Magellano

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Magellano
Francesco Magellano.jpg
Studio album by
Released28 April 2017
Recorded2016
Genre Pop [1]
Length30:05
Label BMG Rights Management
Producer Luca Chiaravalli
Francesco Gabbani chronology
Eternamente ora
(2016)
Magellano
(2017)
Viceversa
(2020)
Singles from Magellano
  1. "Occidentali's Karma"
    Released: 10 February 2017
  2. "Tra le granite E le granate"
    Released: 8 May 2017
  3. "Pachidermi e pappagalli"
    Released: 15 September 2017
  4. "La mia versione dei ricordi"
    Released: 24 November 2017

Magellano is the third studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Gabbani. It was released in Italy through BMG Rights Management on 28 April 2017, and was released worldwide on 12 May 2017 under the title Magellan. The album debuted at number 1 on the Italian Albums Chart. [2] It includes the single "Occidentali's Karma", with which he represented Italy at the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, finishing in 6th place.

Contents

Background

In April 2017, Gabbani announced on Facebook that he would be releasing his third studio album, Magellano, on 28 April 2017 and the album would include his Eurovision song "Occidentali's Karma". To promote the album, Gabbani embarked on a tour, and held several shows across Italy from 19 June to 9 September 2017. [3]

Singles

"Occidentali's Karma" was released as the lead single from the album on 10 February 2017. The song peaked at number 1 on the Italian Singles Chart. The song has also charted in Switzerland. In February 2017, Gabbani won Sanremo Music Festival 2017 and accepted the invitation to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest, which was held at the International Exhibition Centre in Kyiv, Ukraine. As a member of the "Big 5", Italy automatically qualified to compete in the final, which took place on 13 May 2017. "Tra le granite e le granate" was released as the second single from the album on 8 May 2017. The song peaked at number 19 on the Italian Singles Chart.

Track listing

Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Magellano"
Luca Chiaravalli3:23
2."Tra le granite e le granate"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:09
3."Occidentali's Karma" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:37
4."A Moment of Silence"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:04
5."La mia versione dei ricordi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:25
6."Susanna, Susanna"
Chiaravalli2:43
7."Foglie al gelo"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Luca Danesi
Chiaravalli3:26
8."Pachidermi e pappagalli"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:22
9."Spogliarmi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
Chiaravalli3:56
Total length:30:05
Magellan [4]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Magellano"
Luca Chiaravalli3:23
2."Tra le granite e le granate"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:09
3."Occidentali's Karma" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:37
4."A Moment of Silence"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:04
5."Amen" (Radio Edit)
  • Gabbani
  • Ilacqua
Chiaravalli3:16
6."La mia versione dei ricordi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:25
7."Susanna, Susanna"
Chiaravalli2:43
8."Foglie al gelo"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Luca Danesi
Chiaravalli3:26
9."Pachidermi e pappagalli"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
  • Ilacqua
  • Gabbani
Chiaravalli3:22
10."Spogliarmi"
  • Gabbani
  • Chiaravalli
 3:56

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 174
Italian Albums (FIMI) [2] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 35

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Italian Albums (FIMI) [7] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabel
Italy28 April 2017 [8] Digital download BMG Rights Management

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