Alma (Gaia album)

Alma
Studio album by
Released29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)
Genre
Length44:42
LabelColumbia
Producer
  • Andry the Hitmaker
  • Childsplay
  • Dema
  • Erin
  • Machweo
  • Orang3
  • Simon Says!
Gaia chronology
Genesi
(2020)
Alma
(2021)
Rosa dei venti
(2025)
Singles from Alma
  1. "Cuore amaro"
    Released: 4 March 2021
  2. "Boca"
    Released: 14 May 2021
  3. "Nuvole di zanzare"
    Released: 1 October 2021
  4. "What Christmas Means to Me"
    Released: 18 November 2021
  5. "Salina"
    Released: 7 January 2022

Alma is the second studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Gaia, released on 29 October 2021 by Columbia.[1]

Background and composition

The second album features fifteen songs, written in both Italian and Portuguese by the singer-songwriter together with numerous collaborators.[2][3] The songs feature musical influences, including pop, reggaeton, Latin, bossa nova,[4] addressing different themes related to spirituality, feminism, toxic relationships and the pain of overcoming childhood and adolescent trauma.[5][6] The project features the participation of Francesca Michielin, Gemitaiz, Margherita Vicario, Tedua, Selton and Sean Paul.[7][8] Interviewed by TV Sorrisi e Canzoni, Gaia stated about the album:[9]

It's everything I am and everything I believe in, an introspective journey that gathers emotions and thoughts from the last year and a half. [...] The album is me, without genres, without labels, for better or for worse. It's an album designed to be played and sung live.

Track listing

Alma track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Alma"
  • Gozzi
  • Simone Privitera
  • SimonSays!
2:41
2."Bandiera"
  • Gozzi
  • Vincenzo Colella
  • Luca Galeandro
  • Gozzi
  • Privitera
  • SimonSays!
2:46
3."Fita do bonfim"
  • Gozzi
  • Rocco Giovannoni
  • Marco Spaggiari
  • Privitera
  • B-Croma
  • SimonSays!
2:51
4."Nuvole di zanzare"
  • Gozzi
  • La Cava
  • Bertollini
  • Lombardi
  • De Sanctis
  • Erin
  • SimonSays!
3:01
5."Ginga" (featuring Margherita Vicario and Francesca Michielin)
  • Gozzi
  • Andrea Moroni
  • Fabio De Marco
  • Andry the Hitmaker
  • Dema
3:15
6."Marina" (featuring Gemitaiz)
  • Privitera
  • SimonSays!
2:50
7."Occhi & jeans"
  • Gozzi
  • Daniele Dezi
  • Gozzi
  • Dezi
  • Orang3
3:05
8."Louca" (featuring J Lord)
  • Gozzi
  • Lord Johnson
  • Gozzi
  • Drama State
  • Privitera
  • Matteo Novi
  • Mr. Monkey
  • SimonSays!
2:43
9."Pomeriggio"
  • Privitera
  • SimonSays!
2:42
10."Boca" (with Sean Paul)
  • Gozzi
  • Antonio Fernandez
  • Sonia Bazanta
  • Donald Hoitink
  • Mimoun Steven Kwik
  • Steve Keanu Tandaju
Childsplay2:36
11."Cuore amaro"
  • Gozzi
  • Ettorre
  • Dezi
  • Giorgio Spedicato
  • Machweo
  • SimonSays!
2:33
12."Salina"
  • Gozzi
  • Colella
  • Viviana Colombo
  • Gozzi
  • Valerio Smordoni
  • Privitera
SimonSays!3:24
13."Io e te (De leve)" (featuring Selton)
  • Gozzi
  • Daniel Goncalves Plentz
  • Ramiro Levy
  • Eduardo Stein Dechtiar
  • Gozzi
  • Plentz
  • Levy
  • Dechtiar
  • Privitera
SimonSays!3:28
14."Paranauè" (featuring Tedua)
  • Privitera
SimonSays!3:03
15."Sem tu"GozziPriviteraSimonSays!3:44
Bonus track on the Alma – Christmas Edition re-issue, exclusively on Amazon Music
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
12."What Christmas Means to Me"
  • Allen Story
  • Anna Gordy Gaye
  • George Gordy
2:30

Charts

Chart performance for Alma
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 18

References

  1. ^ "Gaia, il nuovo album Alma fuori il 29 ottobre 2021". ANSA (in Italian).
  2. ^ "Gaia svela la sua nuova Alma in diretta con Claudia Rossi e Andrea Conti". il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian).
  3. ^ "Incontro spirituale con l'Alma di Gaia aka mettetevi comodi perché qui non si parla (solo) di musica". Elle (in Italian).
  4. ^ "Gaia, esce Alma: "Stiamo andando verso un no gender anche nella musica"". Billboard Italia (in Italian).
  5. ^ "Gaia: "Un artista non può essere giudicato solo attraverso un talent"". Rockol (in Italian).
  6. ^ "Gaia è diversa". Rolling Stone Italia (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Gaia: le prime indiscrezioni sul nuovo album, Alma, nuovo e sound e diverse di collaborazioni". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  8. ^ "Gaia: "Noi donne dobbiamo dare il sangue per essere definite cantautrici"". Rockol (in Italian).
  9. ^ "Gaia: "Alma è un viaggio introspettivo e sperimentale"". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  10. ^ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 29.10.2021 al 04.11.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 November 2021.