Re matto
{{Infobox album
| name = Re matto
| type = ep
| artist = Marco Mengoni
| cover = Re matto (2010) album cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 17 February 2010
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop rock
| length = {{Duration|m=24|s=16}}
| language = Italian
| label = Sony BMG
| producer = {{hlist|Stefano Calabrese|Stella Fabiani|Marco Mengoni|Gianluca Vaccaro}}
| prev_title = Dove si vola
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Re matto live
| next_year = 2010
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Re matto
| type = ep
| single1 = Credimi ancora
| single1date = 17 February 2010
| single2 = Stanco (Deeper Inside)
| single2date = 7 May 2010
| single3 = In un giorno qualunque
| single3date = 1 October 2010
}}
}}
Re matto ({{langx|en|"Mad king"}}; {{IPA|it|ˈre mˈmatto|lang}}) is the second studio EP{{cite web | url = http://www.newnotizie.it/2010/02/18/re-matto-latteso-ep-di-marco-mengoni/ | publisher = www.newnotizie.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 24, 2011 | date = February 18, 2010 | author = Emanuela Longo | title = Re Matto, l’atteso Ep di Marco Mengoni}}{{cite web | url = http://www.marcomengoni.it/biografia | title = Biografia | language = Italian | accessdate = February 24, 2010 | publisher = www.marcomengoni.it | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20130510093250/http://www.marcomengoni.it/biografia | archivedate = May 10, 2013 | df = }} by Italian singer Marco Mengoni. In Italy the album sold more than 82.000 copies{{Cite web | url = http://www.ansa.it/web/notizie/rubriche/spettacolo/2011/01/19/visualizza_new.html_1619002006.html | publisher = ANSA | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Mengoni, 'Re matto live' e' disco di platino | date = January 19, 2011}} and received double platinum certification from the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.{{cite certification|region=Italy|artist=Mengoni Marco|type=album|accessdate=30 July 2013}}
The first single taken from the album was "Credimi ancora". The song ranked 3rd in the 60th Sanremo Music Festival{{cite web | url = http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/marco-mengoni | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100507020911/http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/marco-mengoni | url-status = dead | archive-date = May 7, 2010 | title = Marco Mengoni | publisher = MTV | accessdate = February 14, 2011}} and debuted at number 3 on the Italian Singles Chart.{{cite web | url = http://italiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Marco+Mengoni&titel=Credimi+ancora&cat=s | publisher = italiancharts.com | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = MARCO MENGONI - CREDIMI ANCORA (SONG)}}
The other singles from the album were "Stanco (Deeper Inside)", released in May 2011,{{cite web | url = http://www.newnotizie.it/2010/05/07/marco-mengoni-in-uscita-stanco-deeper-insider-il-nuovo-singolo/ | publisher = www.newnotizie.it | title = Marco Mengoni: in uscita Stanco (Deeper Insider), il nuovo singolo | date = May 7, 2010 | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | language = Italian}} and the ballad "In un giorno qualunque", released on 1 October 2010.{{cite web | url = http://www.marcomengoni.it/news/280910/marco-mengoni-un-giorno-qualunque-sar%C3%A0-il-nuovo-singolo?order=title&sort=asc | publisher = www.marcomengoni.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Marco Mengoni: "In un giorno qualunque" sarà il nuovo singolo! | date = September 18, 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101216211154/http://www.marcomengoni.it/news/280910/marco-mengoni-un-giorno-qualunque-sar%C3%A0-il-nuovo-singolo?order=title&sort=asc | archivedate = December 16, 2010 | df = }}
Background
In October 2010, Mengoni explained the reason why he decided to title his album Re matto (in English, "Crazy king"):{{cite news | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/novembre/09/Mengoni_altro_trionfo_Sono_matto_co_9_101109082.shtml | title = Mengoni, un altro trionfo "Sono il matto del pop E' questa la mia libertà" | newspaper = Corriere della Sera | author = Andrea Laffranchi | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | date = November 9, 2010}}
{{quote|King because, when you participate in a talent show they put you on a pedestal, even if when you go back home you realize that you didn't change and that you don't have a crown on your head. Crazy is the word that I hope will follow me for my whole life: crazy people are the most free existing beings.}}
The album was recorded in early 2010, immediately after the release of the first album by Mengoni, "Dove si vola". It was produced by Stefano Calabrese, Stella Fabiani, Marco Mengoni and Gianluca Vaccaro for "Cantieri Musicali".{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/re-matto-r1741984/credits | publisher = All Music Guide | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Re Matto - Marco Mengoni - Credits}}
Composition and themes
The album features songs with different musical styles: "Credimi ancora" is a symphonic rock song,{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/re-matto-r1741984/review | publisher = All Music Guide | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | author = Jason Birchmeier | title = Re Matto - Marco Mengoni - Review}} while "Questa notte" and "In un giorno qualunque" are typical Italian-style pop ballads. Other tracks are influenced by dance music, such as "Fino a ieri", while the second single, "Stanco (Deeper Inside)" has been described by critics as a pop-house song.{{cite web | url = http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2010/02/26/marco-mengoni-il-talento-di-factor.html | publisher = la Repubblica | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Marco Mengoni, il talento di 'X Factor' | language = Italian | author = Gianni Valentino | date = February 26, 2010}} Moreover, the Italian critic Mario Luzzatto Fegiz wrote that in "Re matto" Mengoni sometimes calls to mind David Bowie and Lou Reed.
