Mediamente isterica

1998 studio album by Carmen Consoli

Mediamente isterica

Studio album by

Carmen Consoli

Released| 27 October 1998
Genre| Rock[1]
Length| 46:08
Label|

* Cyclope
* Polydor

Producer| Francesco Virlinzi
Carmen Consoli chronology
| Confusa e felice
(1997)  | Mediamente isterica
(1998)  | Stato di necessità
(2000)

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Mediamente isterica (lit. 'Moderately hysterical') is the third studio album of Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 1998. The album was named after a verse of the lead single, "Besame Giuda".[2] The cover, featuring Consoli as a siren, was ideated by Alberto Bettinetti.[1]

The album was recorded between May and August 1998 at the Cantinone Studio in Catania.[1] A concept album, it features a series of female portraits, one for each song, and has deception as the main theme.[1] The leading single "Besame Giuda" was released two weeks before the album, while the other singles were "Puramente casuale", the anti-war song "Eco di sirene" (whose music video was directed by Stefano Mordini), and "Autunno dolciastro" (only released as a promotional single).[1] The song "Sentivo l'odore" was chosen as theme song of the Sky Cinema miniseries Donne assassine.[1] The song "Ennesima eclisse" is inspired by Dante's Divine Comedy and features some backmasking, while "Contessa miseria" got its inspiration by Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray.[1] It is considered the most 'rock' album by Consoli, with grudge and classic rock influences.[1] It sold over 80,000 copies[1] and was certificated gold.[3]

In September 2008, it was released a Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition consisting of two CDs, one containing the original album, and a second one with the same songs re-recorded by Consoli as well as outtakes and rarities.[1][4]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Bésame Giuda"| Carmen Consoli| 3:45
2.| "Bésame Mucho"| Consuelo Velázquez| 0:33
3.| "Puramente casuale"| Consoli| 3:35
4.| "Sentivo l'odore"| Consoli| 4:40
5.| "Autunno dolciastro"| Consoli| 5:33
6.| "Ennesima eclisse"| Consoli| 4:03
7.| "In funzione di nessuna logica"| Consoli| 3:07
8.| "Geisha"| Consoli| 2:39
9.| "Eco di sirene"| Consoli| 4:43
10.| "Quattordici luglio"| Consoli| 5:04
11.| "Anello mancante"| Consoli| 3:48
12.| "Contessa miseria"| Consoli| 3:39
13.| "L'ultima preghiera"|

* Consoli
* Massimo Roccaforte

| 4:17
14.| "L'uomo meschino" (only included in the 2008 version)| Consoli| 4:06

## Charts

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Chart (1998)  | Peak position

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Italy (FIMI) [5] | 4

Mediamente isterica Deluxe - Anniversary Edition
Chart (2008)  | Peak position

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Italy (FIMI) [6] | 22

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Raugei, Elena (21 January 2010). "L'eco tagliente di sirene". Carmen Consoli: Fedele a se stessa. Arcana. ISBN 978-88-6231-614-9. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
2. ^ Venegoni, Marinella (27 October 1998). "Consoli: io, mediamente isterica". La Stampa. p. 28. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
3. ^ Spadaccino, Maria Rosaria (7 March 1999). "Carmen, la voce d' oro". Corriere della Sera. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
4. ^ Laffranchi, Andrea (29 April 2009). "Rock l' usato sicuro". Corriere della Sera. p. 37.
5. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 30.10.1998 al 05.11.1998)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.
6. ^ "Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 31.10.2008 al 06.11.2008)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2023.

## External links

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Mediamente isterica at Discogs (list of releases)

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Carmen Consoli

Studio albums|

* Due parole (1996)
* Confusa e felice (1997)
* Mediamente isterica (1998)
* Stato di necessità (2000)
* L'eccezione (2002)
* Eva contro Eva (2006)
* Elettra (2009)
* L'abitudine di tornare (2015)
* Volevo fare la rockstar (2021)

Singles|

* "Confusa e felice" (1997)
* "Parole di burro" (2000)
* "L'ultimo bacio" (2000)
* "L'eccezione" (2002)

Featured singles|

* "Tutto l'universo obbedisce all'amore" (2006, with Franco Battiato)
* "Il conforto" (2016, with Tiziano Ferro)

Related|

* Sanremo Music Festival
* 1996
* 1997
* 2000

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group
* 2

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