Io canto
Encyclopedia
Io canto is the ninth studio album by Italian singer–songwriter Laura Pausini
, released by Warner Music on 10 November 2006. On 14 November, Warner Music released Io cantos Spanish language
edition, Yo canto, for the hispanophone
market. Yo canto–Io canto is a limited edition double album
featuring both the Italian– and Spanish language editions. This marks the first instance in Pausini's multilingual
music career in which both editions are offered in a single release. Warner Music issued a third edition pressed exclusively for the French
market. This pressing of Io canto features the bonus track "Je chante", a partial French
adaptation of the Italian "Io canto".
The album consists entirely of covers
. Its repertoire spans three decades of Italian pop music history. Pausini pays hommage to fellow Italian singer–songwriters whose lyrical work have influenced her artistic sensibility throughout the years. In the album's liner notes Pausini reveals:
Yo canto features "Dispárame, dispara", also known as "Corazón roto"—opening theme of the Mexican
telenovela
Amar sin límites
(2006). Chile
's Canal 13
employed the album's title track for its television series Cantando por un sueño
. The Album won the Latin Grammy in 2007
for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.
stemmed from a "pending debt" to Pausini's musical roots and homeland. She first conceptualized the idea approximately ten years prior to Io cantos publication.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm The idea, however, did not take root until Pausini's golden year in 2006 that culminated in a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
for Escucha
(2004) at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. At the post–Grammy press conference, journalists remarked how they admired Pausini for never having abandoned her brand of "Italian pop of always" despite her classification as a "Latin music
" artist.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm Alluding to Pausini's "Italian–ness," Randy Cordova for The Arizona Republic
concurred, "She doesn't pander to the crowd with Latin guitars, reggaeton remixes or Cuban percussion. [Her music] is all very organic." This acknowledgement moved Pausini to honor Italy
by recording a cover album of Italian "classics". Pausini also wished to export underappreciated Italian music to the world as a consequence of her multilingualism furthermore the album has sold over 4.500.000 copies worldwide.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm
The song "Come il sole all'improvviso" and its Spanish counterpart version have lyrics in French language
.
The album debuted at #1 in the Italian chart with 270,000 copies shipped in the first week. At the end of 2006 it became the Italian's best-selling album of the year, selling over 500,000 copies.
It has spent a total of 8 weeks at #1.
As of October 2008 the album sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide.
, in the Stadio San Siro
, making history as the first female artist to play a gig in this venue. The sold out concert happened on June 2, 2007. Approximately 70,000 fans attended in the incessant rain. Tiziano Ferro
appeared for a duet. The two and a half hour concert has been released on DVD in December 2007.
Laura Pausini
Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
, released by Warner Music on 10 November 2006. On 14 November, Warner Music released Io cantos Spanish language
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
edition, Yo canto, for the hispanophone
Hispanophone
Hispanophone or Hispanosphere denotes Spanish language speakers and the Spanish-speaking world. The word derives from the Latin political name of the Iberian Peninsula, Hispania, which comprised basically the territory of the modern states of Spain and Portugal.Hispanophones are estimated at...
market. Yo canto–Io canto is a limited edition double album
Double album
A double album is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold, typically records and compact discs....
featuring both the Italian– and Spanish language editions. This marks the first instance in Pausini's multilingual
Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of...
music career in which both editions are offered in a single release. Warner Music issued a third edition pressed exclusively for the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
market. This pressing of Io canto features the bonus track "Je chante", a partial French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
adaptation of the Italian "Io canto".
The album consists entirely of covers
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
. Its repertoire spans three decades of Italian pop music history. Pausini pays hommage to fellow Italian singer–songwriters whose lyrical work have influenced her artistic sensibility throughout the years. In the album's liner notes Pausini reveals:
Yo canto features "Dispárame, dispara", also known as "Corazón roto"—opening theme of the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
telenovela
Telenovela
A telenovela is a limited-run serial dramatic programming popular in Latin American, Portuguese, and Spanish television programming. The word combines tele, short for televisión or televisão , and novela, a Spanish or Portuguese word for "novel"...
Amar sin límites
Amar Sin Límites
Amar sin límites is a Mexican telenovela that was produced by Televisa and broadcast on that company's El Canal de las Estrellas...
(2006). Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
's Canal 13
Canal 13 (Chile)
Canal 13 , is the second oldest television station in Chile. It is owned by Luksic Group associated with the Papal Catholic University of Chile. Its inaugural transmission took place on August 21, 1959...
employed the album's title track for its television series Cantando por un sueño
Cantando por un sueño
Cantando por un Sueño is a television contest produced by the Mexican television network Canal de las Estrellas which also aired on Univision in the United States. As with its twin show Bailando por un sueño , celebrities are paired with common, everyday people...
