Resta in ascolto / Escucha
Studio album by
Laura Pausini
Released22 October 2004
RecordedNew Logic Studio (Milan, Italy)
Studio Impatto (Bologna, Italy)
The Chill Building (Santa Monica, California)
AIR Lyndhurst (London, England)
Abbey Road Studios (London, England)
Whitfield Street Studios (London, England)
Genre
Length41:46
LanguageItalian, Spanish
LabelAtlantic, Warner Music
ProducerLaura Pausini, Dado Parisini, Celso Valli, Rick Nowels, Alfredo Cerruti
Laura Pausini chronology
From the Inside
(2002) 		Resta in ascolto / Escucha
(2004) 		Live in Paris 05
(2005)
Singles from Resta in ascolto
  1. "Resta in ascolto"
    Released: 10 September 2004
  2. "Vivimi"
    Released: 26 November 2004
  3. "Come se non fosse stato mai amore"
    Released: 25 March 2005
  4. "Benedetta passione"
    Released: 24 June 2005
  5. "La prospettiva di me"
    Released: 4 November 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Musica e dischi[2]

Resta in ascolto and Escucha (English: Keep Listening) are the eighth studio albums by Italian singer Laura Pausini, released by Warner Music on 22 October 2004. The Spanish-language edition won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album in 2006, making her the first and only Italian female to receive such award.

Escucha features "Víveme", theme song of the highly successful Mexican telenovela La madrastra (2005). The song's exposure extended to the United States when Univision acquired the telenovela and began its broadcast of La madrastra in March 2005. In September 2006, following a year of praise and formal recognition—particularly from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences—Warner Music released special edition CD+DVDs of Escucha in Argentina and the United States. The special editions feature previously unreleased bonus tracks presented in music video form. These tracks include "Prendo te" and "De tu amor".

Promoting the album, Pausini embarked on a world tour during the early 6 months of 2005. The tour has yielded a DVD.

Background

The recording is on the subject of a break-up and was written in 2002, during Pausini's separation from her ex-boyfriend and producer Alfredo Cerruti.[3]

The album features the song "Mi abbandono a te" / "Me abandono a ti", co-written by Pausini, Rick Nowels and Madonna. It also includes the ballad "Vivimi" / "Viveme", written by Biagio Antonacci, and the single "Benedetta passione" / "Bendecida pasión", penned by Italian rock-star Vasco Rossi.[4] The album is mainly focused on themes of anger, bitterness,[3] desire for independence[5] and interior peace,[4] but also features a song about the Iraq War, in which Pausini sings about Ali Ismail Abbas, a boy who was severely injured in a nighttime rocket attack near Baghdad in 2003.[6]

Track listing

Resta in ascolto

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."La prospettiva di me"Laura Pausini, Cheope[8]Daniel[7]3:05
2."Vivimi"Biagio AntonacciAntonacci3:54
3."Resta in ascolto"Pausini, CheopeDaniel3:30
4."Il tuo nome in maiuscolo"Pausini, CheopeDaniel3:19
5."Benedetta passione"Vasco RossiGaetano Curreri, Saverio Grandi4:11
6."Come se non fosse stato mai amore"Pausini, CheopeDaniel3:59
7."Così importante"Pausini, ChiodoCesare Chiodo3:28
8."Parlami"Pausini, CheopeDaniel3:43
9."Dove l'aria è polvere"Pausini, CheopeAntonio Galbiati3:47
10."Amare veramente"Pausini, ChiodoChiodo4:00
11."Mi abbandono a te"Madonna, Rick Nowels, PausiniMadonna, Nowels4:42

Escucha

No.TitleLyricsMusicSpanish adaptationLength
1."Mi Perspectiva"Laura Pausini, Cheope[8]Daniel[7]Pausini, Badia[9]03:06
2."Víveme"Biagio AntonacciAntonacciPausini, Badia03:55
3."Escucha Atento"Pausini, CheopeDanielBadia03:30
4."Tú Nombre En Mayúsculas"Pausini, CheopeDanielBadia03:20
5."Bendecida Pasión"Vasco RossiGaetano Curreri, Saverio GrandiPausini04:12
6."Cómo Sí No Nos Hubiéramos Amado"Pausini, CheopeDanielLeón Tristán[10]04:00
7."Tan Importante"Pausini, ChiodoCesare ChiodoBadia03:29
8."Háblame"Pausini, CheopeDanielTristán03:44
9."Donde El Aire Es Ceniza"Pausini, CheopeAntonio GalbiatiBadia03:48
10."Amar Completamente"Pausini, ChiodoChiodoBadia04:01
11."Me Abandono A Ti"Madonna, Rick Nowels, PausiniMadonna, Rick NowelsPausini04:43

Limited edition DVD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Prendo te" (Music video)Laura Pausini 
2."Resta in ascolto" (Music video)Daniel, Pausini, Cheope 
3."Resta in ascolto" (Making of the video)— 
4."Escucha atento" (Music video)Daniel, Pausini, Cheope, Badia 
5."Making of the photoshoot"— 
6."De tu amor" (Music video)Kara DioGuardi, Johan Ekhé, Ulf Lindström, Pausini 
7."On n'oublie jamais rien, on vit avec" (Music video in duet with Hélène Ségara)Bruno Grimaldi, Gérard Capaldi, Antoine Angelelli, Pausini 
8."EPK (Electronic Press Kit)"— 

Charts and certifications

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[32] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[33] Gold 100,000*
Italy (FIMI)[34] 4× Platinum 400,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] Platinum 100,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[37] 2× Platinum 80,000^
United States (RIAA)[38] Platinum (Latin) 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[39]

Production credits

Music credits

References

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  8. ^ a b Alfredo Rapetti billed as Cheope
  9. ^ Ignacio Ballesteros Díaz billed as Badia
  10. ^ Francisco Gamarra Rodríguez billed as León Tristán
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