Lotus (Elisa album)

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Lotus is the fourth studio album by Elisa, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music). Initially idealized as a live album , Lotus became a mix between studio album (with six new songs), a greatest hits album (due to the seven songs re-recorded from previous albums) and a cover album (three are the covers). The album is predominantly acoustic; following the initial idea, in fact, the album was completely recorded as a live.

The album starts with a cover version of Leonard Cohen's song Hallelujah form his 1984 Various Positions. "Sleeping in Your Hand", "Labyrinth" and "The Marriage" are taken from her debut 1997 album Pipes & Flowers, "Gift" and Luce (tramonti a nord est) from her second album Asile's World and from her third album Then Comes the Sun were taken two songs, "Rock Your Soul" and "Stranger". All of them were revisited in acoustic version, really in contrast with the initial forms. Femme Fatale was covered by The Velvet Underground first album, The Velvet Underground & Nico and even it was slowed and changed very much from its initial form, while Almeno tu nell'universo was an italian famous song by Mia Martini.

Track listing

1. "Hallelujah" – 7:26
2. "Rock Your Soul" – 4:52
3. "Broken" – 4:20
4. "Femme fatale" – 4:40
5. "Sleeping in Your Hand" – 5:46
6. "Labyrinth" – 4:56
7. "Beautiful Night" – 5:37
8. "Almeno tu nell'universo" – 4:53
9. "Electricity" – 4:10
10. "The Marriage" – 4:34
11. "Yashal" – 5:28
12. "Stranger" – 4:39
13. "Luce (tramonti a nord est)" – 4:27
14. "Gift" – 3:58
15. "Interlude" – 3:43
16. "A Prayer" – 4:35