. The Album won the Latin Grammy in 2007
Latin Grammy Awards of 2007
The 8th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 8, 2007 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.The show aired on Univision. Juan Luis Guerra was the nights big winner winning 5 awards including Album of the Year...
for Best Female Pop Vocal Album.
Inception
The decision to present a cover albumCover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
stemmed from a "pending debt" to Pausini's musical roots and homeland. She first conceptualized the idea approximately ten years prior to Io cantos publication.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm The idea, however, did not take root until Pausini's golden year in 2006 that culminated in a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album
The Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album was awarded from 1984 to 2011. The award has had several minor name changes:*From 1984 to 1991 the award was known as Best Latin Pop Performance*From 1992 to 1994 it was awarded as Best Latin Pop Album...
for Escucha
Resta in ascolto
- Escucha :- Limited edition DVD :-Peak positions:-Year-end charts:-Certifications and sales:-Production credits:* Giulio Antognini – assistant engineer, mixing assistant* Emporio Armani – wardrobe* Antonio Baglio – mastering...
(2004) at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. At the post–Grammy press conference, journalists remarked how they admired Pausini for never having abandoned her brand of "Italian pop of always" despite her classification as a "Latin music
Latin American music
Latin American music, found within Central and South America, is a series of musical styles and genres that mixes influences from Spanish, African and indigenous sources, that has recently become very famous in the US.-Argentina:...
" artist.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm Alluding to Pausini's "Italian–ness," Randy Cordova for The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic
The Arizona Republic is a daily newspaper published in Phoenix. Circulated throughout Arizona, it is the state's largest newspaper. Since 2000, it has been owned by the Gannett newspaper chain. It was ranked tenth in US daily newspapers by circulation in 2007.-Early years:The newspaper was founded...
concurred, "She doesn't pander to the crowd with Latin guitars, reggaeton remixes or Cuban percussion. [Her music] is all very organic." This acknowledgement moved Pausini to honor Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
by recording a cover album of Italian "classics". Pausini also wished to export underappreciated Italian music to the world as a consequence of her multilingualism furthermore the album has sold over 4.500.000 copies worldwide.http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm
The song "Come il sole all'improvviso" and its Spanish counterpart version have lyrics in French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
.
Io canto
Yo canto
Chart performance
The first single "Io canto" debuted at #3 on the Italian chart at the beginning of November, and it peaked at #1 in the week before Christmas. It has spent a total of 4 weeks at the top spot.The album debuted at #1 in the Italian chart with 270,000 copies shipped in the first week. At the end of 2006 it became the Italian's best-selling album of the year, selling over 500,000 copies.
It has spent a total of 8 weeks at #1.
As of October 2008 the album sold over 3,000,000 copies worldwide.
Charts
| Chart (2006-2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... (Flanders) |
93 |
| Belgian Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... (Wallonia) |
8 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
66 |
| European Albums Chart | 10 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 33 |
| France Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
15 |
| Greek Albums Chart IFPI Greece International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Greece or IFPI Greece is the Greek branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and is the official charts provider and recording sales certification body for Greece. Currently two charts are compiled, one for sales of... |
4 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Spain albums Chart | 15 |
| Swiss Albums Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
1 |
| US Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums Latin Pop Albums is a record chart published on Billboard magazine. It features Latin music information of the Pop music genre. Established in June 1985, this chart features only full length albums and like all album charts on Billboard, is based on sales. The information is compiled by Nielsen... |
9 |
| US Top Latin Albums | 22 |
| US Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
12 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2006) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 20 |
| Chart (2007) | Position |
| European Albums Chart | 41 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 5 |
| Swiss Music Charts | 33 |
| Chart (2008) | Position |
| Italian Albums Chart | 78 |
Sales and certifications
Tour
Pausini chose not to do a tour to promote Io canto. Instead, she opted for a single concert in MilanMilan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
, in the Stadio San Siro
San Siro
The Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, originally and commonly referred to as the San Siro because of its location, officially given its current name on 3 March 1980, is a football stadium located in the San Siro district in Milan, Italy. It is the home of both A.C. Milan and F.C. Internazionale Milano...
, making history as the first female artist to play a gig in this venue. The sold out concert happened on June 2, 2007. Approximately 70,000 fans attended in the incessant rain. Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...
appeared for a duet. The two and a half hour concert has been released on DVD in December 2007.