Eva contro Eva

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Eva contro Eva
Eva contro Eva consoli.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 12, 2006
Length43:17
Label Universal Music Group
Producer Francesco Barbaro
Carmen Consoli chronology
L'eccezione
(2002)
Eva contro Eva
(2006)
Elettra
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Eva contro Eva (Italian for Eva against Eva) is the sixth studio album by Italian singer-song-writer Carmen Consoli. It was released in Italy on May 12, 2006, and reached No. 1 in the FIMI Italian Albums Chart, selling about 80,000 copies and gaining platinum status.

Contents

The album contains collaborations with Goran Bregovic and Angelique Kidjo, respectively in "Il pendio dell'abbandono" and "Madre Terra". [2] It was described as "maybe [Consoli's] best work", with "warm arrangements of strings and woodwinds" and Consoli abandoning electric guitars and "returning to the sounds of Sicilian tradition". [2] Two singles, "Signor Tentenna" and "Tutto su Eva", were released.

The album was also published in the United States in 2007.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Carmen Consoli, except where noted; all music is composed by Consoli, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Tutto su Eva"6:12
2."Maria Catena"4:17
3."La dolce attesa" (music: Santi Pulvirenti)4:21
4."Sulle rive di Morfeo"4:38
5."Il pendio dell'abbandono" (music: Goran Bregovic)3:21
6."Preghiera in gola"3:57
7."Piccolo Cesare"4:49
8."Madre Terra" (featuring: Angélique Kidjo; lyrics and music: Consoli, Kidjo)3:57
9."Signor Tentenna"4:36
10."Il sorriso di Atlantide"4:09

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak position
Italy (FIMI) [3] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [4] 85

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References

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  4. "Swisscharts.com – Carmen Consoli – Eva contro Eva". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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