Laura Pausini (1993 album)

Laura Pausini
Studio album by Laura Pausini
Released	18 May 1993
Genre	Latin pop, adult contemporary
Length	36:43
Language	Italian
Label	CGD
Producer	Angelo Valsiglio, Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
I sogni di Laura (1987) Laura Pausini (1993) Laura (1994)
Alternative cover
French pressing of Laura Pausini
Singles from Laura Pausini
"La solitudine" Released: February 1993 "Non c'è" Released: June 1993 "Perché non torna più" Released: October 1993 "Tutt'al più" Released: December 1993 (only in Italy, Japan & Slovakia)

Laura Pausini is the debut album by Italian singer Laura Pausini. It was released in Italy on 18 May 1993 by CGD Records (Warner).^[1]

Following the success obtained in Italy, where it sold 400,000 copies,^[2] the album was later released in Europe, Australia and Japan. The worldwide sales for the album exceed two million copies.^[3]

The first single from the album, "La solitudine", was the winner of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival in the newcomer artists' section.^[4] It reached the top spot in the Italian Singles Chart^[5] and later became an Italian standard^[6] and an international hit, reaching the charts in different European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands and France.^[7][8]

Track listing

All music composed by Angelo Valsiglio and Pietro Cremonesi.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Non c'è"	Federico Cavalli, Cremonesi	4:40
2.	"Mi rubi l'anima" (feat. Raf)	Cavalli	3:25
3.	"Dove sei"	Cavalli, Cremonesi	3:35
4.	"Baci che si rubano"	Cavalli	4:25
5.	"Tutt'al più"	Roberto Casini	4:02
6.	"La solitudine"	Cavalli, Cremonesi	4:04
7.	"Perché non torna più"	Cavalli	4:10
8.	"Il cuore non si arrende"	Cavalli	4:40

Charts and certifications

Charts

Charts (1993–1995)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart[9]	1
Dutch Albums Chart[10]	3
French Albums Chart[11]	35
Italian Albums Chart[12]	3
Portuguese Albums Chart[13]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[14]	Gold	30,000^x
Brazil (ABPD)[15]	Gold	100,000^*
France (SNEP)[16]	Gold	100,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[17]	Platinum	100,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18]	Gold	25,000^x
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

1. "Laura Pausini da Sanremo al primo disco" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 25 May 1993. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
2. "La Revista: Desde Italia con Amore – Laura Pausini, La voz bonita" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
3. "Biography of Laura Pausini". RAI. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
4. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz, Gloria Pozzi (1 March 1993). "Aria nuova a Sanremo? Per ora solo spifferi". Retrieved 22 July 2011.
5. "Singoli – I numeri uno (1959–2006) – Parte 4: 1990–1996" (in Italian). it-charts.150m.com. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
6. "Laura Pausini: La biografia" (in Italian). MTV. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
7. Mark Worden (15 March 2003). "Laura Pausini tenth anniversary". Billboard: 46–47.
8. "Laura Pausini – La Solitudine (nummer)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
9. "Hits of the World – Belgium". Billboard: 57. 26 March 1994. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
10. "Laura Pausini – Laura Pausini (album)" (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2011.
11. "Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste – D" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 15 November 2011. In the menu Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste & Appuyez sur OK : select Laura PAUSINI then press OK.
12. Hits of the world. Billboard. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
13. "Hits of the World – Portugal". Billboard: 71. 4 February 1995. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
14. "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
15. "Brazilian album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
16. "French album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
17. "Dutch album certifications – Laura Pausini" (in Dutch). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Laura Pausini)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2011.