Reality and Fantasy is the second studio album by Italian jazz singer Raphael Gualazzi, composed, produced and arranged by Gualazzi himself, it was released in Italy on February 16, 2011 on Sugar Music.
Background 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. 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. 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. A new edition of the album was released in France by Blue Note Records in September 2012.
Singles 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. 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. 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. Other singles from the album were "A Three Second Breath", "Calda estate (dove sei)", "Love Goes Down Slow" and "Zuccherino dolce".
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts Chart (2011) Peakposition Austrian Albums Chart 53 French New Albums Chart 128 German Albums Chart 49 Italian Albums Chart 4
Certifications Country Certification Italy (FIMI) Platinum
Year-end charts Chart (2011) Position Italian Albums Chart 17
Personnel Credits adapted from Allmusic.
Production credits
Ferdinando Arnò – additional production Emiliano Alborghetti – assistant Laura Borgognoni – art direction, design Marco Craig – cover photo, design, photography Giuseppe Dicecca – stylist David Frazer – engineer, mixing Donal Hodgson – engineer, mixing Joe LaPorta – mastering Emily Lazar – mastering Sabrina Mellace – stylist Mimmo Di Maggio - Hair and Make Up
Music credits
Raphael Gualazzi – vocals, composer, lyricist, producer, kazoo, clavinet, organ, piano, background vocals, Wurlitzer Atem Quartet – saxophone Abigail Bailey – background vocals Lele Barbieri – drums David Bartelucci – tenor saxophone Fabrizio Bosso – trumpet Karl Brazil – drums David Brutti – contralto saxophone Giuseppe Conte – bass, guitar Felice Del Gaudio – electric bass, double bass Duke Ellington – composer Luca Florian – percussion Pete Glenister – guitar, percussion, producer Oliviero Malaspina – composer, lyricist Christian Marini – drums Mr. Wallace – arranger Malcolm Moore – bass James Reynolds – harmonica, mixing, producer Roxanne Tataei – vocals Massimo Valentini – baritone sax, saxophone Matteo Villa – contralto saxophone Fio Zanotti – composer
Release history Region Date Format Edition Label Italy 16 February 2011 CD, digital download Standard Edition Sugar Music 18 October 2011 CD+DVD Italian Special Edition France 10 September 2012 CD, digital download French Edition Blue Note Records
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