  14. Web site: Classifica annuale 2016 (dal 01.01.2016 al 29.12.2016). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. April 29, 2024.
  15. Web site: Classifica annuale 2017 (dal 30.12.2016 al 28.12.2017). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. April 29, 2024.