During an interview with the Italian radio programme "Deejay chiama Italia", Mengoni said that he chose to record an album with different types of songs in order to allow himself to follow different expressive styles in the future.{{cite video | url = http://www.deejay.it/dj/media/video/1213/3146/Marco-Mengoni?idArtista=1021§ion=radio | publisher = Radio DeeJay | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Amo la musica Black | date = February 25, 2010}} During the same interview, he stated that the song "Questa Notte" was influenced by Paolo Nutini's music.
Release and promotion
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The digital version of the album was released on 17 February 2010, two days before the physical version. To promote the album, Mengoni participated in the 60th Sanremo Music Festival with the song "Credimi ancora".{{cite web | url = http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=10079804 | title = Novita' e ritorni piace il cast del Festival Il sindaco: Complimenti, e' di alto livello Ok da Varnero e Morgia ma Valle e' critico | language = Italian | publisher = La Stampa | date = December 19, 2009 | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | author = Gianni Micaletto | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110722041055/http://archivio.lastampa.it/LaStampaArchivio/main/History/tmpl_viewObj.jsp?objid=10079804 | archivedate = July 22, 2011 | df = }} Moreover, Mengoni appeared in several Italian TV programmes, including "Domenica In",{{cite web | url = http://www.marcomengoni.it/node/19119 | publisher = www.marcomengoni.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Marco ospite oggi a Domenica In | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101126025159/http://marcomengoni.it/node/19119 | archivedate = November 26, 2010 | df = }} "Domenica 5"{{cite web | url = http://www.marcomengoni.it/node/19137 | publisher = www.marcomengoni.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Marco a Domenica 5 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101126193237/http://marcomengoni.it/node/19137 | archivedate = November 26, 2010 | df = }} and "Porta a Porta".{{cite web | url = http://www.marcomengoni.it/node/19122 | title = Marco a Porta a Porta | publisher = www.marcomengoni.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101126091902/http://marcomengoni.it/node/19122 | archivedate = November 26, 2010 | df = }}
From February 2010 to March 2010 Mengoni promoted his album through an in-store tour,{{cite web | url = http://www.wuz.it/articolo-musica/4341/vuoi-conoscere-marco-mengoni-tour.html | publisher = www.wuz.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | date = February 25, 2010 | author = Francesco Marchetti | title = Vuoi conoscere Marco Mengoni?}} while the "Re matto tour", the singer's first tour, officially started on 3 May 2010 in Milan{{cite web | url = http://www.sorrisi.com/2010/05/03/marco-mengoni-presenta-il-re-matto-tour-al-via-il-3-maggio-da-milano/ | publisher = Sorrisi & Canzoni TV | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Marco Mengoni presenta il Re Matto Tour, al via stasera da Milano | date = May 3, 2010 | url-status=dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20101231140138/http://www.sorrisi.com/2010/05/03/marco-mengoni-presenta-il-re-matto-tour-al-via-il-3-maggio-da-milano/ | archivedate = December 31, 2010 | df = }} and ended in September 2010 with a concert in the same town, at the PalaSharp arena during the "Festa dell'Unità".{{cite web | url = http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2010/09/11/mengoni-da-factor-alla-festa-democratica.html | title = Mengoni, da X Factor alla Festa Democratica | publisher = la Repubblica | author = Luigi Bolognini | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | date = September 11, 2011}} The "Re matto tour" consisted of 56 concerts throughout Italy.{{cite video | url = http://www.rockol.it/news-171036/MusicVideos--Marco-Mengoni-racconta-%27Re-matto-live%27---video| publisher = www.rockol.it | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = MusicVideos: Marco Mengoni racconta 'Re matto live' - video | date = October 25, 2010}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}
| rev2 = Musica e dischi
| rev2Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web | url = http://www.musicaedischi.it/recensioni.php?genere=0&id=5961| publisher = Musica e dischi | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | date = March 2010 | author = Guido Marco | title = Marco Mengoni - Re matto ***1/2}}
}}
The album received mixed reviews. Jason Birchmeier gave the album a negative review, claiming that "there's little substance on this 24-minute EP and too much of the material is half-baked".
