L'eccezione (album)
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Length | 44:43 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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L'eccezione (lit. 'The exception') is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 2002.
Production
[edit]The album had initially as working title La mia rivoluzione ('My Revolution'), a title which was scrapped when the same year singer-songwriter Marco Parente released a single with the same name.[1] It was recorded in Sant'Alfio between February and June 2002 and mixed at Sterling Sound in New York.[1]
Release and artwork
[edit]The album was released on 25 October 2002.[1] The cover art is a picture taken by fashion photographer Rankin.[1] Two days before its release, the album was anticipated by a "Carmen Consoli Day" on MTV Italia, i.e. a 24-hours program schedule dedicated to her, including a live concert where Consoli premiered several songs of the album.[1]
In 2003, a European version of the album entitled Carmen Consoli was released, containing two unreleased tracks and some English-language song versions, plus a rock cover version of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get It Out of My Head".[1]
Composition
[edit]Following its title track as lead single, other singles were "Pioggia d'aprile" (a portrait of the Aci Trezza waterfront in the spring) and "Fiori d'arancio".[1] The album include the first instrumental song by Consoli, "Carmen".[1] It also include as hidden track an English-language version of "Matilde odiava i gatti" with a vocal contribution of Max Gazzè.[1]
Reception
[edit]The album debuted at the first place in the Italian album charts, beating the Mina's album Veleno which had been released the same week.[1] It has been described as "a proof of maturity", where "melodies seem more polished and effective than ever before" and "horizons expand, [...] between South American influences and electronic accents".[2]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Pioggia d'aprile" | Carmen Consoli | 3:22 |
| 2. | "L'eccezione" | Consoli | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Mulini a vento" | Consoli | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Fiori d'arancio" | Consoli | 3:33 |
| 5. | "Matilde odiava i gatti" | Consoli | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Uva acerba" | Consoli | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Moderato in Re minore" | Consoli | 4:20 |
| 8. | "Masino" | Consoli | 1:32 |
| 9. | "L'alleanza" |
| 3:13 |
| 10. | "Venti del Nord" |
| 3:44 |
| 11. | "Eppur si muove" | Consoli | 3:20 |
| 12. | "Carmen" | Consoli | 3:03 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[3] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Raugei, Elena (21 January 2010). "Il vento è favorevole". Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa. Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
- ^ Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "L'eccezione". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Giunti. p. 124. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2002 al 31.10.2002)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
[edit]L'eccezione at Discogs (list of releases)
