Diari aperti

Diari aperti is the tenth studio album by Italian singer Elisa, released by Universal Music Group on 26 October 2018.^[2] The singer's first concept album, it is her second album released entirely in Italian after L'anima vola (2013).

Diari aperti
Studio album by Elisa
Released	26 October 2018 (2018-10-26)
Recorded	2017–2018
Genre	Pop^[1]
Length	40:04
Language	Italian English
Label	Universal Music Group
Producer	Elisa Taketo Gohara Andrea Rigonat
Elisa chronology
Soundtrack '97-'17 (2017) Diari aperti (2018) Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future (2022)
Singles from Diari aperti
"Quelli che restano" Released: 14 September 2018 "Se piovesse il tuo nome" Released: 28 September 2018 "Anche fragile" Released: 18 January 2019 "Vivere tutte le vite" Released: 3 May 2019 "Tua per sempre" Released: 13 September 2019
Singles from Diari aperti (Segreti svelati)
"Blu Part II" Released: 8 November 2019 "Soul" Released: 20 December 2019

Ranked 10th of the "50 Best Italian Albums of 2010s" by Rolling Stone Italia,^[3] in 2019 the project was reissued in a double album, Diari aperti (Segreti svelati), composed of the first disc with Italian songs and the second with the English songs already released on the EP Secret Diaries, alongside new bonus tracks and collaborations with Francesco De Gregori, Carmen Consoli, Rkomi, Carl Brave and Calcutta.^[4]

The album debuted at number two on the FIMI Albums Chart and was certified three times platinum in Italy.^[5]

Background

After ending her contract with Sugar Music, Elisa signed with Universal Music Group in February 2017.^[6] On 12 October 2018 she announced "Diari aperti", her second album entirely in Italian, and an acoustic tour to accompany its release.^[7] From March 2019 to May 2019 she embarked on a European tournée to promote the album.^[8]

Composition

The idea of the title came about to better explain what it is about: I drew not only from my diaries, even very old ones, to write the songs. [...] But also from writings made recently and around which I built the music. For me it was always the other way around: first the melodies were born, and then those suggested the message. In this case the text, in the form of an intimate diary, was driving it. [...] [Reading the diaries] moved me to find there different bonds and feelings that time has not nicked.

— Elisa on Diari Aperti^[9]

The recording project includes eleven tracks in Italian, written and composed by Elisa, with contributions from Davide Petrella, Federica Abbate, Calcutta and Carl Brave, and the vocal participation of Francesco De Gregori.^[10][11] American musician and composer Patrick Warren collaborates for arrangements of the tracks.^[12] The singer defined the record project a concept album, in which she reflects about her life, marriage and feelings.^[9]

Singles

"Quelli che restano", featuring Francesco De Gregori, was released as the lead single from the album on 14 September 2018.^[13] "Se piovesse il tuo nome" was released as the second single on 28 September 2018.^[14] The song peaked at number 4 on the Italian Singles Chart^[15] and was awarded double platinum from the Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana.^[16]

During 2019 "Anche fragile", a new version of "Vivere tutte le vite" featuring rapper Carl Brave and "Tua per sempre" were all released as singles from the album;^[17][18][19] the first two were certified double platinum in Italy^[20][21] while the third one was certified gold.^[22] The track "Promettimi", without being a single, was certified platinum.^[23]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rockol	^[24]

Diari aperti received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for Rockol, Mattia Marzi opined that the album "represents at the same time a way to take stock and open up to news, to reflect on how many pages have been written and on how much there is still to be written", praising the vulnerable side of the singer and her singing versatility in several music genres.^[24]

