Lotus is the fourth studio album by Elisa, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music

2003 in music

-January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested...

). Initially idealized as a live album , Lotus became a mix between studio album

Studio album

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 (with six new songs), a greatest hits

Greatest hits

A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...

 album (due to the seven songs re-recorded from previous albums) and a cover album (three are the covers). The album is predominantly acoustic; following the initial idea, in fact, the album was completely recorded as a live.

The album starts with a cover version of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

Leonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...

's song "Hallelujah" from his 1984

1984 in music

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 album Various Positions

Various Positions

Various Positions, the seventh studio album by Leonard Cohen, was released in December 1984 . It marked not only Cohen's turn to the modern sound and use of synthesizers , but also - after her work on harmonies and background vocals on the previous Recent Songs - an even greater contribution from...

. "Sleeping in Your Hand

Sleeping in Your Hand

"Sleeping in Your Hand" is the debut single of Elisa, The song can be found on her album Pipes & Flowers. The single was released in Europe only.-Track listing:CD single#"Sleeping in Your Hand" - 4:22...

", "Labyrinth" and "The Marriage" are taken from Elisa's 1997 debut album Pipes & Flowers

Pipes & Flowers

Pipes & Flowers is the debut album by Italian singer Elisa, released in Italy in 1997 by Sugar Records. It followed the single Sleeping in Your Hand.In 1998 the album was re-released with the bonus track Cure Me....

, while "Gift" and "Luce (tramonti a nord est)

Luce (tramonti a nord est)

"Luce is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa's most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to Me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement...

" are from her second album Asile's World

Asile's World

Asile's World is the second album by Elisa released in 2000 .- Track listing :# "Gift" - 4:18# "Chameleon" - 4:14# "Happiness Is Home"'- 4:57# "Asile's World" - 3:50# "Seven Times" - 4:35# "Upside Down" - 4:13...

, and "Rock Your Soul" and "Stranger" are from her third album Then Comes the Sun

Then Comes the Sun

Then Comes the Sun is the third album by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa released by Sugar on November 9, 2001 . It was produced by Corrado Rustici....

. All of them were revisited in acoustic version, really in contrast with the initial forms. "Femme Fatale

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" is a cover of a song from The Velvet Underground

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's first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico, and even it was slowed and changed very much from its initial form, while "Almeno tu nell'universo" was a famous Italian song by Mia Martini

Mia Martini

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.

Track listing

1. "Hallelujah" – 7:26
2. "Rock Your Soul" – 4:52
3. "Broken
   Broken (Elisa song)
   "Broken" is a song written by Italian adult alternative singer Elisa from her fourth studio album, Lotus , it was released on 24 October 2003 as the album's lead single...
   
   " – 4:20
4. "Femme fatale" – 4:40
5. "Sleeping in Your Hand
   Sleeping in Your Hand
   "Sleeping in Your Hand" is the debut single of Elisa, The song can be found on her album Pipes & Flowers. The single was released in Europe only.-Track listing:CD single#"Sleeping in Your Hand" - 4:22...
   
   " – 5:46
6. "Labyrinth" – 4:56
7. "Beautiful Night" – 5:37
8. "Almeno tu nell'universo" – 4:53
9. "Electricity" – 4:10
10. "The Marriage" – 4:34
11. "Yashal" – 5:28
12. "Stranger" – 4:39
13. "Luce (tramonti a nord est)
    Luce (tramonti a nord est)
    "Luce is Italian singer-songwriter Elisa's most famous song, both in her home Italy and internationally, in its English version "Come Speak to Me". It also has a Spanish version called "Hablame", which has a slightly different arrangement...
    
    " – 4:27
14. "Gift" – 3:58
15. "Interlude" – 3:43
16. "A Prayer" – 4:35