Gaetana is the debut album by Italian

Italy

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 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer Giusy Ferreri

Giusy Ferreri

Giusy Ferreri is an Italian singer-songwriter.In 2008 Giusy took part at the first Italian edition of the talent show X Factor, in which she came second....

,
it was released on November 14, 2008 in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

, and digitally in many other European countries.
Four singles were released from the album: "Non ti scordar mai di me

Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me (Giusy Ferreri song)

"Non ti scordar mai di me" is a pop song performed by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri. It was written by Roberto Casalino and Tiziano Ferro and co-produced by Fabrizio Giannini....

", "Novembre

Novembre (Giusy Ferreri song)

"Novembre" is a song by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri, released as second single from her debut album Gaetana. It was written by Roberto Casalino and produced by Tiziano Ferro....

", "Stai fermo lì" and "La scala (The Ladder)". Gaetana has sold around 500,000 copies copies only in Italy being certified 6 times platinum and around 600.000 copies worldwide.

Promotion and release

The album was heavily promoted, and special advertising was arranged in collaboration with MTV Italy

MTV Italy

MTV Italy is the Italian speaking version of the popular 24 hour music and youth entertainment channel. Unlike its counterparts elsewhere in Europe, MTV Italia is a national channel available free-to-air on terrestrial television since September 1, 1997 and available on digital terrestrial...

 before and during the week of release. The entire album was streamed on MTV's website, beginning on November 10, 2008, a week before the album's Italian

Italy

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 release date.
Gaetana reached at #1 on iTunes

ITunes

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 Italy on the first day of release and debuted on the Italian FIMI albums chart at number two where it went on to peak for seven weeks, fended off by Laura Pausini

Laura Pausini

Laura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...

's album Primavera in anticipo

Primavera in anticipo

Primavera in anticipo and Primavera anticipada are the Italian language and the Spanish language versions of the tenth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini, released by Warner Music on 11 November 2008.Produced by Pausini with Paolo Carta, Celso Valli and Dado Parisini, the...

.

In 2009 Gaetana was released in France

France

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, Belgium

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, Spain

Spain

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, Germany

Germany

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 and Greece

Greece

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Album information

Italian singer Tiziano Ferro

Tiziano Ferro

Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...

 collaborated with Giusy on the song "L'amore e basta" and wrote the songs "Stai fermo lì

Stai Fermo Lì

"Stai fermo lì" is a song by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri, released as third single from her debut album Gaetana, the song was written and produced by Italian Pop-R&B singer Tiziano Ferro....

", "Passione positiva", "Aria di vita" and the hit single "Non ti scordar mai di me

Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me (Giusy Ferreri song)

"Non ti scordar mai di me" is a pop song performed by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri. It was written by Roberto Casalino and Tiziano Ferro and co-produced by Fabrizio Giannini....

".
American singer, songwriter and producer Linda Perry

Linda Perry

Linda Perry is an American rock musician, songwriter, and record producer. Once best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of 4 Non Blondes, Perry has founded two record labels and has become a major songwriter and producer...

 wrote the songs "La scala (The Ladder)" and "Cuore assente (The La La Song)".

The tracks written by Giusy Ferreri are "Pensieri", "In assenza", "Piove" and "Il party".

Track listing

Italian Edition

1. "L' amore e basta!" (feat Tiziano Ferro
   Tiziano Ferro
   Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...
   
   )
2. "Novembre
   Novembre (Giusy Ferreri song)
   "Novembre" is a song by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri, released as second single from her debut album Gaetana. It was written by Roberto Casalino and produced by Tiziano Ferro....
   
   "
3. "Stai fermo lì
   Stai Fermo Lì
   "Stai fermo lì" is a song by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri, released as third single from her debut album Gaetana, the song was written and produced by Italian Pop-R&B singer Tiziano Ferro....
   
   "
4. "Non ti scordar mai di me
   Non Ti Scordar Mai Di Me (Giusy Ferreri song)
   "Non ti scordar mai di me" is a pop song performed by Italian pop singer Giusy Ferreri. It was written by Roberto Casalino and Tiziano Ferro and co-produced by Fabrizio Giannini....
   
   "
5. "Aria di vita"
6. "Passione positiva"
7. "La scala (The Ladder)"
8. "Pensieri"
9. "In assenza"
10. "Il sapore di un altro no"
11. "Cuore assente (The La La Song)"
12. "Piove"
13. "Il party"
14. "Nunca te olvides de mí (Non ti scordar mai di me - Spanish version)" (Bonus Track)

Spanish Edition

1. "El amor y basta" (feat. Tiziano Ferro)
2. "Noviembre"
3. "Parado ahí"
4. "Nunca te olvides de mí"
5. "Aire de vida"
6. "Pasión positiva"
7. "La scala (The Ladder)"
8. "Pensamientos"
9. "En ausencia de ti"
10. "La amargura de otro no"
11. "Cuore assente"
12. "Llueve"
13. "El party"

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	14 November 2008	Sony BMG, Ricordi
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....		Sony BMG
Greece Greece Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....	21 January 2009	Sony BMG
France France The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...	25 May 2009	Sony BMG
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...		Sony BMG, Ariola
Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...	12 June 2009	Sony BMG, Ariola
Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	16 June 2009	Sony BMG, Columbia Columbia Records Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

Charts and certifications

Chart (2008)	Providers	Peak position	Certification	Sales
Belgium (Wallonia) Albums	Ultratop Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... /IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	52		5.000
Cyprus Albums Chart	IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	5		5.000
Greece International Albums	IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	2	2xPlatinum	15,000+
Greece Albums Chart	IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...	10
Italian Albums Chart	FIMI	2	Diamond (7x platinum)	560,000+
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...	20		5,000+

External links

• Giusy Ferreri official website