I Giorni

I Giorni
Studio album by
Ludovico Einaudi
Released2001
RecordedOctober 2001 at Villa Giulini, Briosco
GenreContemporary classical music
LabelSony Classical
Ludovico Einaudi chronology
Eden Roc
(1999) 		I Giorni
(2001) 		Diario Mali
(2003)

I Giorni (2001) is a music album by the Italian pianist Ludovico Einaudi. The album's title translates as "The Days" in English. The title track, "I Giorni" has had a lot of interest due, in part, to Greg James' airing in June 2011 of the piece on BBC Radio 1.[1] It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 32 on 12 June 2011.[2] The solo piano track of the same name has been featured on a BBC advert for arts and culture programmes. The same solo track has also been used in a commercial for the Indian telecom service provider Airtel, to launch its 3G services in the sub-continent in November 2010.[3] It featured in the Amazon Prime advert "Vicar and Imam" in late 2016.[4] The single was certified gold for 400,000 adjusted sales in United Kingdom in 2022.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Melodia Africana I"2:17
2."I Due Fiumi"4:21
3."In Un'Altra Vita"5:20
4."Melodia Africana II"2:07
5."Stella Del Mattino"2:13
6."I Giorni"5:59
7."Samba"4:14
8."Melodia Africana III"4:19
9."La Nascita Delle Cose Segrete"4:23
10."Quel Che Resta"4:22
11."Inizio"3:27
12."Limbo"4:28
13."Bella Notte"5:14
14."Canzone Africana IV"7:32

Charts

Song Chart Peak
position
"I Giorni" UK Singles (OCC)[6] 32

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Greg James. "Greg James' blog: Ludovico Einaudi". BBC. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  2. ^ "2011-06-18 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. 2011-06-18. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  3. ^ "Airtel's New AD - Endless Goodbye". YouTube. 2010-11-17. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  4. ^ "Amazon Advert – Vicar and Imam 'Knee Pads' Commercial". Sounds-familiar.info. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-05-11.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2017-11-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Ludovico Einaudi – I Giorni". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 January 2022.