Laura Pausini (1994 album)

Laura Pausini
Studio album by Laura Pausini
Released	22 November 1994
Recorded	Santanna Recording Studios Castelfranco Emilia, Modena, Italy Morning Studio Milan, Province of Milan, Italy Logic Audiofile Studio Milan, Province of Milan, Italy
Genre	Latin pop, adult contemporary
Length	42:18
Language	Spanish
Label	CGD
Producer	Arcangelo Valsiglio, Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
Laura (1994) Laura Pausini (1994) Laura Pausini (1995)
Singles from Laura
"La Soledad" Released: 1994 "Se Fue" Released: 1994 "Amores Extraños" Released: 1994 "Gente" Released: 1995 "Él No Está Por Ti" Released: 1995

Laura Pausini is Italian singer Laura Pausini’s Spanish language debut album, this is also her third studio album issued by CGD (Warner) Records in 1994. This self-titled work offers Spanish language renditions of selected tracks and greatest hits from her native Italian language albums Laura Pausini (1993) and Laura (1994).

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Spanish adaptation	Length
1.	"Gente"	Cheope,[1] Marco Marati	Angelo Valsiglio	J. Badia[2]	4:30
2.	"Él No Está Por Ti"	Cheope, Marati	Valsiglio, Roberto Buti	Badia	3:45
3.	"Amores Extraños"	Cheope, Marati, Francesco Tanini	Valsiglio, Buti	Badia	4:10
4.	"Las Chicas"	Cheope, Marati	Valsiglio, Buti	Badia	4:30
5.	"El Valor Que No Se Ve"	Cheope, Marati	Valsiglio	Badia	4:35
6.	"La soledad"	Federico Cavalli, Cremonesi	Pietro Cremonesi, Valsiglio	Badia	4:04
7.	"¿Por Qué No Volverán?"	Cavalli	Valsiglio, Cremonesi	Badia	4:10
8.	"Se Fue"	Cavalli	Cremonesi, Valsiglio	Badia	4:40
9.	"¿Por Qué No?"	Roberto Casini	Valsiglio, Cremonesi	Badia	4:02
10.	"Carta"	Cheope, Marati	Valsiglio, Giovanni Salvatori	Badia	3:45

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Colombian Albums Chart[3]	1
Spanish Albums Chart[4]	1
US Top Latin Albums[5]	31
US Latin Pop Albums[5]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1994)	Position
Spanish Albums Chart[6]	1
Chart (1995)	Position
Spanish Albums Chart[6]	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[7]	Platinum	60,000^*
Chile (IFPI Chile)[8]	Platinum	25,000^^
Colombia (ASINCOL)[9]	Platinum	60,000^x
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[10]	11× Platinum	1,300,000[11]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[12]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Performing

• Laura Pausini – vocals
• Emanuela Cortesi – backing vocals
• Silvia Mezzanotte – backing vocals
• Cristina Montanari – backing vocals
• Leonardo Abbate – backing vocals
• Danilo Bastoni – backing vocals
• Gianni Salvatori – backing vocals, acoustic/electric guitar, arrangement
• Riccardo Galardini – acoustic/electric guitar
• Cesare Chiodo – bass
• Stefano Allegra – bass
• Massimo Pacciani – drums/percussion
• Simone Papi – piano, programming
• Luca Signorini – saxophone

Technical

• Arcangelo Valsiglio – artistic production
• Marco Marati – executive production
• Alfredo Cerruti – artistic production assistance
• Fabrizio Pausini – executive production assistance
• Santanna Recording Studio
  • Danilo Bastoni – studio director
  • Gianni Salvatori – sound recording
  • Sandro Chinellato – sound recording
• Morning Studio
  • Renato Cantele – sound recording
  • Giamba Lizzori – sound recording

Design

• Byblos – wardrobe
• Luciano Viti ^[13] – photography
• Stefania Tranchino – make-up
• Fabrizio Betty by I Maretti – hairdressing

Notes

1. Alfredo Rapetti billed as Cheope
2. Ignacio Ballesteros Díaz billed as J. Badia
3. "Laura Pausini, ventas en Colombia". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
4. "Hits of the World – Spain". Billboard: 48. 21 January 1995. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
5. "Laura Pausini [Spanish] – Laura Pausini". Billboard. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
6. "Anuario SGAE 1999 – Anexo 6 – Los 50 titulos con mayores ventas en las listas de ventas de AFYVE en 1996" (PDF) (in Spanish). Sociedad General de Autores y Editores.
7. "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.
8. John Lannert (10 December 1994). "ABCs of Latin America – Record Biz Tries To Warm A Chilly Market". Billboard. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
9. "Laura Pausini y su brillante carrera". El Tiempo (in Spanish). 21 November 1998. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
10. "Discos de platino y oro 1999". El Mundo (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 12 March 2005. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
11. "Laura Pausini cuarto disco en español en septiembre". zm.nu. 16 August 2000. Retrieved April 16, 2014.
12. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
13. Discogs - Luciano Viti profile and discography

References

• "Song Search". Warner Chappell Music (Italy). Accessed 24 August 2007.