Ora (Jovanotti album)

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Ora
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Studio album by
Released25 January 2011
RecordedMarch 2010 – December 2010 [1]
Length90:20
Label Universal, Soleluna
Producer Michele Canova, Jovanotti
Jovanotti chronology
OYEAH
(2009)
Ora
(2011)
Backup 1987-2012 - Il Best
(2012)
Singles from Ora
  1. "Tutto l'amore che ho"
    Released: 3 December 2010
  2. "Le tasche piene di sassi"
    Released: 11 March 2011
  3. "Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang"
    Released: 22 May 2011
  4. "La notte dei desideri"
    Released: 9 September 2011
  5. "Ora"
    Released: 29 November 2011
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Ora is the twelfth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti, released by Universal Music on 25 January 2011. [6]

Contents

The album debuted atop the Italian Albums Chart [7] and peaked at number one for three consecutive weeks. [8] The album was preceded by the single "Tutto l'amore che ho", released on 2 December 2010, which peaked at number one on the FIMI Singles Chart. It also spawned the top-10 singles "Le tasche piene di sassi", "Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang", "La notte dei desideri" and "Ora".

Background

During the presentation of the album, which took place on the top floor of the Pirelli skyscraper in Milan, It has now been defined by Jovanotti himself as "an album where I try to enter modernity, to be contemporary, particularly in the sounds." Jovanotti has also expressed about the sound of the disc, saying that "it sounds very electronic, and I realized in a primordial way. Alone, with machines, samplers, turntables, drums and keyboards"

Track listing

CD 1 [9] [10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Megamix" Jovanotti, Saturnino Celani, Riccardo Onori, Michele Canova 3:28
2."Tutto l'amore che ho"Jovanotti, Onori, Canova3:38
3."Le tasche piene di sassi"Jovanotti, Franco Santarnecchi3:33
4."Amami"Jovanotti, Canova3:26
5."Ora"Jovanotti, Onori, Canova4:01
6."Il più grande spettacolo dopo il Big Bang"Jovanotti, Celani3:50
7."L'elemento umano"Jovanotti, Onori5:15
8."La bella vita (La belle vie)" (feat. Amadou & Mariam)Jovanotti, Amadou Bagayoko, Mariam Doumbia5:07
9."Battiti di ali di farfalla" (feat. Michael Franti)Jovanotti, Michael Franti4:01
10."Io danzo"Jovanotti4:31
11."La notte dei desideri"Jovanotti, Canova3:27
12."Quando sarò vecchio"Jovanotti, Celani, Onori, Canova, Santarnecchi4:47
13."Un'illusione"Jovanotti, Santarnecchi3:12
14."La porta è aperta"Jovanotti, Canova3:43
15."Rosso d'emozione"Jovanotti, Canova4:34
CD 2 (Deluxe Edition only) [9] [10] [11]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Spingo il tempo al massimo"Jovanotti, Canova3:39
2."I pesci grossi" (feat. Cesare Cremonini)Jovanotti, Cesare Cremonini4:44
3."Kebrillah"Jovanotti, Canova3:43
4."La festa infinita"Jovanotti, Celani, Onori, Christian Rigano4:12
5."Sulla frontiera"Jovanotti, Celani, Onori3:37
6."Dabadabadance"Jovanotti, Canova3:35
7."La medicina"Jovanotti, Canova3:48
8."Sul lungomare del mondo"Jovanotti, Onori2:47
9."Go!!!!!!!"Jovanotti, Canova3:22
10."L'elemento umano" (Acoustic Version)Jovanotti, Onori3:58

Charts and certifications

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