Eros (Eros Ramazzotti album)

Eros
Greatest hits album by Eros Ramazzotti
Released	28 October 1997
Studio	Fonoprint, Bologna, Italy Record Plant, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	76:02
Label	BMG
Producer	Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano
Eros Ramazzotti chronology
Dove c'è musica (1996) Eros (1997) Stilelibero (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Eros is the first greatest hits album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti.

It was released in 1997 on the BMG label. Of the album's 16 tracks, five are original recordings, nine are re-recordings and two new tracks.

Two of the re-recorded tracks are duets; "Musica è" featuring Andrea Bocelli and "Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You)" with Tina Turner. Eros topped the albums chart in six countries.

Track listing

Tracks written by Eros Ramazzotti, Piero Cassano, Adelio Cogliati unless stated.

1. "Terra promessa" (Ramazzotti, Brioschi, Salerno) – 4:38
2. "Una storia importante" – 4:05
3. "Adesso tu" – 4:02
4. "Ma che bello questo amore" – 4:12
5. "Musica è" (duet with Andrea Bocelli) – 9:46
6. "Occhi di speranza" – 3:19
7. "Più bella cosa" – 4:24
8. "Memorie" – 3:31
9. "Cose della vita (Can't Stop Thinking of You)" (duet with Tina Turner; Ramazzotti, Cassano, Cogliati, Ralston, Turner) – 4:48
10. "L'aurora" – 5:32
11. "Ancora un minuto di sole" (Ramazzotti, Cassano, Cogliati, Fabrizio) – 3:56
12. "Quasi amore" – 5:08
13. "Se bastasse una canzone" – 5:22
14. "Un'altra te" – 4:40
15. "Favola" – 4:23
16. "Quanto amore sei" (Ramazzotti, Cogliati, Guidetti) – 4:16

• Original recordings: Tracks 7, 10, 12, 14, 15
• Re-recordings: Tracks 1–6, 8, 9, 13
• New recordings: Tracks 11, 16

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Eros Chart (1997–2007) Peak position Austrian Albums Chart [2] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [3] 6 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [4] 3 Danish Albums Chart [5] 4 Dutch Albums Chart [6] 1 European Albums Chart [7] 1 Finnish Albums Chart [8] 4 French Albums Chart [9] 3 German Albums Chart [10] 1 Greek International Albums Chart [11] 1 Italian Albums Chart [7] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart [12] 1 Portuguese Albums Chart [13] 6 Spanish Albums Chart [14] 5 Swedish Albums Chart [15] 5 Swiss Albums Chart [16] 1 US Top Latin Albums [17] 11 US Latin Pop Albums [18] 6

Year-end charts 1997 year-end chart performance for Eros Chart (1997) Rank Austrian Albums Chart [19] 27 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [20] 18 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) [21] 8 Danish Albums Chart [22] 17 European Albums Chart [23] 30 French Albums Chart [24] 46 German Albums Chart [25] 31 Swedish Albums Chart [26] 38 1998 year-end chart performance for Eros Chart (1998) Rank Austrian Albums Chart [27] 6 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [28] 28 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [29] 20 Danish Albums Chart [30] 13 Dutch Albums Chart [31] 3 French Albums Chart [32] 27 German Albums Chart [33] 5 Swedish Albums Chart [34] 60 Swiss Albums Chart [35] 8

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Eros

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [36]	Platinum	60,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [37]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Belgium (BRMA) [38]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [39]	Gold	100,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [40]	Gold	50,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [41]	6× Platinum	120,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [42]	Platinum	54,381 [42]
France (SNEP) [43]	2× Platinum	600,000*
Greece (IFPI Greece) [44]	Platinum	60,000^
Germany (BVMI) [45]	3× Platinum	1,500,000^
Italy 1997 sales	—	700,000 [46]
Italy (FIMI) [47] sales since 2009	Platinum	50,000‡
Latvia [48]	Gold	4,000 [48]
Mexico (AMPROFON) [49]	Gold	100,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [50]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [51]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Portugal	—	60,000 [52]
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [53]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Sweden (GLF) [54]	2× Platinum	160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [55]	4× Platinum	200,000^
United States (RIAA) [56]	2× Platinum (Latin)	200,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [57]	5× Platinum	5,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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