Dove c'è musica (Where There Is Music) is the seventh studio album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti, released in 1996 on the BMG label. It is Ramazzotti's first self-produced album and the first without any involvement from long-time collaborator Piero Cassano. Dove c'è musica was Ramazzotti's most successful album to that point, topping the Albums chart in six countries including Italy and Germany.

Dove c'è musica
Studio album by
Released13 May 1996
RecordedFonoprint, Bologna, Italy
LCD Recording Studio, Inverigo, Italy
GenrePop, rock
Length56:40
LabelBMG
ProducerEros Ramazzotti
Eros Ramazzotti chronology
Tutte storie
(1993)
Dove c'è musica
(1996)
Eros
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing edit

Dove c'è musica edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dove c'è musica"Eros Ramazzotti, Claudio Guidetti, Maurizio Fabrizio, Adelio Cogliati4:44
2."Stella gemella"Ramazzotti, Vladimiro Tosseto, Mario Lavezzi, Cogliati4:38
3."Più bella cosa"Ramazzotti, Guidetti, Cogliati4:24
4."L'aurora"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:37
5."Lettera al futuro"Ramazzotti, Cogliati4:17
6."Io amerò"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:07
7."Questo immenso show"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:27
8."Quasi amore"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:07
9."Yo sin tì"Ramazzotti, Tosseto, Nacho Mañó4:12
10."Lei però"Ramazzotti, Tosseto, Cogliati4:50
11."L'uragano Meri"Ramazzotti, Cogliati4:46
12."Buona vita"Ramazzotti, Tosseto, Cogliati3:51

Donde hay música edit

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Donde hay música"Eros Ramazzotti, Claudio Guidetti, Maurizio Fabrizio, Adelio Cogliati4:44
2."Estrella gemela"Ramazzotti, Vladimiro Tosseto, Mario Lavezzi, Cogliati4:38
3."La cosa más bella"Ramazzotti, Guidetti, Cogliati4:24
4."La aurora"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:37
5."Carta al futuro"Ramazzotti, Cogliati4:17
6."Yo amaré"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:07
7."Este inmenso show"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:27
8."Casi amor"Ramazzotti, Cogliati5:07
9."Yo sin tì" (Spanish-language version)Ramazzotti, Tosseto, Nacho Mañó4:12
10."Pero ella"Ramazzoti, Tosseto, Cogliati4:50
11."Huracán Meri"Ramazzotti, Cogliati4:46
12."Buena vida"Ramazzotti, Tosseto, Cogliati3:51

Personnel edit

  • Alex Baroni – backing vocals, chorus
  • Luca Bignardi – programming, engineer, drum programming, mixing
  • Alberto Bonardi – engineer, mixing assistant
  • Marco Borsatti – mixing assistant
  • Alex Brown – backing vocals, chorus
  • Lenny Castro – percussion
  • Vinnie Colaiuta – drums
  • Emanuela Cortesi – backing vocals, chorus
  • Lynn Davis – backing vocals, chorus
  • Michelangelo Di Battista – photography
  • Nathan East – bass
  • David Garfield – piano
  • Humberto Gatica – mixing
  • Paolo Gianolio – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Jim Gilstrap – backing vocals, chorus
  • Gary Grant – trumpet
  • Jerry Hey – trumpet
  • Kim Hutchcroft – tenor sax
  • Phillip Ingram – backing vocals, chorus
  • Luca Jurman – backing vocals
  • Michael Landau – guitar, electric guitar
  • Charles Loper – trombone
  • Nacho Maño – adaptation
  • Sid Page – violin
  • John Pena – bass
  • Antonella Pepe – backing vocals, chorus
  • John Pierce – bass
  • Eros Ramazzotti – vocals, producer
  • Bill Reichenbach Jr. – trombone
  • Steve Tavaglione – tenor sax
  • Celso Valli – organ, piano, arranger, director, keyboards, organ, programming, backing vocals, chorus, producer, drum programming
  • Mimmo Verduci – art direction, concept
  • Tommy Vicari – engineer
  • Traisey Elana Williams – backing vocals

Charts edit

Sales and certifications edit

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Argentina 70,000[23]
Austria (IFPI Austria)[24] 3× Platinum 150,000*
Belgium (BEA)[25] Gold 25,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] Gold 100,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[27] Platinum 50,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[28] Platinum 41,025[28]
France (SNEP)[30] Platinum 400,000[29]
Germany (BVMI)[31] 3× Gold 1,500,000[29]
Italy 1,500,000[32]
Netherlands (NVPI)[33] Platinum 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[34] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Sweden (GLF)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] 4× Platinum 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[37] 2× Platinum (Latin) 120,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[38] 4× Platinum 4,000,000*
Worldwide 5,000,000[29]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

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