Guido Marco gave it 3.5 stars out of 5 and wrote on the Italian music magazine Musica e dischi that "the mix of vocal neurotic flashes on a pop rock musical texture, with an absolutely simple and incisive lexicon, makes of Mengoni something more than a promise".
Italian popular critic Mario Luzzatto Fegiz wrote on the newspaper Il Corriere della Sera that Mengoni is not always at the same level as in "Credimi Ancora", but he has charisma and a great gift in giving renditions of his song.{{cite web | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/marzo/07/carisma_doti_vocali_Marco_Mengoni_co_9_100307083.shtml | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | author = Marizo Luzzatto Fegiz | title = Il carisma e le doti vocali di Marco Mengoni | date = March 7, 2010 | publisher = Il Corriere della Sera}}
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number 1 on the Italian Albums Chart, holding down the number one spot for four weeks. In April 2010 it was certified Platinum{{cite web | url = http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2010/aprile/28/Quel_fenomeno_Mengoni_vm_0_100428056.shtml | title = Quel fenomeno di Mengoni | author = Luca Benedetti | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | date = April 28, 2010 | publisher = Corriere della Sera}} and in January 2011 the copies sold by Re matto were more than 82.000.
Track list
{{Track listing
|title1 = Credimi ancora
|writer1 = {{hlist|Marco Mengoni|Stella Fabiani|Piero Calabrese|Massimo Calabrese}}
|length1 = 3:27
|title2 = Questa notte
|writer2 = {{hlist|Mengoni|Stefano Calabrese|P. Calabrese|M. Calabrese}}
|length2 = 3:21
|title3 = Stanco (Deeper Inside)
|writer3 = {{hlist|Mengoni|Fabiani|P. Calabrese|M. Calabrese|S. Calabrese}}
|length3 = 4:04
|title4 = In un giorno qualunque
|writer4 = {{hlist|Mengoni|P. Calabrese}}
|length4 = 3:42
|title5 = Fino a ieri
|writer5 = {{hlist|Mengoni|Antongiulio Frulio|Ernesto Leveque|M. Calabrese|P. Calabrese}}
|length5 = 3:22
|title6 = In viaggio verso me
|writer6 = {{hlist|Mengoni|M. Calabrese|P. Calabrese}}
|length6 = 2:45
|title7 = La guerra
|writer7 = {{hlist|Mengoni|M. Calabrese|P. Calabrese}}
|length7 = 3:26
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = iTunes bonus tracks{{Cite web | url = https://music.apple.com/it/album/re-matto-deluxe-edition/373277183 | title = Re matto (Deluxe Edition) - Marco Mengoni | publisher = iTunes | access-date = February 14, 2011}}
|title8 = Tears in Heaven
|note8 = Eric Clapton Cover - live
|writer8 = Eric Clapton
|length8 = 4:45
|title9 = Stanco (Deeper Inside)
|note9 = Mistify Noise Remix
|writer9 = {{hlist|Mengoni|Fabiani|P. Calabrese|M. Calabrese|S. Calabrese}}
|length9 = 4:27
}}
Charts and certifications
= Year-end charts =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Chart !Position |
| 2010
|Italian Albums Chart{{cite web | url = http://www.fimi.it/dett_ddmercato.php?id=73 | publisher = FIMI | language = Italian | accessdate = February 14, 2011 | title = Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2010 | date = January 17, 2011}} |align="center"|9 |
Personnel
- Marco Mengoni – vocals, backing vocals
- Fabio Gurian – strings
- Piero Calabrese – keyboards, computer programming
- Massimo Calabrese – bass
- Stefano Calabrese – electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Alessandro Canini – drums
- Roberto Procaccini – piano, keyboards, computer programming
- Peter Cornacchia – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classical guitar
- Marco Rinalduzzi – acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar
- Davide Colomba – backing vocals
- Giovanni Pallotti – bass
- Chris Cags – radio speaker
- Andrea Secchi – intro radio editing concept
References
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