Lotus | 
| Artist: Elisa
Label: Universal Import
Category: Music
Buy New: $163.54
New (1) Used (7) from $55.40
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 353188
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 766483424541
EAN: 0766483424541
ASIN: B00011CY5W
Release Date: August 9, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Hallelujah | | • | Rock Your Soul | | • | Broken | | • | Femme Fatale | | • | Sleeping in Your Hand | | • | Labyrinth | | • | Beautiful Night | | • | Almeno tu nell'universo | | • | Electricity | | • | Marriage | | • | Yashal | | • | Stranger | | • | Luce (Tramonti a Nord Est) | | • | Gift | | • | Interlude | | • | Prayer |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Album Description
The Italian pop star's 2003 album consists of six new tracks, acoustic versions (in English & Italian) of her best hits, & three covers. 16 tracks including the single 'Broken'. Digipak. Universal.
Album Details
This Collection of Acoustic Versions Includes "Luce (Tramonti a Nord Est)" which Won at San Remo Festival in 2001. Also features "Almeno Tu Nell Universo" which Went Platinum in 2003.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Italy's best kept secret February 20, 2004
M. Mazzi (US Citizen in Italy)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
To fully appreciate this small powerhouse of a singer, one has to see her live. I've had the fortune of seeing her twice. It is simple to understand the motivation of this complex singer: clear, pure, crystalline passion for her music. Her latest CD shows us how she is not afraid of experimenting with new themes on her older songs. Result: they're enriched and we're enlightened. My wish is to see her touring with the North American female singers of her genre (Sarah,Mellissa,Paula, etc)giving her some exposure outside of Italy; exposure to share her music only, as she has no interest whatsoever in the financial benefits. She has continued to call the shots and stick to her ideals. You feel that in the music. I would like to complain, however, that this CD is way overpriced on Amazon if you consider you can purchase it in Italy for about 20.00 euro ($24.00)in Italy. Any reader is welcome to write me with any questions regarding a reasonably priced !!!ORIGINAL!!! CDIf you truly enjoy music, get this CD..get all her CD's.
A Must-Listen Album! December 16, 2003
Aerain (New Zealand)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I strongly recommend this album, her music is the kind that anyone can listen to, she has a fantastic voice and her lyrics are amazing, shes has definantly shown how extremely talanted she is through her previous albums and she has done it again with LOTUS, it's a shame there aren't more singers like her, she is something special.LOTUS consists of 16 songs, seven which have been re-created from her previous albums, six new and original tracks, one of them being her latest release 'Broken', and three songs which have been previously sung by other artists. TRACK LIST
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01. Hallelujah ( Previously sung by Leonard Cohen )
02. Rock your soul
03. Broken
04. Femme Fatale ( Previously sung by Velvet Underground )
05. Sleeping in your hand
06. Labyrinth
07. Beautiful Night
08. Almeno tu null 'universo ( Previously sung by Mia Maitini )
09. Electricity
10. The Marriage
11. Yashal
12. Stranger
13. Luce
14. Gift
15. Interlude
16. A Prayer Once again, this is an extremely good album, I give it 5 stars and I hope you will all listen to it.
Sublime January 10, 2004
Paolo (Italy)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Maybe this is the best album recorded by Elisa. It is produced by herself and contains both old songs and new songs, and some tracks previously sung by other artists as well. Lotus is an acoustic album and offers warm sounds and peace, so you've got to look for this atmosphere. If you already know the version of Hallelujah by Jeff Buckley, you must listen to the one by Elisa too: I guess it has the same force (and I didn't think someone else could sing Hallelujah as good as Jeff). You can also find a new version of Labyrinth, one of the first songs by Elisa and I have to say that I prefer this version that is completely different and more optimistic. Every new song has something to say that comes from Elisa's heart. My favourite ones are "A prayer" and "Interlude" but I do like "Electricity", "Beautiful night", "Yashal" and "Broken" as well.
This is an incredible album February 18, 2004
Roberto Colferai (Milan, Italy)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm from Italy, I know Elisa since 1997.
This album is truly fantastic, with acoustic atmosphere, recorded with many analogic instrument(in italy is available also in vynil).
The international prize are crazy (40$!).
But the album is very raccomanded.
She has not voice, she have an musical instrument in her mouth.
The best of her you can only listen on stage, where she make change on armonic and melodic line.
One of the best artist in Italy.
Roberto ColferaiP.s. she sing in english and very rarely in italian, only two songs
All i want is to rock your soul!!!!!!!! December 21, 2005
J. H. Infante (Guadalajara, Ja, Mex)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Amazing discovering i made with Elisa Toffoli, Lotus offers the best pop music made in Italy with several influences such as Leonard Cohen and Jeff Buckley, soul, rock, folk a variety of styles, Elisa songwritting is mostly in inglish but you can find a few lyrics in her mother tongue and it sounds beautifull, cuts like "broken", "rock your soul", "electricity" and "almeno tu nell universo" make of Lotus perhaps one of the most classic albums of Elisa
HM
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