OK. Respira
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| Released | 10 February 2023 | |||
| Recorded | 2021–2022 | |||
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| Length | 48:24 | |||
| Label | Island Records | |||
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OK. Respira is the fourth studio album by Italian singer Elodie, released on 10 February 2023 by Island Records.[1][2]
The album featured "Due", presented by the singer during the Sanremo Music Festival 2023 where it took ninth in the final ranking,[3] and the original song "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" from the soundtrack of the film Burning Hearts, winner of the David di Donatello for Best Original Song.[4]
Composition[edit]
The album is composed of thirteen tracks, eleven of which were written by the singer herself,[5] with the authorial participation of Elisa Toffoli, Federica Abbate, Joan Thiele, Alessandro Mahmood, Davide Petrella, and production by Francesco "Katoo" Cattiti, Dardust, Drillionaire, ITACA and Zef.[6] In an interview for Vanity Fair Italia, Elodie explained the process of producing and writing the songs on the album:[7]
"I had the immense opportunity to be able to collaborate with a group of artists with whom I have an important relationship, from Dardust to Mahmood to Federica Abbate, Elisa, Davide Petrella, all people who have built my path. I was able to tell my story, to collaborate for the first time on writing, to bring my desire into the songs. It is difficult for performers to get their vision across. It has everything in it, from my belly singing to the four-person box. I hope you can hear that it's the most in-focus record I've done so far. [...] Almost the whole album is from those 10 days we spent together [in Tuscany]. I am a fragile woman but at the same time proud of my frailties. I tell my fears with a lot of honesty but also firmness. I hope I am not just another one."
The singer also told about her relationship with singer Elisa, author of three songs on the album:[7]
"Our first interaction was at Amici di Maria De Filippi. Elisa didn't talk much, but she read an uneasiness in me, she saw something in me that humanly she also had when she was young. I welcomed this approach of hers. It was gradual and now, after a few years, we now have the freedom of not having to tell each other. Each of us knows. It is an immense honor to work with her, I think she is truly the most complete and evolved artist we have. She is not afraid to confront herself. I am fortunate."
Critics reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Newsic.it[8] | 6.75/10 |
| OndaRock[9] | 6.5/10 |
| Rockol[10] | 7.5/10 |
Claudio Cabona of Rockol described the project as "the sharpest snapshot of today's Elodie," thanks to "quality pop and dance songs" that "were able to tell the story of the singer's transformation." Cabona also stressed that the songs are "able to break away from much of what we listen to in Italy," becoming as a whole "a valuable vision for the Italian scene."[10] Marco Macchi of Newsic.it appreciated Elodie's musical evolution undertaken within OK. Respira, highlighting how the record turns out to be "contemporary electro-pop" thanks to the work done by the production team, citing Dardust of all people, concluding that the singer has become "the perfect Italian dancefloor star, between Madonna and Kylie Minogue."[8]
Silvia Gianatti of Vanity Fair Italia, on the other hand, indicated that the songs "show her pop soul" of "contemporary sounds," in which "Elodie looks at herself in the mirror, learns from mistakes, shows herself more fragile" believing that the producers and authors "have been able to tell her story, without hiding those fears [...] that make her helpless in the face of abuse."[7] Gabriele Fazio of Agenzia Giornalistica Italia claimed that the album represents one of " the most authentic pop manifestations possibly in the entire history of Italian music," finding, however, that it elicited a "deadly boredom" from the listener because the songs "do not pretend to communicate anything, but only to function on a sonic level."[11]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Purple in the Sky" | Dardust | 3:52 | |
| 2. | "Danse la Vie" |
| Dardust | 3:12 |
| 3. | "Strobo" |
| Dardust | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Due" |
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| 3:13 |
| 5. | "OK. Respira" |
| ITACA | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Mai più" |
| Dardust | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Bagno a mezzanotte" |
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| 2:58 |
| 8. | "Boy Boy Boy" |
| Drillionaire | 2:09 |
| 9. | "Tribale" |
| ITACA | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Apocalisse" |
| Dardust | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Vertigine" |
| Dardust | 3:37 |
| 12. | "Una come cento" |
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| 3:13 |
| 13. | "Proiettili (ti mangio il cuore)" (featuring Joan Thiele) |
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| 3:16 |
| Total length: | 48:24 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Pazza musica" (with Marco Mengoni) | Marco Mengoni |
| 3:15 |
| Total length: | 51:39 | |||
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 4 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (2023) | Position |
|---|---|
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 20 |
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Italy (FIMI)[14] | Platinum | 50,000‡ |
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‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Elodie: 'Ok. Respira' è il titolo del nuovo disco in uscita il 10 febbraio". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian). 6 December 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Elodie annuncia nuovo album, il 10 febbraio esce Ok. Respira". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 6 December 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Esposito, Cecilia (24 January 2023). "Elodie a Sanremo 2023". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Ciavarelli, Giulia (16 September 2022). ""Proiettili": Elodie e Joan Thiele nella colonna sonora di "Ti mangio il cuore"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Elodie: "Spesso non mi sono sentita all'altezza, ora voglio prendermi tutto"". Tgcom24 (in Italian). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Elodie svela la tracklist del nuovo album, "Ok. Respira". Venerdì fuori una nuova canzone!". All Music Italia (in Italian). 30 January 2023. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Gianatti, Silvia (3 February 2023). "Elodie: "Fiera delle mie fragilità"". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b Macchi, Marco (10 February 2023). "Recensione: Elodie - "Ok. Respira"". Newsic.it (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Karagiannis, Vassilios (6 March 2023). "Elodie - Ok. Respira". OndaRock (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ a b Cabona, Claudio (14 February 2023). "Il primo disco in cui Elodie è davvero Elodie". Rockol (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ Fazio, Gabriele (19 February 2023). "Si Giorgia, no Ultimo, 'ni' Elodie. Le recensioni della settimana". Agenzia Giornalistica Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 10.02.2023 al 16.02.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Elodie – This Is Elodie" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 4 November 2023. Select "2023" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "This Is Elodie" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
