L'eccezione (album)

L'eccezione
Studio album by
Carmen Consoli
Released2002
Length44:43
LabelPolydor
Carmen Consoli chronology
Stato di necessità
(2000) 		L'eccezione
(2002) 		Eva contro Eva
(2006)

L'eccezione (lit. 'The exception') is the fifth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 2002.

Production

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 [it] 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

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

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

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pioggia d'aprile"Carmen Consoli3:22
2."L'eccezione"Consoli3:11
3."Mulini a vento"Consoli3:43
4."Fiori d'arancio"Consoli3:33
5."Matilde odiava i gatti"Consoli3:20
6."Uva acerba"Consoli3:38
7."Moderato in Re minore"Consoli4:20
8."Masino"Consoli1:32
9."L'alleanza"
  • Consoli
  • Massimo Roccaforte
3:13
10."Venti del Nord"
  • Consoli
  • Salvo Di Stefano
3:44
11."Eppur si muove"Consoli3:20
12."Carmen"Consoli3:03

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[3] 1

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Deregibus, Enrico (2006). "L'eccezione". Dizionario completo della canzone italiana (in Italian). Giunti. p. 124. ISBN 978-88-09-04602-3.
  3. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2002 al 31.10.2002)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.

L'eccezione at Discogs (list of releases)