Fortuna is the sixth solo studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Emma Marrone, released by Universal Music Italy and Polydor Records on 25 October 2019.
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| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2019 | |||
| Studio | Speakeasy Studio, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Pop rock[1] | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
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Background edit
After the completion of the Essere qui tour in March 2019, Emma travelled to Los Angeles to begin work on her next album. Describing the process, she said "I took my time, I experienced abroad and I opened my mind in a metropolis that is not your home", adding that this helped her understand who she is and what she wanted to do.[2]
Composition and lyrical content edit
In an interview, Emma said that Fortuna represented who she is now: a serene, continuously changing person projected towards the future. One of the album's most prominent themes is positivity, with the title track focusing on viewing things positively and the importance of trying, whether you succeed or not.[2]
The album calls upon a variety of musical influences, with an array of producers including Dario Faini, Luca Mattoni, Elisa Toffoli, Andrea Rigonat, Vasco Rossi and Frenetik & Orang3. Emma is credited as a co-writer on three of the album's tracks: "Fortuna", "Alibi" and "Dimmelo veramente", the latter of which focuses on modern-day emotions and the anxiety that social media causes.[2]
"Stupida allegria" was co-written by Franco126 after an evening of drinking in Milan and discussing "feelings about life, Rome and the sense of beauty".[2]
Singles edit
On 6 September 2019, Emma released "Io sono bella" as Fortuna's lead single. The song was written by Vasco Rossi, Gaetano Curreri, Gerardo Pulli and Piero Romitelli, and produced by Dardust. It was recorded at Speakeasy Studio in Los Angeles [3] by Marco Sonzini.[4] An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Paolo Mannarino and uploaded to Emma's official YouTube channel on 9 September 2019.[5] The song debuted and peaked at number 33 on the Italian singles chart.[6] In October 2019, the song reached the top of the Italian airplay chart.[7]
Release and promotion edit
On 16 October 2019, Emma announced that her sixth solo studio album Fortuna would be released on 25 October 2019, via a video on her social media accounts. In addition to the album's title and release date, Emma revealed the cover and announced a concert on 25 May 2020, her birthday, at the Arena di Verona, to celebrate Fortuna and ten years of her solo music career.[8] Of the album cover, Emma said that she wanted a cover that fit with the album's sound and lyrics, and that "it shows a woman who can be anything she wants, the important thing is what you can't see".[2]
On 17 October, Emma revealed the album's track listing.[9] Fortuna was made available to pre-order on iTunes the following day.[10]
Following its release on 25 October, Fortuna debuted atop the Italian album chart, becoming her first album to top the chart since 2013's Schiena.[11]
Critical reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| All Music Italia |    [12] |
| Newsic | [13] |
| Rockol |    [1] |
Fortuna received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for All Music Italia, Fabio Fiume praised the album as "Emma's most beautiful yet", for establishing her artistic maturity. He also highlighted Dardust's production, writing that "he is capable of turning everything that glitters into gold". Concluding his review, Fiume wrote "Emma has definitively transformed herself into the queen of our contemporary pop and giving her that place is not an exaggeration; her throne rests on real credibility in whatever she does".[12] In their review, Rockol commended Fortuna's variety, with Emma's traditional ballads: "Luci blu", "I grandi progetti" and "A mano disarmata", rock songs: "Io sono bella", "Mascara" and "Fortuna", as well as a new sound, highlighting "Stupida allegria"'s rap-like stanzas.[1] Writing for Newsic, Elena Rebecca Odelli also mentioned the album's new sound for Emma, calling Fortuna "a record that opens Marrone to a new era". Odelli chose "Stupida allegria", "Luci blu" and "A mano disarmata" as her recommended tracks.[13]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Fortuna" |
| Dardust | 2:59 |
| 2. | "Io sono bella" |
| Dardust | 3:04 |
| 3. | "Stupida allegria" |
| Dardust | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Luci blu" |
| Dardust | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Quando l'amore finisce" |
| Dardust | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Alibi" |
| Dardust | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Mascara" | Toffoli | 3:34 | |
| 8. | "I grandi progetti" |
| Dardust | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Manifesto" |
| Luca Mattioni | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Succede che" |
