Reality and Fantasy is the second studio album by Italian jazz singer Raphael Gualazzi, composed, produced and arranged by Gualazzi himself,[2] it was released in Italy on February 16, 2011 on Sugar Music.
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Released | 16 February 2011 | |||
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Length | 56:54 | |||
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Label | Sugar Music | |||
Producer | Raphael Gualazzi | |||
Raphael Gualazzi chronology | ||||
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Singles from Reality and Fantasy | ||||
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Singles from Reality and Fantasy Special Edition | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Rolling Stone Italia | [1] |
The album features guest artists such as Italian trumpeter Fabrizio Bosso, Ferdinando Arnò, who co-produced the lead single "Follia d'amore", Vince Mendoza, James F. Reynolds, Pete Glenister and French DJ Gilles Peterson.[3][4] As of June 2012, the album had sold more than 100,000 copies and it was certified platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[5] In October 2011, a special edition of the album was released in Italy, including bonus tracks and an additional DVD featuring the "Live Documentary", recorded on June 24, 2011 during Gualazzi's concert at the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome.[6] A new edition of the album was released in France by Blue Note Records in September 2012.[5][7]
The first single from the album, "Follia d'amore", was the winner of the 61st Sanremo Music Festival in the newcomer artists' section and also won the Critics' "Mia Martini" Award for newcomers.[8] It was chosen by a specific jury among the participants at the Sanremo Festival to be the Italian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany.[9][10] It was the first Italian entry at the Eurovision Song Contest in 14 years since 1997. The song, performed in both Italian and English with the translated title "Madness of Love", came in second place.[11] Other singles from the album were "A Three Second Breath",[12] "Calda estate (dove sei)",[13] "Love Goes Down Slow"[14] and "Zuccherino dolce".[15]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Follia d'amore" |
| Gualazzi | 3:35 |
2. | "Icarus" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 4:01 |
3. | "Tuesday" | Gualazzi |
| 4:59 |
4. | "Reality and Fantasy" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:54 |
5. | "Scandalize Me" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:13 |
6. | "Behind the Sunrise" (feat. Rox) | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 4:17 |
7. | "A Three Second Breath" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:36 |
8. | "Calda estate (dove sei)" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:01 |
9. | "Out of My Mind" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:38 |
10. | "Sarò sarai" |
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| 5:16 |
11. | "Love Goes Down Slow" | Gualazzi |
| 3:51 |
12. | "Lady 'O'" | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 4:32 |
13. | "Empty Home" | Raphael Gualazzi |
| 3:18 |
14. | "Caravan" | Irving Mills | 2:17 | |
15. | "Reality And Fantasy" (Gilles Peterson remix) | Gualazzi | Gualazzi | 3:26 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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16. | "Don't Stop" | Christine McVie | McVie | 3:15 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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16. | "Zuccherino dolce" | Oliviero Malaspina | Fiorenzo Zanotti, Raffaele Gualazzi | 2:45 |
17. | "New Orleans" | 3:37 | ||
18. | "Carola" | 3:11 | ||
19. | "A Three Second Breath" (Original version) | 2:59 | ||
20. | "Don't Stop" |
Weekly charts edit
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Certifications edit
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Chart (2011) | Position |
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Italian Albums Chart[23] | 17 |
Credits adapted from Allmusic.[24]
Region | Date | Format | Edition | Label |
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Italy | 16 February 2011 | CD, digital download | Standard Edition | Sugar Music |
18 October 2011 | CD+DVD | Italian Special Edition[25] | ||
France[26] | 10 September 2012 | CD, digital download | French Edition | Blue Note Records |