Io canto

The decision to present a cover album stemmed from a "pending debt" to Pausini's musical roots and homeland. She first conceptualized the idea approximately ten years prior to Io canto{{'}}s publication.[http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm] The idea, however, did not take root until Pausini's golden year in 2006 that culminated in a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album for Escucha (2004) at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards. At the post–Grammy press conference, journalists remarked how they admired Pausini for never having abandoned her brand of "Italian pop of always" despite her classification as a "Latin music" artist. Alluding to Pausini's "Italian–ness," Randy Cordova for The Arizona Republic concurred, "She doesn't pander to the crowd with Latin guitars, reggaeton remixes or Cuban percussion. [Her music] is all very organic."{{cite web|url=http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/0716pausini0716.html|title=Bellissima: Italian singer a favorite of Latinos|publisher=The Arizona Republic|date=16 July 2006}} This acknowledgement moved Pausini to honor Italy by recording a cover album of Italian "classics". Pausini also wished to export underappreciated Italian music to the world as a consequence of her multilingualism furthermore the album has sold 2 million copies worldwide.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/SoleOnLine4/Tempo%20libero%20e%20Cultura/2007/11/laura-pausini-world-music-awards.shtml?uuid=ef15118e-8ea3-11dc-a6c8-00000e251029&DocRulesView=Libero |title=Alla Pausini il terzo World music awards |access-date=8 December 2023|language=Italian |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071112164002/http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/SoleOnLine4/Tempo%20libero%20e%20Cultura/2007/11/laura-pausini-world-music-awards.shtml?uuid=ef15118e-8ea3-11dc-a6c8-00000e251029&DocRulesView=Libero |archive-date=12 November 2007 }}

The song "Come il sole all'improvviso" and its Spanish counterpart version have lyrics in French language.

{{Track listing

|title1 = Io canto

|music1 = Riccardo Cocciante

|lyrics1 = Marco Luberti

|length1 = 4:16

|title2 = Due

|music2 = Raf

|lyrics2 = Raf, Cheope

|length2 = 4:38

|title3 = Scrivimi

|music3 = Nino Buonocore

|lyrics3 = Nino Buonocore, Michele de Vitis

|length3 = 3:52

|title4 = Mi Libre Canción

|note4 = Duet with Juanes

|music4 = Lucio Battisti

|lyrics4 = Mogol

|length4 = 4:33

|title5 = Destinazione paradiso

|music5 = Grignani

|lyrics5 = Gianluca Grignani, Massimo Luca

|length5 = 3:39

|title6 = Stella gemella

|music6 = Ramazzotti, Giuseppe Tosetto, Mario Lavezzi

|lyrics6 = Eros Ramazzotti, Adelio Cogliati

|length6 = 4:37

|title7 = Come il sole all'improvviso

|note7 = Duet with Johnny Hallyday

|music7 = Zucchero

|lyrics7 = Gino Paoli

|length7 = 3:19

|title8 = Cinque giorni

|music8 = Michele Zarrillo

|lyrics8 = Vincenzo Incenzo

|length8 = 4:04

|title9 = La mia banda suona il rock

|lyrics9 = Ivano Fossati

|music9 = Fossati

|length9 = 3:45

|title10 = Spaccacuore

|music10 = Bersani, Giuseppe d'Onghia

|lyrics10 = Samuele Bersani, Lucio Dalla

|length10 = 4:08

|title11 = Anima fragile

|lyrics11 = Vasco Rossi

|music11 = Rossi

|length11 = 3:26

|title12 = Non me lo so spiegare

|note12 = Duet with Tiziano Ferro

|lyrics12 = Tiziano Ferro

|music12 = Ferro

|length12 = 4:32

|title13 = Nei giardini che nessuno sa"

