Heart (Elisa album)
Heart is the seventh studio album from Italian singer–songwriter Elisa. It was released on 13 November 2009 in Italy. It has been described as a rock album,[1] with alternative rock and electronic influences.[2]
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| Released | 13 November 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2009 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 48:43 | |||
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| Label | Sugar | |||
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Commercial performance
The album became Elisa's first number-one studio album on the Italian FIMI Singles Chart, selling 50,000 copies in its first week. The Album also peaked at number 34 on the Global Albums Chart. "Heart" has sold 230,000 copies only in Italy where the album is 3× platinum.
Critical response
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Rolling Stone | [3] |
| Full Song | [4] |
| LoudVision | [5] |
Heart received generally positive reviews from music critics, Rolling Stone's Emilio Cozzi gave Heart 4 out of 5 stars and commended Elisa: "It seems that Elisa's style has reached a balance between her instinctive expression and a lot of influences".
Track listing
All lyrics written by Elisa except where noted; all music composed by Elisa except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Vortexes" (music: Elisa, Andrea Rigonat) | 3:36 |
| 2. | "And All I Need" | 4:57 |
| 3. | "Anche se non trovi le parole" (music: Elisa, Rigonat) | 4:04 |
| 4. | "This Knot" (music: Elisa, Rigonat) | 3:22 |
| 5. | "Mad World" (Tears for Fears cover) (lyrics and music: Roland Orzabal) | 5:15 |
| 6. | "Ti Vorrei Sollevare" (feat. Giuliano Sangiorgi) | 4:32 |
| 7. | "Your Manifesto" | 3:18 |
| 8. | "The Big Dipper" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Someone to Love" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Poems by God" (music: Elisa, Rigonat, Gianluca Ballarin, Andrea Fontana) | 3:51 |
| 11. | "Coincidences" (music: Elisa, Fontana) | 4:05 |
| 12. | "Lisert" (lyrics: Elisa, Windy Wagner) | 6:34 |
| 13. | "Forgiveness" (feat. Antony Hegarty) | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Dot in the Universe" (lyrics: Elisa, Wagner) | 4:37 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 15. | "Ti Vorrei Sollevare" | 4:32 |
Release history
| Country | Date |
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| Italy | 13 November 2009 |
| United States | 7 August 2010[6] |
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Chart performance
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Certification |
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| Italian Albums Chart[7] | 1 | 3× Platinum[8] |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[9] | 3× Platinum | 210,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- Francesco Maggisano. "Elisa - Heart". L'Isola della Musica Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2020.
È un album rock che segna un'altra stazione del viaggio iniziato dall'artista friulana qualche anno fa con Lotus
- Allmusic review
- "Rolling Stone review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- Full Song review
- LoudVision review
- "HEART, Elisa's latest album - international releases". Elisatoffoli.com. 2010-08-07. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- "Italian Albums Chart - Elisa - Heart". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Certificazioni Artisti - Dalla settimana 1 del 2009 alla settimana 48 del 2011" (PDF) (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.
- "Italian album certifications – Elisa – On" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 April 2016. Select "2009" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "On" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".