Safari (Jovanotti album)

Safari
Studio album by Jovanotti
Released 18 January 2008
Genre World music, alternative hip hop, alternative rock
Length 71:24
Label Universal, Soleluna
Producer Alessandro Cortini, Michele Canova, Jovanotti
Jovanotti chronology
ElectroJova - Buon sangue dopato
(2006)
Safari
(2008)
OYEAH
(2009)
Singles from Safari
  1. "Fango"
    Released: 6 December 2007
  2. "A te"
    Released: 7 March 2008
  3. "Safari"
    Released: 4 July 2008
  4. "Come musica"
    Released: 20 October 2008
  5. "Mezzogiorno"
    Released: 23 January 2009
  6. "Il 5 Maggio (Napoleone è Pieno di Vita)"
    Released: 29 March 2009
  7. "Punto"
    Released: 15 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Musica e dischi[2]

Safari is the eleventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. Preceded by the single "Fango", it was released in Italy on 17 January 2008.[3] The album features guests including Ben Harper, who plays a guitar solo in "Fango", Italian band Negramaro's frontman Giuliano Sangiorgi, Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes and American recording artist Michael Franti.

Safari was a commercial success, topping the Italian Albums Chart for seven weeks and being certified five times platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[4][5] It also became the best-selling album of 2008 in Italy, while its second single, "A te", ranked first in the Italian annual chart.[6]

Tracks

Standard Edition (Mercury UPC 00602517577527)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Fango" (feat. Ben Harper)4:34
2."Mezzogiorno"  4:22
3."A te"  4:25
4."Dove ho visto te"  4:30
5."In orbita"  4:33
6."Safari" (feat. Giuliano Sangiorgi)4:24
7."Temporale" (feat. Sly and Robbie)5:54
8."Come musica"  3:50
9."Innamorato"  2:38
10."Punto" (feat. Sérgio Mendes)4:11
11."Antidolorificomagnifico"  4:26
12."Mani libere 2008" (feat. Michael Franti)4:25

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 70
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4

Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
European Albums (Billboard)[15] 39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 55

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Italy (FIMI)[5] 5× Platinum 600,000[17]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 10,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Mariano Prunes. "Safari - Jovanotti - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. Antonio Orlando (February 2008). "Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini - Safari". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. Gianni Santoro (2 January 2008). "Su 'XL' il libro-diario di Jovanotti in Amazzonia". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. "Italian Charts - Jovanotti - Lorenzo Safari (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Safari al parco ex Eridania. Arriva la giungla di Jovanotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Classifiche ufficiali degli Album e dei DVD musicali più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati dalla rete nel 2008" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. "Jovanotti - Discografia - Safari" (in Italian). Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. "Musica - Safari di Jovanotti" (in Italian). iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. "Safari: Tracklist deluxe" (in Italian). Collettivosoleluna.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. "Jovanotti - Safari - Deluxe Edition". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. Valentina Zardini (20 November 2008). "Safari esce in versione deluxe" (in Italian). SoundMagazine.it. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. "Austriancharts.at – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari" (in German). Hung Medien.
  13. "Italiancharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  15. "Year End Charts - European Top 100 Albums - 2008". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  16. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  17. Andrea Conti (25 January 2011). "Lorenzo: Ora l'ho fatto con amore". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jovanotti; 'Safari')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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