|lyrics13 = Renato Zero, Danilo Riccardi

|music13 = Zero, Riccardi

|length13 = 5:13

|title14 = In una stanza quasi rosa

|lyrics14 = Biagio Antonacci

|music14 = Antonacci

|length14 = 4:33

|title15 = Quando

|lyrics15 = Pino Daniele

|music15 = Daniele

|length15 = 3:41

|title16 = Strada facendo

|lyrics16 = Claudio Baglioni

|music16 = Baglioni

|length16 = 5:40

}}

{{Track listing

|extra_column = French adaptation

|headline = French edition bonus track

|title17 = Je chante (Io canto)

|note17 = Franco-Italian Version

|music17 = Riccardo Cocciante

|lyrics17 = Marco Luberti

|extra17 = Jean-Pierre Lemaire

|length17 = 4:22

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = iTunes pre-order edition bonus tracks

|title17 = È, non è

|lyrics17 = Niccolò Fabi

|music17 = Niccolò Fabi

|length17 = 3:38

|title18 = Non me lo so spiegare

|note18 = solo version

|music18 = Ferro

|lyrics18 = Ferro

|length18 = 4:35

|title19 = Il mio canto libero

|note19 = solo version

|music19 = Lucio Battisti

|lyrics19 = Mogol

|length19 = 4:40

|title20 = Come il sole all'improvviso

|music20 = Zucchero

|lyrics20 = Gino Paoli

|note20 = solo version

|length20 = 3:22

}}

{{Track listing

|extra_column = Spanish adaptation

|title1 = Yo Canto

|music1 = Riccardo Cocciante

|lyrics1 = Marco Luberti

|extra1 = Frank Andrada

|length1 = 04:17

|title2 = Dos

|lyrics2 = Raf, Cheope

|music2 = Raf

|extra2 = Ortiz, Laura Pausini

|length2 = 04:39

|title3 = Escríbeme

|music3 = Nino Buonocore

|lyrics3 = Nino Buonocore, Michele de Vitis

|extra3 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length3 = 03:53

|title4 = Mi Libre Canción

|note4 = Duet With Juanes

|music4 = Lucio Battisti

|lyrics4 = Mogol

|extra4 = Carlos Ramón

|length4 = 04:34

|title5 = Destino Paraíso

|music5 = Grignani

|lyrics5 = Gianluca Grignani, Massimo Luca

|extra5 = Ignacio Ballesteros Díaz

|length5 = 03:40

|title6 = Estrella Gemela

|music6 = Eros Ramazzotti, Giuseppe Tosetto, Mario Lavezzi

|lyrics6 = Eros Ramazzotti, Adelio Cogliati

|extra6 = Ignacio De Loyola Mano Guillén, Javier Salvador Sánchez Bori, José Javier Mano Guillén