| Dardust | 3:39 |
| 11. | "Dimmelo veramente" |
| Frenetik & Orang3 | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Corri" | Daniele Magro | Mattioni | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Basti solo tu" |
| Mattioni | 3:10 |
| 14. | "A mano disarmata" |
| Mattioni | 4:36 |
| Total length: | 47:58 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 15. | "Stupida allegria" (feat. Izi) |
| 3:30 | |
| 16. | "Latina" |
| Dardust | 3:23 |
Personnel edit
Credits from All Music Italia.[14]
Production
- Dario Faini (as Dardust) – producer (tracks 1–6, 8, 10)
- Luca Mattoni – producer (tracks 9, 12–14)
- Elisa Toffoli – producer (track 7)
- Frenetik & Orang3 – producer (track 11)
Vocals
- Emma Marrone – lead vocals
Technical
- Marco Sonzini at Speakeasy Studios, Los Angeles – mixing (tracks 1, 4–6, 8, 10 and 11)
- Pino Pischetola at Pinaxa Studio, Milan – mixing (tracks 2 and 3)
- Luca Vittori at Villaggio Studio, Milan – mixing (tracks 9, 12, 13 and 14)
- Andrea Rigonat at Zingarelle Studio, Ugento – mixing (track 9)
- Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Burbank – mastering
Art
- Emilio Tini – art direction
- Paolo De Francesco for MoltiMedia – cover art
Charts edit
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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| Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 1 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 35 |
Certifications edit
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[17] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history edit
| Region | Date | Version | Format(s) | Label |
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| Various[A] | 25 October 2019 | Standard | ||
| Spain and Italy | CD | |||
| Italy | Vinyl | |||
| Worldwide | November 2019 |
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| Europe |
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| Italy | 16 December 2019 | Christmas Edition | CD |
Notes edit
- ^ Excluding United Kingdom, Ireland, United States and China
References edit
- ^ a b c s.r.l, Rockol com. "√ Emma: ecco il nuovo album, tra ballate e pop-rock" [√ Emma: here is the new album, between ballads and pop-rock]. Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e "Emma Marrone: "Fortuna è un disco che vi farà ballare e sorridere"" [Emma Marrone: "Fortuna is a record that will make you dance and smile"]. TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "L'ATTESISSIMO SINGOLO DI EMMA: "Io sono bella" - Universal Music Italia" [EMMA'S AFFORDABLE SINGLE: "Io sono bella" - Universal Music Italia]. www.universalmusic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Cinema, Sky (2019-08-07). "Vasco Rossi ha scritto un brano per il nuovo album di Emma Marrone" [Vasco Rossi wrote a song for Emma Marrone's new album]. tg24.sky.it. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ Emma - Io Sono Bella, retrieved 2019-10-23
- ^ "italiancharts.com - Emma [IT] - Io sono bella". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ ""Io sono bella", il successo (doppio) di Emma Marrone" ["Io sono bella", the (double) success of Emma Marrone]. VanityFair.it (in Italian). 2019-10-11. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Emma Marrone, la notizia su Instagram dopo l'operazione: "Sono la ragazza più felice del mondo"" [Emma Marrone, the news on Instagram after the operation: "I'm the happiest girl in the world"]. www.leggo.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Emma svela la tracklist del suo nuovo album Fortuna" [Emma unveils tracklist of her new album Fortuna]. Radio Italia. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Fortuna di Emma (in Italian), archived from the original on 2019-10-20, retrieved 2019-10-23
- ^ Rossini, Matteo (2019-11-04). "Emma, il nuovo album Fortuna debutta al primo posto" [Emma, the new album Fortuna debuts in first place]. tg24.sky.it. Retrieved 2019-11-09.
- ^ a b "Emma Fortuna - La recensione del nuovo album della Marrone" [Emma Fortuna - The review of Marrone's new album]. All Music Italia (in Italian). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ a b "Recensione: EMMA MARRONE - Fortuna" [Review: EMMA Marrone - Fortuna]. Newsic.it (in Italian). 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
- ^ "Emma Marrone Fortuna autori del nuovo album: Elisa, Amara, Dardust..." [Emma Marrone Fortuna authors of the new album: Elisa, Amara, Dardust...]. All Music Italia (in Italian). 2019-10-23. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
- ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 25.10.2019 al 31.10.2019)" [Album - Weekly ranking WK 44 (from 25.10.2019 to 31.10.2019)] (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Emma %5BIT%5D – Fortuna". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Emma – Fortuna" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 11 July 2023. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Fortuna" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".