Safari (Jovanotti album)

Safari is the eleventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Jovanotti. Preceded by the single "Fango", it was released in Italy on 17 January 2008.[3] The album features guests including Ben Harper, who plays a guitar solo in "Fango", Italian band Negramaro's frontman Giuliano Sangiorgi, Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes and American recording artist Michael Franti.

Safari
Studio album by
Jovanotti
Released18 January 2008
GenreWorld music, alternative hip hop, alternative rock
Length71:24
LabelUniversal, Soleluna
ProducerAlessandro Cortini, Michele Canova, Jovanotti
Jovanotti chronology
ElectroJova - Buon sangue dopato
(2006)		 Safari
(2008)		 OYEAH
(2009)
Singles from Safari
  1. "Fango"
    Released: 6 December 2007
  2. "A te"
    Released: 7 March 2008
  3. "Safari"
    Released: 4 July 2008
  4. "Come musica"
    Released: 20 October 2008
  5. "Mezzogiorno"
    Released: 23 January 2009
  6. "Il 5 Maggio (Napoleone è Pieno di Vita)"
    Released: 29 March 2009
  7. "Punto"
    Released: 15 May 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Musica e dischi[2]

Safari was a commercial success, topping the Italian Albums Chart for seven weeks and being certified five times platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry.[4][5] It also became the best-selling album of 2008 in Italy, while its second single, "A te", ranked first in the Italian annual chart.[6]

Track listing
Standard Edition (Mercury UPC 00602517577527)[7]
No.TitleLength
1."Fango" (feat. Ben Harper)4:34
2."Mezzogiorno"4:22
3."A te"4:25
4."Dove ho visto te"4:30
5."In orbita"4:33
6."Safari" (feat. Giuliano Sangiorgi)4:24
7."Temporale" (feat. Sly and Robbie)5:54
8."Come musica"3:50
9."Innamorato"2:38
10."Punto" (feat. Sérgio Mendes)4:11
11."Antidolorificomagnifico"4:26
12."Mani libere 2008" (feat. Michael Franti)4:25
iTunes Bonus Track[8]
No.TitleLength
13."Punto" (Veccho Frank Version, feat. Sèrgio Mendes)3:35
Limited Deluxe Edition[9][10]
No.TitleLength
13."Come parli l'italiano"3:10
14."Nel mio tempo"5:06
15."Il gioco del mondo"7:29
Limited Christmas Edition[11]
No.TitleLength
13."A te" (Live)5:34
14."Come musica" (Live)3:53
15."Mezzogiorno" (Live)5:08
16."Dove ho visto te" (Live)4:37

Charts and certifications

Peak positions
Chart (2008) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 70
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 4

Year-end charts
Chart (2008) Position
European Albums (Billboard)[15] 39
Italian Albums (FIMI)[6] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 55

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[5] 5× Platinum 600,000[17]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] Gold 10,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. Mariano Prunes. "Safari - Jovanotti - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. Antonio Orlando (February 2008). "Lorenzo Jovanotti Cherubini - Safari". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. Gianni Santoro (2 January 2008). "Su 'XL' il libro-diario di Jovanotti in Amazzonia". la Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  4. "Italian Charts - Jovanotti - Lorenzo Safari (album)". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  5. "Safari al parco ex Eridania. Arriva la giungla di Jovanotti". la Repubblica (in Italian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
  6. "Classifiche ufficiali degli Album e dei DVD musicali più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati dalla rete nel 2008" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. 13 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  7. "Jovanotti - Discografia - Safari" (in Italian). Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. "Musica - Safari di Jovanotti" (in Italian). iTunes Store (Italy). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  9. "Safari: Tracklist deluxe" (in Italian). Collettivosoleluna.net. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  10. "Jovanotti - Safari - Deluxe Edition". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  11. Valentina Zardini (20 November 2008). "Safari esce in versione deluxe" (in Italian). SoundMagazine.it. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  12. "Austriancharts.at – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari" (in German). Hung Medien.
  13. "Italiancharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Jovanotti – Lorenzo Safari". Hung Medien.
  15. "Year End Charts - European Top 100 Albums - 2008". Billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012.
  16. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2008" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  17. Andrea Conti (25 January 2011). "Lorenzo: Ora l'ho fatto con amore". TGCOM (in Italian). Mediaset. Archived from the original on 26 January 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  18. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Jovanotti; 'Safari')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
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