Profumo (album)

Profumo
Studio album by Gianna Nannini
Released	1986
Genre	Rock
Label	Polydor
Producer	Conny Plank, Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini chronology
Tutto Live (1985) Profumo (1986) Maschi e Altri (1987)

Profumo is the eighth album by Gianna Nannini. It was released in 1986.

In the wake of the international acclaim that followed her previous album, "Puzzle", "Profumo" was released throughout Europe, South America, South Africa, Australia, South Korea and Japan, selling over 1,000,000 copies.

Track listing

1. "Bello e Impossibile" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini) – 4:40
2. "Profumo" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini) - 3:50
3. "Come una Schiava" (Nannini/Nannini-Riva) – 5:11
4. "Gelosia" (Nannini-Plank-Pianigiani/Nannini-Riva) - 3:05
5. "Seduzione" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini-Riva) – 3:29
6. "Quale Amore" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini) – 5:08
7. "Avventuriera" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini-Riva) – 4:04
8. "Quante Mani" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini-Riva) - 3:31
9. "Terra Straniera" (Nannini-Pianigiani/Nannini) - 6:14

Personnel

• Gianna Nannini - Vocals, keyboards, guitars
• Fabio Pianigiani - Guitars, keyboards
• Rolf Lammers - Organ, keyboards
• Rainer Herzog - Keyboards
• Hans Bäär - Bass
• Rüdiger Braune - Drums
• Conny Blank - Percussion, sequencer
• Nikko Weidmann - Bass Synth.
• Martin Doepke - Bass Arr.
• Rudy Spinello - Guitars
• Gino Lattuca - Trumpet
• Rüdiger Baldauf - Trumpet
• George Mayer - Saxophone
• Reto Mandelkow - Alto sax
• Jürgen Hiekel - Tenor sax
• Gina Di Maio - Choir
• Fabiana De Geronimo - Choir
• Gloria Campoluongo - Choir
• Production: Conny Plank, Gianna Nannini
• Executive producer: Peter Zumsteg
• Engineer: Detlef Wiederhoff

Additional infos

• Cover photography: Alberto Venzago
• Artwork: Hans Inauen
• Styling: Carla Guido, Moschino, Puma, Lily Farouche
• Recorded Spring 1986 at Conny's Studio, Neunkichen/Cologne, Germany

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[1]	Platinum	50,000^*
Germany (BVMI)[2]	Gold	250,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[1]	2× Platinum	200,000^*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[3]	Platinum	50,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone

External links

• Gianna Nannini homepage

References

1. "Musica: 50 anni a tempo di rock per Gianna Nannini" (in Italian). Adnkronos. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
2. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Gianna Nannini; 'Profumo')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
3. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Gianna Nannini; 'Profumo')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.