Laura (Laura Pausini album)

Laura
Studio album by Laura Pausini
Released	February 26, 1994
Studio	Santanna Recording Studios, Castelfranco Emilia [1]
Genre	Latin pop adult contemporary
Length	42:33
Language	Italian
Label	CGD
Producer	Angelo Valsiglio Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
Laura Pausini (1993) Laura (1994) Laura Pausini (1994)
Singles from Laura
"Strani amori" Released: February 1994 "Gente" Released: June 1994 "Lui non sta con te" Released: October 1994 "Lettera" Released: 1995

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Laura is the second studio album by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by CGD Records on February 26, 1994. It has sold three million copies in the world. ^[3]

Track info

The release of the album coincides with the participation of Laura Pausini in the Sanremo Festival 1994, where the singer made her debut in the category Giovani after winning the previous year as the Nuove proposte.

At the stage, Pausini, a big favourite of the spectators, ^{[4] [5]} ranked third in the final ranking. ^{[6] [7]}

The piece presented, Strani amori , was attacked by critics because it was judged too conservative and adolescent ^[8] and some journalists in the industry saw it as a trivial piece. ^[9]

Within the disc is also included the second single extracted from the album Gente . Some tracks from the album were translated into Spanish and inserted on the version released in Spain and South America for the album Laura Pausini , released in 1994. The same tracks were released in Italian on the English version of the same album, released in 1995.

The song Ragazze che, much like the entire album, is dedicated to Silvia Pausini, sister of the singer.

Promotion

Since Pausini was not known outside Europe at the time the album was released, no tour was yielded to support the album. Although, Pausini's tours that date from after the World Wide Tour 1997 have at least one song from the album. These songs are Strani amori, Gente, Un amico è così, Il coraggio che non c'è, Ragazze che, Lui non sta con te and Lettera, with the first two being sung on every of Pausini's tours.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Gente"	Angelo Valsiglio Cheope Marco Marati	4:30
2.	"Lui non sta con te"	A. Valsiglio Roberto Buti Cheope M. Marati	3:45
3.	"Strani amori"	A. Valsiglio R. Buti Cheope M. Marati	4:10
4.	"Ragazze che"	A. Valsiglio R. Buti Cheope M. Marati	4:30
5.	"Il coraggio che non c'è"	A. Valsiglio Cheope M. Marati	4:35
6.	"Un amico è così"	A. Valsiglio R. Buti Cheope M. Marati	4:10
7.	"Amori infiniti"	A. Valsiglio Cheope Stefano Jurgens	3:40
8.	"Cani e gatti"	A. Valsiglio Giuseppe Carella Cheope	5:03
9.	"Anni miei"	A. Valsiglio Salvatore Monetti Cheope M. Marati	4:15
10.	"Lettera"	A. Valsiglio Giovanni Salvatori Cheope M. Marati	3:42
Total length:			42:33

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1994–1995) Peak position Belgian Albums (IFPI) [10] 3 Chilean Albums (IFPI) [11] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 1 European Top 100 Albums ( Billboard ) [13] 13 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [14] 7 French Albums (SNEP) [15] 21 Italian Albums ( Musica e dischi ) [16] [17] 2 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 4

Year-end charts Chart (1994) Position Italian Albums (FIMI) [16] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [19] 6

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [20]	Platinum	60,000^
Belgium (BEA) [21]	Gold	25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [22]	Gold	100,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [23]	Platinum	100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [24]	2× Platinum	100,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [25]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. https://www.discogs.com/release/407532-Laura-Pausini-Laura
2. Marisa Brown. "Laura – Laura Pausini – Review". Allmusic . Retrieved 23 July 2011.
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4. Vinse l'anno scorso tra i giovani: adesso pare già lanciata verso il bis tra i grandi Pausini, già favorita al TotoFestival Archived 27 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine
5. Pausini, la favorita: Vincere non conta, ma mi piace che la gente canti quello che canto io Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
6. Vincono Bocelli e Baldi, Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994
7. Laura Pausini terzo posto al Festival di Sanremo 1994 Archived 31 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. Amore amore ma pure Che Guevara
9. Sanremo 1994, che la festa cominci Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
10. "Hits of the World – Belgium". Billboard . 9 July 1994. p. 43. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
11. "Hits of the World – Chile". Billboard . 18 March 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
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13. "Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard . 14 May 1994. p. 57. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
14. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 231. ISBN   978-951-1-21053-5.
15. "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – D" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2011.In the menu Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste & Appuyez sur OK : select Laura PAUSINI then press OK.
16. "Gli album più venduti del 1994" (in Italian). HitParadeItalia. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
17. Nielsen Business Media, Inc (9 April 1994). "Hits of the World – Italy". Billboard . p.  40 . Retrieved 5 August 2011. hits of the world.{{cite magazine}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
18. "Swisscharts.com – Laura Pausini – Laura". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
19. "Swiss Year-End Charts 1994". SwissCharts.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
20. "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 31 May 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
21. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1995". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
22. "Brazilian album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil . Retrieved 23 July 2011.
23. "Dutch album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 23 August 2022.Enter Laura Pausini in the "Artiest of titel" box.
24. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Laura Pausini)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
25. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 23 July 2011.