Confusa e felice

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Confusa e felice
Studio album by
Released19 April 1997
Length40:24
Label
ProducerFrancesco Virlinzi
Carmen Consoli chronology
Due parole
(1996)
Confusa e felice
(1997)
Mediamente isterica
(1998)

Confusa e felice is the second album by Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, issued in 1997. The album was named after the leading single "Confusa e felice" ("Confused and happy"), presented at Sanremo Music Festival 1997 and eliminated from the competition after the first night.[1] The other singles were "Venere" (a metaphorical portrait of a crippled Venus which was a radio hit) and "Uguale a ieri".[2]

While mostly introspective, Confusa e felice was the first Consoli's album to deal with general themes, such as AIDS (in "Per niente stanca", originally titled "Sangue infetto") and Holocaust and racism (in "Un sorso in più").[2] The song "Blunotte" was originally intended to be performed by Tosca and its title is an homage to Joni Mitchell's album Blue.[2] The album was certificated platinum[3] and sold over 120,000 copies.[4]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Carmen Consoli

No.TitleLength
1."Bonsai #1"1:02
2."Uguale a ieri"3:59
3."Diversi"3:53
4."Confusa e felice"3:38
5."Fidarmi delle tue carezze"3:33
6."Un sorso in più"3:54
7."Venere"3:51
8."Per niente stanca"4:25
9."Fino all'ultimo"5:03
10."Blunotte"4:03
11."La bellezza delle cose"4:03
12."Bonsai #2"1:01

Charts[edit]

Chart (1997) Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[5] 6
Chart (2022) Peak position
Italy (FIMI)[6] 19

References[edit]

  1. ^ Simone Nocentini (6 October 2009). "Anni '90, noi c'eravamo: è l'ora di Carmen Consoli". Mente Locale. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Raugei, Elena (21 January 2010). "Una goccia inonda il cielo". Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa (in Italian). Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Disco di platino per Carmen Consoli, 'cantantessa' già al lavoro sul suo terzo album". Rockol. 7 April 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  4. ^ Antonio Ranalli (18 June 2003). "Carmen Consoli: dall'Abruzzo per suonare tutta l'estate". Musical News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 18 (dal 25.04.1997 al 01.05.1997)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 15.04.2022 al 21.04.2022)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Confusa e felice at Discogs (list of releases)