Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me (Giusy Ferreri EP)
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Non ti scordar mai di me is the debut EP
by Italian pop
singer Giusy Ferreri
, released in Italy on 27 June 2008 by Sony BMG, following Ferreri's participation on the television talent show X Factor
.
It was primarily produced by Fabrizio Giannini, with additional contribution from Tiziano Ferro
and Michele Canova.
, entered the recording studios to start working on modern versions of classic songs from the '60s and '70s with Lucio Fabbri and his production team. While Fabbri contributed most to the album, the singer also worked with producers Fabrizio Giannini and Michele Canova, songwriter Roberto Casalino, and fellow Italian pop singer Tiziano Ferro
.
for shipments of over 300,000 copies.
Non ti scordar mai di me, being an EP, spawned one single, the title track "Non ti scordar mai di me", which reached number one in Italy for thirteen non-consecutive weeks, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. It also reached the top thirty in Switzerland and is planned to be released in the rest of Europe during the first quarter of 2009.
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
by Italian pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer Giusy Ferreri
Giusy Ferreri
Giusy Ferreri is an Italian singer-songwriter.In 2008 Giusy took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, in which she came second....
, released in Italy on 27 June 2008 by Sony BMG, following Ferreri's participation on the television talent show X Factor
X Factor (Italy)
X Factor is a successful TV show airing on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of The X Factor franchise...
.
It was primarily produced by Fabrizio Giannini, with additional contribution from 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:...
and Michele Canova.
Recording
In June 2008 Ferreri, after her participation on the first edition of X FactorX Factor (Italy)
X Factor is a successful TV show airing on prime time in Italy. The singing competition is the Italian version of The X Factor franchise...
, entered the recording studios to start working on modern versions of classic songs from the '60s and '70s with Lucio Fabbri and his production team. While Fabbri contributed most to the album, the singer also worked with producers Fabrizio Giannini and Michele Canova, songwriter Roberto Casalino, and fellow Italian pop singer 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:...
.
Reception
Critical reception of Non ti scordar mai di me was generally positive. Many noted that although the album was heavily influenced by an old-school sound, mainly from the '60s, it was able to catch a young aged audience. The EP became one of the best-selling albums of 2008 in Italy: it sold over 50,000 copies in its first week of release and debuted at the top spot of the Italian Albums Chart. As of September 2008, Non ti scordar mai di me has been certified four times platinum by the FIMIFederation of the Italian Music Industry
The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy....
for shipments of over 300,000 copies.
Non ti scordar mai di me, being an EP, spawned one single, the title track "Non ti scordar mai di me", which reached number one in Italy for thirteen non-consecutive weeks, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. It also reached the top thirty in Switzerland and is planned to be released in the rest of Europe during the first quarter of 2009.
Track listing
- "Non ti scordar mai di me" (Roberto Casalino, Tiziano FerroTiziano FerroTiziano 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:...
) – 3:27 - "Remedios" (Gabriella FerriGabriella FerriGabriella Ferri was an Italian singer born in Rome.Ferri's career began in a Milan nightclub in 1963. By 1965, she had successfully broke onto the Rome singing scene by singing popular Roman songs. One of her biggest hits was "Sempre" . During her career, she also performed Neapolitan and Latin...
) – 2:32 - "Che cosa c'è" (Gino PaoliGino PaoliGino Paoli is an Italian singer-songwriter. He wrote four masterpieces of Italian popular music: "Il cielo in una stanza", "Che cosa c'è", "Senza fine" and "Sapore di sale".- Biography :...
) – 2:29 - "La bambola" (Franco Migliacci, Bruno Zambrini, Ruggero Cini) – 3:11
- "Ma che freddo fa" (Migliacci, Claudio Mattone) – 3:40
- "Insieme a te non ci sto più" (Paolo ContePaolo ContePaolo Conte is an Italian singer, pianist, composer, and lawyer notable for his grainy, resonant voice, his colourful and dreamy compositions and his wistful, sometimes melancholic...
, Vito Pallavicini, Michele Virano) – 3:06
Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italian FIMI Federation of the Italian Music Industry The Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy.... Albums Chart |
1 | 4× platinum | 320,000 |