Nuovi eroi

Nuovi eroi (New Heroes) is the second album by Italian pop/rock singer Eros Ramazzotti, produced by Piero Cassano and released in 1986 on the BMG label.

Nuovi eroi
Studio album by Eros Ramazzotti
Released	1986
Recorded	Il Cortile, Milan, Italy Excalibur, Milan, Italy
Genre	Pop, rock
Length	55:13
Label	BMG
Producer	Piero Cassano
Eros Ramazzotti chronology
Cuori agitati (1985) Nuovi eroi (1986) In certi momenti (1987)

Lead single "Adesso tu" won the 1986 San Remo Music Festival, and topped the singles charts in Italy, Switzerland and Austria. The version included on the album is 1:05 longer than the single version, with additional instrumental passages. Nuovi eroi went on to reach #1 in the same three countries. It is the first of eleven consecutive full-length studio albums by Ramazzotti, up to and including 2009's Ali e radici, to top the Italian Albums chart.

The CD issue of the album contains four additional tracks taken from Ramazzotti's debut album Cuori agitati.

Track listing

(Tracks written by Pierangelo Cassano, Adelio Cogliati, Eros Ramazzotti unless stated)

1. "Un cuore con le ali" - 3:52
2. "Un nuovo amore" - 4:11
3. "E mi ribello" - 4:22
4. "Fuggo dal nulla" - 3:47
5. "Con gli occhi di un bambino" - 4:19
6. "Lacrime di gioventù" - 4:52
7. "Emozione dopo emozione" - 4:34
8. "Adesso tu" - 5:04
9. "Nuovi eroi" - 4:11
10. "Una storia importante" - 4:09
11. "Cuori agitati" - 3:45
12. "Buongiorno bambina" - 4:15
13. "Terra promessa" - 3:45

(Tracks 10-13 also included on Cuori agitati)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[1] 1 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[2] 38 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[3] 29 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[4] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[5] 5 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6] 4 Chart (1987) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[7] 2

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)^[8]	2× Platinum	100,000^*
Germany (BVMI)^[9]	Gold	250,000^^
Italy (FIMI)^[10]	2× Platinum	1,300,000^[11]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)^[12] Heroes De Hoy	Gold	50,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)^[13]	2× Platinum	100,000^^
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Austriancharts.at – Eros Ramazzotti – Nuovi eroi" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Eros Ramazzotti – Nuovi eroi" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
3. "Swedishcharts.com – Eros Ramazzotti – Nuovi eroi". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
4. "Swisscharts.com – Eros Ramazzotti – Nuovi eroi". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
5. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1986". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
6. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1986". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
7. "Jahreshitparade Alben 1987". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
8. "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. 26 December 1987. pp. 42–46. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
9. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Eros Ramazotti; 'Nuovi Eroi')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
10. "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. 27 December 1986. p. 33. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
11. Franchini, Vittorio (26 February 1988). "Ramazzotti in concerto: ventimila in delirio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2021. Infine il boom dei suoi dischi: "Nuovi eroi" vende un milione e 300 mila copie.
12. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 921. ISBN 8480486392.
13. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Nuovi Eroi')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 May 2020.