Destinazione paradiso

Destinazione paradiso is the first studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Gianluca Grignani. The album, produced by Massimo Luca and Vince Tempera,[1] has sold about 650,000 copies in Italy during 1995,[2] and it has later passed 700,000 copies domestically and about 1,000,000 copies abroad,[3] mainly in South America,[4] where a Spanish-language version of the record was released under the title Destino paraíso.

Destinazione paradiso
Studio album by Gianluca Grignani
Released	24 February 1995
Studio	Digital Studio l'Isola, Milan, Italy
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	46:34
Label	PolyGram, Mercury
Producer	Massimo Luca, Vince Tempera
Gianluca Grignani chronology
Destinazione paradiso (1995) La fabbrica di plastica (1996)

Thanks to the success achieved by the album, Grignani was awarded with a Telegatto for Revelation of the Year in 1995.[5]

Background

The album is mainly composed of melodic ballads focusing on young generations' uneases.[6] It also contains the singles "La mia storia tra le dita", a pop ballad performed for the first time by Grignani during the televised selection for the 1995 Sanremo Music Festival, and "Destinazione paradiso", his entry for that year's contest, which finished sixth in the newcomers' competition.[7] Another track, "Le-ro-là", was initially composed for the album, but it was not released until 2010, when it was included in Grignani's eighth studio album, Romantico Rock Show.[8]

Track listing

Italian-language edition

Destinazione paradiso[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La mia storia tra le dita"	Gianluca Grignani, Massimo Luca	5:10
2.	"Falco a metà"	Grignani, Luca	4:43
3.	"Una donna così"	Grignani, Luca	4:22
4.	"Cammina bambina"	Grignani, Luca	4:04
5.	"Primo treno per Marte"	Grignani, Luca	5:11
6.	"Destinazione paradiso"	Grignani, Luca	3:48
7.	"Ci vuoi tornare con me"	Grignani, Luca	3:52
8.	"Tanto tempo fa"	Grignani, Luca	3:57
9.	"Come fai?"	Grignani, Luca	4:47
10.	"Ae-au"	Grignani, Luca	3:08
11.	"Il gioco di Sandy"	Grignani, Luca	3:39

Spanish-language edition

Destino paraíso[10][11]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mi historia entre tus dedos"	Gianluca Grignani, Massimo Luca	5:10
2.	"Halcón a medias"	Grignani, Luca	4:43
3.	"Una chica normal"	Grignani, Luca	4:22
4.	"Camina chiquilla"	Grignani, Luca	4:04
5.	"Primer tren a Marte"	Grignani, Luca	5:11
6.	"Destino paraíso"	Grignani, Luca	3:48
7.	"Si quieres puedes volver"	Grignani, Luca	3:52
8.	"Tanto tiempo atras"	Grignani, Luca	3:57
9.	"¿Qué haces tú?"	Grignani, Luca	4:47
10.	"Ae-au"	Grignani, Luca	3:08
11.	"El juego de Sandy"	Grignani, Luca	3:39
12.	"La mia storia tra le dita"	Grignani, Luca	5:14

Personnel

Music credits[12] Gigi Cappellotto – bass Margherita Graczyk – orchestra conductor Gianluca Grignani – vocals, composer Massimo Luca – electric guitars, acoustic guitars, composer, arrangements Lele Melotti – drums Pier Carlo Penta – Hammond organ, keyboards, programming Vince Tempera – keyboards, arrangements

Production credits[12] Vince Tempera – producer Massimo Luca – record producer Umberto Iervolino – pre-producer Bruno Malasoma – engineer, mixing Antonio Baglio – editing Pier Carlo Penta – engineer

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Italian Albums Chart[13]	2
Swiss Albums Chart[14]	27

References

1. "Reviews & Previous – Latin – Gianluca Grignani, Destino Paraiso". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 16 March 1996. p. 93. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
2. Marinella Venegoni (4 January 1996). "L'hit parade canta italiano Il blues napoletano alle stelle mentre Giorgia resta al palo". La Stampa (in Italian). p. 17. Archived from the original on 1 July 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
3. "Gianluca Grignani cambia etichetta: nuovo accordo con la Sony" (in Italian). Rockol.it. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
4. "Gianluga Grignani – Biografia" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
5. "Un doppio premio a Vasco tra le star di Vota la voce". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). 15 September 1995. p. 33. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
6. Mario Luzzatto Fegiz (6 December 1996). "Grignani, da Jekyll a mister Hyde". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). p. 37.
7. Riccardo Bertoncelli, Cris Thellung (2006). "Gianluca Grignani". Ventiquattromila dischi. Guida a tutti i dischi degli artisti e gruppi più importanti (in Italian). Dalai Editore. p. 1457. ISBN 9788860181510.
8. Luca Marchio (18 May 2010). "Gianluca Grignani: Il mio rock romantico si ispira a John". la Repubblica (in Italian). p. 16. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
9. "Gianluca Grignani – Destinazione Paradiso". Discogs. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
10. "Gianluca Grignani – Destino Paraiso". Discogs. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
11. "Destino Paraíso – Gianluca Grignani". iTunes Store (United States). Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
12. Destinazione paradiso (Media notes). Gianluca Grignani. 1995.CS1 maint: others (link)
13. "Hits of the World – Italy". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 19 August 1996. p. 60. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
14. "Swiss Charts – Gianluca Grignani – Destinazione Paradiso (album)" (in German). Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 August 2012.