Shake (Zucchero album)

2001 studio album by Zucchero

Shake

Studio album by

Zucchero

Released| 14 September 2001
Recorded| March – May 2001
Studio| The Plan Studios, Hollywood
Umbi Studio, Italy
Genre| Blues rock, pop rock
Length| 47:56
Label| Polydor/Universal
Producer| Corrado Rustici
Zucchero chronology
| Overdose d'amore/The Ballads
(1999)  | Shake
(2001)  | Zu & Co.
(2004)

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Singles from  Shake

1. "Baila (Sexy Things)"
Released: June 22, 2001
2. "Ahum"
Released: September 21, 2001
3. "Dindondio"
Released: January 25, 2002
4. "Sento le campane"
Released: April 27, 2002
5. "Rossa mela della sera"
Released: September 13, 2002

Shake is the ninth studio album by the Italian blues rock singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari, released on 14 September 2001.[1] The album was mostly recorded in 2001 at The Plan Studios in Hollywood with producer Corrado Rustici, and previewed near Rovigo, on 9 September 2001. It was the last produced by Rustici.

## Overview

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In this album, Zucchero used the technique of sampling.[2] Starting from an old collection of vinyls owned by his American programmer, Zucchero tried to recreate a vintage and blues sound by taking some portions of sound recordings and reusing them as new instruments. He borrowed the idea from other important albums, such as Play (1999) by Moby or works by Fatboy Slim.

## Composition

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The album opens with three blues rock songs. "Sento le campane" whose music is by Zucchero, Isaac Hayes and David Porter, "Music In Me" and "Porca l'oca". The latter sampled "What'd I Say" by Ray Charles, who also recorded the song together with Zucchero. The fourth song, "Ali d'oro", represents the last recording of John Lee Hooker's career. The American bluesman sings the chorus "I lay down with an angel". The music, typical of a blues ballad, is composed by Zucchero and Luciano Luisi. "Ahum" is co-written with the friend and old colleague Roberto Zanetti, as well as "Music In Me" and "Baila (Sexy Things)", and sampled Barry White's version of "Just the Way You Are". "Scintille" sampled from "Deceiving Blues" by Teddy Darby and "Feelin' Lowdown" by Big Bill Broonzy. "Baila (Sexy Things)", released as the first single in Italy, is the core of the selling success of the entire album, peaking at number 1 in Italy, France and Spain. For the composition, Zucchero sampled "Take Me to the River" by Al Green and "Mannish Boy" by Muddy Waters. The next two ballads "Dindondio", whose theme is the countryside life, and "Rossa mela della sera" sampled the choir "Oh! Death Where Is Thy Sting?" and "Choladas" by M. Vivanco, respectively. After the rock title track, the last song "Tobia", whose lyrics are by the songwriter Francesco De Gregori, is dedicated to Zucchero's lost dog. The album topped the chart of Italy (for four weeks) and Switzerland (for three weeks) and appeared in the charts of Netherlands, France, Belgium, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Argentina and Austria.

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Zucchero Fornaciari, except where noted

Italian editionNo.| Title| Lyrics| Music| Length

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1.| "Sento le campane"|  | Zucchero, Isaac Hayes & David Porter| 3:26
2.| "Music In Me"|  | Zucchero, Robyx| 3:21
3.| "Porca l'oca"|  |  | 3:28
4.| "Ali d'oro"|  | Zucchero, L. Luisi| 4:57
5.| "Ahum"|  | Zucchero, Robyx| 4:44
6.| "Scintille"|  |  | 5:15
7.| "Baila (Sexy Thing)"| Zucchero, Robyx| Zucchero, Robyx| 3:57
8.| "Dindondio"| Zucchero, Pasquale Panella|  | 4:37
9.| "Rossa mela della sera"| Zucchero, Pasquale Panella|  | 5:05
10.| "Shake"|  |  | 3:55
11.| "Tobia"| Zucchero, Francesco De Gregori| Zucchero, L. Luisi| 4:58

## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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| Chart (2001)  | Peak
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 16
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 22
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] | 67
French Albums (SNEP)[7] | 40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 25
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] | 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 1

### Year-end charts

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| Chart (2001)  | Position

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Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] | 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 5
Chart (2002)  | Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] | 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] | 38

## Certifications

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Certifications for Shake Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[15] | 3× Platinum  | 120,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[16] | Platinum  | 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## References

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1. ^ "Shake at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
2. ^ "SHAKE - ZUCCHERO" (in Italian). Rockol. 10 September 2001. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
7. ^ "Lescharts.com – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
9. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
10. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Zucchero Sugar Fornaciari – Shake". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
11. ^ "Nell'anno della crisi vince Vasco". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
12. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
13. ^ "Dischi: trionfa Vasco, solo 27º Springsteen". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2016-01-01. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
14. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
15. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Shake')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
16. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 31, 2022.

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Zucchero Fornaciari

Studio albums|

* Blue's (1987)
* Oro Incenso & Birra (1989)
* Miserere (1992)
* Spirito DiVino (1995)
* Shake (2001)
* Fly (2006)
* Chocabeck (2010)
* Black Cat (2016)

Compilation albums|

* Zu & Co. (2004)
* All the Best (2007)

Live albums|

* Zu & Co live at the Royal Albert Hall (2004)

Songs|

* "Baila morena"
* "Diamante"
* "Donne"
* "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"
* "Il mare calmo della sera"
* "Senza una donna"
* "Wonderful Life"

Related|

* Discography
* Adelmo e i suoi Sorapis

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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