Senza paura

Senza Paura
Studio album by Giorgia
Released	5 November 2013
Studio	Hollywood (Sunset Sound Studios) Milan
Genre	Pop Rhythm and blues Soul
Length	54:01
Language	Italian, English
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Michele Canova Giorgia Todrani
Giorgia chronology
Dietro le apparenze (2011) Senza Paura (2013) Oronero (2016)
Singles from Senza paura
"Quando una stella muore" Released: 4 October 2013 "I Will Pray (Pregherò)" Released: 29 November 2013 "Non mi ami" Released: 21 March 2014 "Io fra tanti" Released: 11 July 2014 "La mia stanza" Released: 24 October 2014

Senza Paura is the ninth studio album by Italian singer Giorgia, released on 5 November 2013 by Sony Music.[1][2]

The album featured several successful songs, including the singles "Quando una stella muore", "Non mi ami" and the international collaboration "I Will Pray (Pregherò)" with Alicia Keys.[3][4]

The album peaked at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, being certified double platinum by Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. It was nominated at the 2014 World Music Awards.

Background and composition

The album, produced by the singer herself with Michele Canova Iorfida,[5] involved in writing and composition international artists such as Natasha Bedingfield, Olly Murs, Michael Landau, Alex James, Norma Jean Martine and Alicia Keys.[6][7][8] In an interview with La Repubblica:[9]

"It's a confluence of so many things that I've struggled with for years, without being able to fully amalgamate them, the writing, the singing, the arrangements, let's say that in the end it's like I came together, completely."

Critics reception

Rockol wrote that it is understood from the tracks that "she seems to have learned to trust her instincts more and more, when recording she proves to be more spontaneous than usual", expressed through passages with "contagious, lively contemporaneity" and others with "universal emotions". The magazine appreciated the collaboration with Keys, writing that it is a "a must-have gem for contemporary soul", appreciating Keys' willingness to "spiritually" enter the song by singing in Italian.[10]

Alessandro Alicandri of Panorama wrote that Giorgia has a "solar" approach to lyrics and themes and with ballads that are "few, measured and very intense", affirming the track "Avrò cura di te" as the best on the album. Alicandri considered that the album "looks fashionable without ever becoming experimental" while still remaining "very fresh and enjoyable".[11]

Track listing

Senza paura track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Non mi ami"	Giorgia Todrani	Fraser Lance Thorneycroft-Smith Natasha Bedingfield	Michele Canova Iodrifa	3:45
2.	"Quando una stella muore"	Todrani	Patrizio Moi Norma Jean Martine	Canova	3:21
3.	"I Will Pray (Pregherò)" (featuring Alicia Keys)	Todrani Alicia Augello Cook	Viktoria Hansen Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi	Canova	3:37
4.	"Io fra tanti"	Todrani Emanuel Lo Iacono	Emanuel Lo Iacono	Canova
5.	"Riflesso di me"	Lo Todrani	Lo Todrani	Canova
6.	"Perfetto"	Lo Todrani	Lo Todrani	Canova
7.	"Avrò cura di te"	Lo Todrani		Canova
8.	"La mia stanza"	Canova Todrani	Canova Todrani	Canova
9.	"Oggi vendo tutto"	Ivano Fossati	Fossati	Canova
10.	"Did I lose you" (featuring Olly Murs)	Michael James Ryan Busbee Lauren Evans Alex James	Busbee Evans James	Canova
11.	"Ogni fiore"	Lo	Lo	Canova
12.	"L’amore s’impara"	Todrani	Canova Todrani	Canova
13.	"Il cielo è sempre il cielo"	Lo	Lo	Canova
14.	"Vedrai com’è"	Lo	Lo	Canova
15.	"Pregherò"	Todrani	Hansen Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi	Canova
16.	"Quando una stella muore (reprise)"	Todrani	Patrizio Moi Norma Jean Martine	Canova

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Italian Albums Chart, becoming Giorgia's third album to achieve it after Mangio troppa cioccolata (1997) and Dietro le apparenze (2011).[12] On the week ending on August 14, 2014, the album peaked again at number one for one week.[13]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]	1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	58

Year-end charts

Chart (2013)	Position
Italy (FIMI)[16]	22
Chart (2014)	Position
Italy (FIMI)[17]	15

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[18]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Giorgia, il nuovo album è 'Senza paura' ed esce il 5 novembre". Rockol (in Italian). 7 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
2. "Giorgia "Senza paura": nel nuovo album duetto da brividi con Alicia Keys". Il Messaggero. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
3. "Giorgia, senza paura tra le stelle: nuovo album e incontro con i fan". La Repubblica (in Italian). 8 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
4. "Giorgia, c'è anche Alicia Keys nel nuovo album: le canzoni di 'Senza paura'". Rockol (in Italian). 15 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
5. Andreetti, Marco (15 December 2013). "Sotto le stelle Giorgia canta "Senza paura"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
6. "Giorgia si svela Senza paura: Alicia Keys, i talent e Ivano Fossati". Radio Italia (in Italian). 6 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
7. Uzzo, Cecilia (5 November 2013). "Giorgia: "Si può vivere Senza paura"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
8. "Giorgia, accordo con BMG per l'amministrazione delle edizioni". Rockol (in Italian). 11 November 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
9. Castaldo, Gino (6 November 2013). ""Senza paura", è Giorgia: "Non inseguo più la perfezione, in studio canto come dal vivo"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
10. "Giorgia - Senza paura - la recensione di Rockol". Rockol (in Italian). 27 November 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
11. Alicandri, Alessandro (6 November 2013). "Giorgia è "Senza Paura": la recensione dell'album". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 12 June 2024.
12. "Hit parade, Giorgia al top, segue Eminem". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 14 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
13. "Hit parade, Giorgia a sorpresa in vetta". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 14 August 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2023.
14. "Italiancharts.com – Giorgia – Senza Paura". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Giorgia – Senza Paura". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
16. "Classifica annuale 2013 (dal 31.12.2012 al 29.12.2013)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
17. "Classifica annuale 2014 (dal 30.12.2013 al 28.12.2014)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
18. "Italian album certifications – Giorgia – Senza Paura" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2021-08-21. Select "2014" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Type "Senza Paura" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".