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Released
  
19 February 2010

Genre
  
Soul, R&B, reggae

Artist
  
Nina Zilli

Producer
  
Carlo Ubaldo Rossi

Recorded
  
2009 — 2010

Length
  
37:30

Release date
  
19 February 2010

Label
  
Universal Music (Italia)

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Sempre lontano (Italian: Always Away) is the debut studio album released by Italian singer–songwriter Nina Zilli. The album was released through the Universal Music on 19 February 2010. It peaked at number five at the Italian Albums Chart, and was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.

Contents

Nina zilli 50mila ft giuliano palma


Album information

Prior to the release of Sempre lontano, Zilli released her extended play Nina Zilli, which peaked at number 54 at the Italian Albums Chart. It contained seven tracks, included singles "50mila", "L'inferno" and "L'amore verrà", that would later appear on Sempre lontano. Sempre lontano was released on 19 February 2010. The special edition of the album was released on 30 November. Sempre lontano was certified platinum in Italy, for domestic sales exceeding 60.000units.

Singles

  • "50mila", a duet with Giuliano Palma, was released on 30 July 2009, and enjoyed success at Italian radio stations. Zilli's solo version was feauted in 2010 film Loose Cannons by Ferzan Özpetek, and in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.
  • "L'inferno" was released in September 2009 to modest reception. It was also featured in the video game Pro Evolution Soccer 2011.
  • "L'amore verrà", an Italian–language cover of "You Can't Hurry Love" by The Supremes, was released later in 2009.
  • "L'uomo che amava le donne" was released on 12 February 2010, and it was Zilli's entry for the 60th Sanremo Music Festival. The song was performed for the first time on 18 February 2010 and it was admitted to the final, but did not win. During the competition, "L'uomo che amava le donne" earned the Mia Martini Critics' Choice Award and the Press, Radio and Television Award. It was later certified gold by the FIMI.
  • "Bacio d'a(d)dio" was released on 5 November 2009 on Sempre lontano Special Edition. Zilli's outfit in the music video was designed by Vivienne Westwood.

    • Critical response

    Jason Birchmeier of the Allmusic.com reviewed the album positively, describing Zilli as a "feel–good soul–pop singer with a retro style that harks back to the '60s" and comparing her to Amy Winehouse. The customers at the Amazon.com awarded Sempre lontano with four and a half out of five stars.

    Chart performance

    Sempre lontano spent sixty weeks in the Italian Albums Chart. In its first week, it entered the chart at number 34. The album reached its highest position, number five, on 22 March 2010. Sempre lontano dropped out from the chart in its forty-first week, but it returned a week later at number 59. It would eventually drop out after being charted at number 100 in the sixtieth week.

    Songs

    150mila2:56
    2Il paradiso3:00
    3L'uomo che amava le donne2:41

    References

    Sempre Lontano Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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