I Giorni

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I Giorni
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Studio album by
Released2001
RecordedOctober 2001 at Villa Giulini, Briosco
Genre Contemporary classical music
Label Sony Classical
Ludovico Einaudi chronology
Eden Roc
(1999)
I Giorni
(2001)
Diario Mali
(2003)

I Giorni (2001) is a music album by the Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi. The album's title translates as "The Days" in English. The title track, "I Giorni" has had a lot of interest due, in part, to Greg James' airing in June 2011 of the piece on BBC Radio 1. [1] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 32 on 12 June 2011. [2] The solo piano track of the same name has been featured on a BBC advert for arts and culture programmes. The same solo track has also been used in a commercial for the Indian telecom service provider Airtel, to launch its 3G services in the sub-continent in November 2010. [3] It featured in the Amazon Prime advert "Vicar and Imam" in late 2016. [4] The single was certified gold for 400,000 adjusted sales in United Kingdom in 2022. [5]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Melodia Africana I"2:17
2."I Due Fiumi"4:21
3."In Un'Altra Vita"5:20
4."Melodia Africana II"2:07
5."Stella Del Mattino"2:13
6."I Giorni"5:59
7."Samba"4:14
8."Melodia Africana III"4:19
9."La Nascita Delle Cose Segrete"4:23
10."Quel Che Resta"4:22
11."Inizio"3:27
12."Limbo"4:28
13."Bella Notte"5:14
14."Canzone Africana IV"7:32

Charts

SongChartPeak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 32

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [7] Gold100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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