Pipes & Flowers
| Pipes & Flowers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 22, 1997 | |||
| Studios | Fantasy Studios and Rocky Road Studios (Berkeley, California) | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Sugar | |||
| Producers | ||||
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| Singles from Pipes & Flowers | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
Pipes & Flowers is the debut studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Elisa, released on Septembre 22, 1997 by Sugar Records. The album was anticipated by its lead single "Sleeping in Your Hand". In 1998 the album was re-released with the bonus track "Cure Me".
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Labyrinth" |
| Toffoli | 4:56 |
| 2. | "Mr. Want" |
|
| 4:11 |
| 3. | "Sleeping in Your Hand" |
|
| 4:22 |
| 4. | "Shadow Zone" |
| Toffoli | 4:14 |
| 5. | "A Feast for Me" |
|
| 5:12 |
| 6. | "So Delicate So Pure" |
| Toffoli | 3:42 |
| 7. | "New Kiss" |
| Toffoli | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Tell Me" |
| Toffoli | 5:06 |
| 9. | "The Marriage" | Toffoli | Toffoli | 4:21 |
| 10. | "Inside a Flower" |
|
| 5:24 |
| 11. | "Sleeping in Your Hand" (Mark Saunders Remix) |
|
| 3:44 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Cure Me" | Toffoli |
| 3:30 |
Personnel
[edit]- Steve Smith - drums
- Benny Rietveld - bass
- Corrado Rustici - guitar, keyboards
- Polo Jones - bass on 6,10
- Frank Martin - Hammond organ on 7, piano on 9
- Louis Biancaniello - piano on 10
- Claytoven Richardson, Conesha Owens, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith - backing vocals on 10
- Technical
- Tracks 1–11: Corrado Rustici - producer, Matt Rohr - mixing
- Track 12: Darren Allison - producer, mixing
- Brian Lane: mastering
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
| Chart (1998) | Peak
position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[4] | 9 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1998) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[5] | 25 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[6] | 3× Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 Bradley Torreano. "Elisa - Pipes & Flowers". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
a powerful collection of rock songs
- ↑ http://www.elisatoffoli.com/main/eng/biography.html [dead link]
- ↑ "Sleeping in Your Hand" Music Video
- ↑ "Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 16.01.1998 al 22.01.1998)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1998". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ↑ Sandra Cesarale (10 May 2009). "L'incredibile Elisa, star anche negli USA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).