|length6 = 04:38

|title7 = Cómo El Sol Inesperado

|music7 = Zucchero

|lyrics7 = Gino Paoli

|extra7 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length7 = 03:20

|title8 = Cinco Días

|music8 = Michele Zarrillo

|lyrics8 = Vincenzo Incenzo

|extra8 = Ballesteros Díaz

|length8 = 04:05

|title9 = Y Mi Banda Toca El Rock

|lyrics9 = Ivano Fossati

|music9 = Fossati

|extra9 = Hidalgo

|length9 = 03:46

|title10 = Dispárame, Dispara

|music10 = Bersani, Giuseppe d'Onghia

|lyrics10 = Samuele Bersani, Lucio Dalla

|extra10 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length10 = 04:09

|title11 = Corazón Frágil

|lyrics11 = Vasco Rossi

|music11 = Rossi

|extra11 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length11 = 03:27

|title12 = No Me Lo Puedo Explicar

|note12 = Duet With Tiziano Ferro

|music12 = Ferro

|lyrics12 = Tiziano Ferro

|extra12 = Ferro

|length12 = 04:33

|title13 = En Los Jardines Donde Nadie Va

|lyrics13 = Renato Zero, Danilo Riccardi

|music13 = Zero, Riccardi

|extra13 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length13 = 05:14

|title14 = En Un Cuarto Casi Rosa

|lyrics14 = Biagio Antonacci

|music14 = Antonacci

|extra14 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length14 = 04:34

|title15 = Cuando

|lyrics15 = Pino Daniele

|music15 = Daniele

|extra15 = Ortiz, Pausini

|length15 = 03:42

|title16 = Por El Camino

|lyrics16 = Claudio Baglioni

|music16 = Baglioni

|extra16 = Ortiz

|length16 = 05:41

}}

{{Track listing

|headline = iTunes pre-order edition bonus tracks

|extra_column = Spanish adaptation

|title17 = Es, No Es

|lyrics17 = Niccolò Fabi

|music17 = Niccolò Fabi

|extra17 = Carmen Fernández

|length17 = 03:39

|title18 = No Me Lo Puedo Explicar

|note18 = Sólo Version

|music18 = Ferro

|lyrics18 = Ferro

|extra18 = Ferro

|length18 = 04:33

|title19 = Mi Libre Canción

|note19 = Sólo Version

|music19 = Battisti

|lyrics19 = Mogol

|extra19 = Ramón

|length19 = 04:41

}}

• Vinnie Colaiuta: drums on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 10, 13, 15, 16
• Michael Landau, Tim Pierce: guitars
• Max Costa: programming

The first single "Io canto" debuted at No. 3 on the Italian chart at the beginning of November, and it peaked at No. 1 in the week before Christmas. It has spent a total of 4 weeks at the top spot.

The album debuted at No. 1 in the Italian chart with 270,000 copies shipped in the first week. At the end of 2006 it became the Italian's best-selling album of the year, selling over 500,000 copies.{{Cite web | url = http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/global/homegrown-acts-dominate-2006-italy-record-1003530295.story | publisher = Billboard |title = Homegrown Acts Dominate 2006 Italy Record Sales | author=Mark Worden | date = 10 January 2007}}

It has spent a total of 8 weeks at No. 1.

As of October 2008 the album sold over 2 million copies worldwide.

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Io canto|artist=Pausini, Laura |type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2006|certyear=2008| access-date =25 July 2011}}

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Pausini chose not to do a tour to promote Io canto. Instead, she opted for a single concert in Milan, in the Stadio San Siro, making history as the first female artist to play a gig in this venue. The sold-out concert happened on 2 June 2007. Approximately 70,000 fans attended in the incessant rain. Tiziano Ferro appeared for a duet. The two and a half-hour concert has been released on DVD in December 2007.[http://www.laurapausini.com/ Laura Pausini's official site]

{{Reflist}}

• Blanco, Patricia R. "[http://www.los40.com/articulo/noticias/Laura/Pausini/editara/nuevo/album/canto/espanol/italiano/l40actnot/20061110l40l40not_3/Tes/ Laura Pausini editará su nuevo álbum, 'Io canto,' en español e italiano]", los40.com (Spain), 10 November 2006. Retrieved 9 October 2007.
• Cordova, Randy. "[http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/ae/articles/0716pausini0716.html Bellissima: Italian singer a favorite of Latinos]", The Arizona Republic, 16 July 2006. Retrieved 22 September 2007.
• Galicia, Arístides. "[https://web.archive.org/web/20071114130425/http://www.los40.com.mx/noticias/344343.asp Laura Pausini es igual que su padre]", los40.com (México), 13 October 2006. Retrieved 15 October 2007.
• "[http://www.terra.com/ocio/articulo/html/oci156474.htm Laura Pausini canta a los clásicos de la canción italiana]", Terra (USA), 23 November 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
• "[http://www.terra.com.mx/musica/articulo/202299/ Laura Pausini dice que canta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061116235548/http://www.terra.com.mx/musica/articulo/202299/ |date=16 November 2006 }}", Terra (México), 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
• "[http://www.cooperativa.cl/p4_noticias/site/artic/20070510/pags/20070510111533.html Laura Pausini espera que en 'Cantando por un sueño' no se compita por la fama]", Radio Cooperativa, 10 May 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
• "[http://musicstore.connect.com/album/695/Laura-Pausini/Yo-Canto/500000000000021349131.html Laura Pausini Track by Track Interview]". CONNECT Music. Retrieved 22 September 2007.

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