Dove si vola (album)

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Dove si vola
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ReleasedDecember 4, 2009
Recorded2009
Genre Pop
Length24:55
LanguageItalian, English
Label Sony Music
Producer Lucio Fabbri, Luca Rustici, Morgan, Piero Calabrese, Massimo Calabrese, Stella Fabiani
Marco Mengoni chronology
Dove si vola
(2009)
Re matto
(2010)
Singles from Dove Si Vola
  1. "Dove si vola"
    Released: December 3, 2009

Dove si vola is the first studio EP by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. The album peaked at number 9 in the Italian Albums Chart [1] and sold more than 70,000 copies in Italy, [2] receiving Platinum certification from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. [3]

Contents

Background and release

In December 2009, Mengoni won the third series of the Italian talent show X-Factor . The 7-track EP was recorded during his experience at the singing contest, and it was released on 4 December 2009, [4] two days after he was announced winner of The X-Factor. [5] [6]

Dove si vola includes the previously unreleased song with the same title, written by Bungaro and Saverio Grandi [7] and released as lead single. Mengoni sang it for the first time on 25 November 2009, during the semi-final live show of the talent show. The other tracks are "Lontanissimo da te", and 5 covers of popular Italian and international songs, chosen from the ones that his judge Morgan assigned him during the competition. [8]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Dove si vola"Bungaro, Saverio GrandiNew song3:58
2."Man in the Mirror" Glen Ballard, Siedah Garrett Michael Jackson 4:06
3."Psycho Killer" David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth Talking Heads 3:20
4."Insieme a te sto bene" Lucio Battisti, Mogol Lucio Battisti 3:19
5."L'amore si odia"Diego Calvetti, Marco Ciappelli Noemi feat. Fiorella Mannoia 2:52
6."Almeno tu nell'universo" Bruno Lauzi, Maurizio Fabrizio Mia Martini 4:04
7."Lontanissimo da te"Piero Calabrese, Massimo Calabrese, Roberto Procaccini, Marco Del BeneNew song3:32

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
CertificationSales
Italian Albums Chart [9] 9 [1] Platinum [3] 70,000+ [2]

Year-end charts

YearChartPosition
2009Italian Albums Chart47 [10]
201061 [11]

Personnel

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