Nella stanza 26

Nella stanza 26
Studio album by Nek
Released	November 17, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop rock, Latin pop
Length	35:48
Label	Warner Music
Producer	Nek, Alfredo Cerruti, Dado Parisini, Massimo Varini
Nek chronology
Una parte di me (2005) Nella stanza 26 (2006) Un'altra direzione (2009)

Nella stanza 26 is the ninth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Nek, released on November 17, 2006. The title song "Nella stanza 26" (in English: "In the room 26") was inspired and dedicated to a girl who wrote the anonymous letter in which is told she has to prostitute to maintain her family.^[1] The other songs often tell stories of love gone wrong.^[1] In 2007, for the song Nek received the prestigious Lunezia "Poesia del Rock" award.^[2]

It includes the hit single "Instabile", which peaked at number three,^[3] and ranked in the Top 5 for 6 weeks.^[4]

Track listing

#	Title	Length
1	Notte di febbraio	4:08
2	Cri	3:39
3	Instabile	3:32
4	Fumo	3:05
5	Attimi	4:08
6	Nella stanza 26	3:43
7	Sei	3:24
8	Ancora un giorno di te	3:02
9	Serenità	3:46
10	Contro le mie ombre	3:17

Musicians

• Nek - vocals, solist guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, backing vocals
• Cesare Chiodo - bass
• Max Costa - keyboards
• Alex Bagnoli - programming
• Luciano Galloni - drums
• Dado Parisini - keyboards, Hammond organ
• Vittorio Giannelli - programming
• Gabriele Cicognani - bass
• Paolo Costa - bass
• Emiliano Fantuzzi - bass, programming, electric guitar, slide guitar, keyboards
• Pier Foschi - drums
• Alfredo Golino - drums
• Roberto Gualdi - drums
• Massimo Pacciani - drums
• Massimo Varini - programming, backing vocals, electric guitar

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2006)	Peak position
Swiss Albums Chart[5]	5
Italian Albums Chart[6]	5
Spanish Albums Chart[7]	56
Mexican Albums Chart[8]	79

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[9]	2× Platinum	160,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Nek: il dramma di una prostituta nel mio album". Corriere della Sera (in Italian): 53. November 21, 2006. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
2. "Comunicato Stampa: Nek vince Premio Lunezia – Poesia del Rock 2007" (in Italian). Rockol. January 17, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
3. "Hits Of The World". Billboard 118 (50): 58. December 16, 2006. Retrieved February 15, 2015.
4. "Instabile on Italian charts". ItaliaCharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
5. Nek - Nella stanza 26. hitparade.ch. Accessed from 5 May 2013.
6. NEK - NELLA STANZA 26 (ALBUM). italiancharts.com. Accessed from 5 May 2013.
7. NEK - EN EL CUARTO 26 (ALBUM). spanishcharts.com. Accessed from 5 May 2013.
8. NEK - EN EL CUARTO 26 (ALBUM). mexicancharts.com. Accessed from 5 May 2013.
9. "Comunicato Stampa: Nek vince Premio Lunezia – Poesia del Rock 2007". Rockol.it. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 2012-01-07.