Laura Pausini (1993 album)

Laura Pausini
Studio album by
Laura Pausini
ReleasedMay 18, 1993
StudioSantanna Recording Studios, Castelfranco Emilia[1]
Genre
Length36:43
LanguageItalian
LabelCGD
Producer
  • Angelo Valsiglio
  • Marco Marati
Laura Pausini chronology
Laura Pausini
(1993) 		Laura
(1994)
Alternative cover
French pressing of Laura Pausini
Singles from Laura Pausini
  1. "La solitudine"
    Released: February 1993
  2. "Non c'è"
    Released: June 1993
  3. "Perché non torna più"
    Released: October 1993
  4. "Tutt'al più"
    Released: December 1993 (only in Italy, Japan & Slovakia)

Laura Pausini is the self-titled debut album by Italian singer Laura Pausini. It was released in Italy on May 18, 1993 by CGD Records (Warner).[2]

Following the success obtained in Italy, where it sold 400,000 copies,[3] the album was later released in Europe, Australia and Japan. The worldwide sales for the album exceed two million copies.[4]

The first single from the album, "La solitudine", was the winner of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival in the newcomer artists' section.[5] It reached the top spot in the Italian Singles Chart[6] and later became an Italian standard[7] and an international hit, reaching the charts in different European countries, including Belgium, the Netherlands and France.[8][9]

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/release/407527-Laura-Pausini-Laura-Pausini
  2. ^ "Laura Pausini da Sanremo al primo disco" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. 25 May 1993. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  3. ^ "La Revista: Desde Italia con Amore – Laura Pausini, La voz bonita" (in Spanish). El Mundo. Retrieved 24 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Biography of Laura Pausini". RAI. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  5. ^ Mario Luzzatto Fegiz, Gloria Pozzi (1 March 1993). "Aria nuova a Sanremo? Per ora solo spifferi". Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Singoli – I numeri uno (1959–2006) – Parte 4: 1990–1996" (in Italian). it-charts.150m.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Laura Pausini: La biografia" (in Italian). MTV. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  8. ^ Mark Worden (15 March 2003). "Laura Pausini tenth anniversary". Billboard. pp. 46–47.
  9. ^ "Laura Pausini – La Solitudine (nummer)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 22 July 2011.