Track listing

Diari aperti track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tutta un'altra storia"	Elisa	Elisa Andrea Rigonat Taketo Gohara	3:21
2.	"Se piovesse il tuo nome"	Calcutta Dardust Vanni Casagrande	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:22
3.	"Tua per sempre"	Davide Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara Francesco "Katoo" Catitti	3:27
4.	"Anche fragile"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:59
5.	"Promettimi"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:55
6.	"L'amore per te"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:41
7.	"L'estate è già fuori"	Elisa Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:20
8.	"Con te mi sento così"	Elisa Rigonat Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:03
9.	"Vivere tutte le vite"	Elisa Federica Abbate Cheope	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:47
10.	"Come fosse adesso"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:44
11.	"Quelli che restano" (featuring Francesco De Gregori)	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	4:25
Total length:				40:04

Diari aperti – bonus streaming tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Se piovesse il tuo nome" (featuring Calcutta)	Calcutta Dardust Casagrande	Elisa Calcutta	3:15
13.	"Vivere tutte le vite" (featuring Carl Brave)	Elisa Abbate Cheope Carl Brave	Brave	3:41
Total length:				46:06

Diari aperti (Segreti svelati)

Diari aperti (Segreti svelati) - CD1

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Tutta un'altra storia"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:22
2.	"Se piovesse il tuo nome" (featuring Calcutta)	Calcutta Dardust Casagrande	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:14
3.	"Tua per sempre"	Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara Catitti	3:27
4.	"Anche fragile" (featuring Brunori Sas)	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	4:26
5.	"Promettimi" (featuring Carmen Consoli)	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:53
6.	"L'amore per te"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:41
7.	"L'estate è già fuori"	Elisa Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:20
8.	"Con te mi sento così"	Elisa Rigonat Petrella	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:03
9.	"Vivere tutte le vite" (featuring Carl Brave)	Elisa Abbate Cheope	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:41
10.	"Come fosse adesso"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:44
11.	"Quelli che restano" (featuring Francesco De Gregori)	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	4:25
12.	"In piedi"	Elisa Gianluca Ballarin	Elisa	5:04
13.	"Blu Part II" (featuring Rkomi)	Elisa Shablo Charlie Charles Rkomi Raina MustRow	Marco Zangilorami Elisa	3:35
14.	"Diari aperti"	Elisa	Rigonat	3:48
Total length:				52:43

Diari aperti (Segreti svelati) - CD2

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Soul"	Elisa John Shanks	Shanks	4:15
2.	"Thirst (For You Only)"	Calcutta Dardust Casagrande	Elisa Rigonat Gohara	3:22
3.	"Feeling This Way"	Elisa Rigonat	Elisa	4:03
4.	"You Don't Love Me Like I Do"	Elisa	Elisa	2:29
5.	"Don't Do Neverminds"	Elisa	Elisa	4:08
6.	"My America"	Elisa	Elisa	4:06
7.	"A Parallel World"	Elisa	Elisa Rigonat	3:06
Total length:				25:29

Commercial success

Diari aperti debuted at number two on the FIMI Albums Chart, becoming the artist's thirteenth top ten album on the chart, third number two of her career after Lotus (2003) and Pearl Days (2004). On December 5, 2018, the album was certified as a gold by FIMI, becoming the 34th best-selling album of 2018.^[25] On February 29, 2019, the album was certified platinum for selling over 50,000 units.^[26]

In 2019, after the release of the reissue Diari aperti (Segreti svelati), the project returned to the top ten of FIMI's chart at number six,^[27] becoming the eighteenth best-selling album of the year.^[28] In 2020, the album achieved double platinum status, appearing on both the 2020 and 2021 FIMI End-Year Charts.^[29] In 2022, it was certified triple platinum with 150,000 units sold.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Diari aperti

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[30]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[31]	53

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Diari aperti

Chart (2019)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[32]	18
Chart (2020)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[33]	58
Chart (2021)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[34]	97

Certifications

Certifications for Diari aperti

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[35]	3× Platinum	150,000
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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33. "Top of the Music 2020: 'Persona' di Marracash è l'album più venduto" (Download the attachment and open the albums file) (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
34. "Classifica annuale 2021" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
35. "Italian album certifications – Elisa – Diari aperti" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 March 2021. Select "2020" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Diari aperti" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".