Alma (Gaia album)

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Alma
Cover of Alma album by Gaia.jpg
Studio album by
Released29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
Genre
Length44:42
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Andry the Hitmaker
  • Childsplay
  • Dema
  • Erin
  • Machweo
  • Orang3
  • Simon Says!
Gaia chronology
Genesi
(2020)
Alma
(2021)
Rosa dei venti
(2025)
Singles from Alma
  1. "Cuore amaro"
    Released: 4 March 2021
  2. "Boca"
    Released: 14 May 2021
  3. "Nuvole di zanzare"
    Released: 1 October 2021
  4. "What Christmas Means to Me"
    Released: 18 November 2021
  5. "Salina"
    Released: 7 January 2022

Alma is the second studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Gaia, released on 29 October 2021 by Columbia. [1]

Contents

Background and composition

The second album features fifteen songs, written in both Italian and Portuguese by the singer-songwriter together with numerous collaborators. [2] [3] The songs feature musical influences, including pop, reggaeton, Latin, bossa nova, [4] addressing different themes related to spirituality, feminism, toxic relationships and the pain of overcoming childhood and adolescent trauma. [5] [6] The project features the participation of Francesca Michielin, Gemitaiz, Margherita Vicario, Tedua, Selton and Sean Paul. [7] [8] Interviewed by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni , Gaia stated about the album: [9]

It's everything I am and everything I believe in, an introspective journey that gathers emotions and thoughts from the last year and a half. [...] The album is me, without genres, without labels, for better or for worse. It's an album designed to be played and sung live.

Track listing

Alma track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alma"
  • Simon Says!
2:41
2."Bandiera"
  • Gozzi
  • Vincenzo Colella
  • Luca Galeandro
  • Privitera
  • Simon Says!
2:46
3."Fita do bonfim"
  • Gozzi
  • Marco Spaggiari
  • Privitera
  • Rocco Giovannoni
  • B-Croma
  • Simon Says!
2:51
4."Nuvole di zanzare"
  • Erin
  • Simon Says!
3:01
5."Ginga" (featuring Margherita Vicario and Francesca Michielin)
  • Gozzi
  • Andrea Moroni
  • Fabio Dema
  • Andry the Hitmaker
  • Dema
3:15
6."Marina" (featuring Gemitaiz)
  • Simon Says!
2:50
7."Occhi & jeans" (featuring J Lord)
  • Gozzi
  • Daniele Dezi
  • Orang3
3:05
8."Louca"
  • Gozzi
  • Lord Johnson
  • Drama State
  • Privitera
  • Matteo Novi
  • Mr. Monkey
  • Simon Says!
2:43
9."Pomeriggio"
  • Simon Says!
2:42
10."Boca" (with Sean Paul)
  • Gozzi
  • Antonio Fernandez
  • Sonia Bazanta
  • Donald Hoitink
  • Mimoun Steven Kwik
  • Steve Keanu Tandaju
Childsplay2:36
11."Cuore amaro"
  • Gozzi
  • Dezi
  • Ettorre
  • Giorgio Spedicato
  • Machweo
  • Simon Says!
2:33
12."Salina"
  • Gozzi
  • Colella
  • Privitera
  • Valerio Smordoni
  • Viviana Colombo
Simon Says!3:24
13."Io e te (De leve)" (featuring Selton)
  • Gozzi
  • Daniel Goncalves Plentz
  • Ramiro Levy
  • Eduardo Stein Dechtiar
  • Privitera
Simon Says!3:28
14."Paranauè" (featuring Tedua)
Simon Says!3:03
15."Sem tu"
  • Gozzi
  • Privitera
Simon Says!3:44
Bonus track on the Alma – Christmas Edition re-issue, exclusively on Amazon Music
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."What Christmas Means to Me"
  • Allen Story
  • Anna Gordy Gaye
  • George Gordy
2:30

Charts

Chart performance for Alma
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [10] 18

References

  1. "Gaia, il nuovo album Alma fuori il 29 ottobre 2021". ANSA (in Italian).
  2. "Gaia svela la sua nuova Alma in diretta con Claudia Rossi e Andrea Conti". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian).
  3. "Incontro spirituale con l'Alma di Gaia aka mettetevi comodi perché qui non si parla (solo) di musica". Elle (in Italian).
  4. "Gaia, esce Alma: "Stiamo andando verso un no gender anche nella musica"". Billboard Italia (in Italian).
  5. "Gaia: "Un artista non può essere giudicato solo attraverso un talent"". Rockol (in Italian).
  6. "Gaia è diversa". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian).
  7. "Gaia: le prime indiscrezioni sul nuovo album, Alma, nuovo e sound e diverse di collaborazioni". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  8. "Gaia: "Noi donne dobbiamo dare il sangue per essere definite cantautrici"". Rockol (in Italian).
  9. "Gaia: "Alma è un viaggio introspettivo e sperimentale"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  10. "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 29.10.2021 al 04.11.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved 5 November 2021.