Zu & Co.

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Zu & Co.
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Compilation album by
Zucchero
ReleasedMay 14, 2004
GenrePop, rock
Length76:58
LabelPolydor Records, Universal
ProducerToby Baker, Simon Climie,
Corrado Rustici, Zucchero
Zucchero chronology
Shake
(2001) 		Zu & Co.
(2004) 		Fly
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[1]
Q3/5 stars[2][3]
PopMatters6/10 stars[4]

Zu & Co. is a compilation album by Italian blues rock singer-songwriter Zucchero Fornaciari released in 2004.[5] With the exception of "Indaco Dagli occhi Del Cielo" (a cover of the Korgis song "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime") and "Il Grande Baboomba", all songs have previously been recorded and released by Zucchero. For "Zu & Co." new versions of these songs were recorded with a selection of artists with whom Zucchero has performed during his career. It has been released in several editions, Italian, Spanish, French (including duet with Johnny Hallyday), Australian, Latin American, and International.[5] The album has sold over a million copies worldwide and was one of the rare Italian albums which managed to enter the Billboard 200 (#84) chart, after its release in the United States in the summer of 2005 in partnership with the Starbucks Hear Music label and Concord Records.[6] It topped the Billboards World Albums chart, where it charted for 27 weeks.[7]

A special concert with guests was held to present the album at the Royal Albert Hall in London,[5] which was recorded and released as Zu & Co live at the Royal Albert Hall. The show was also recorded by TV networks.[5] In December 2005 a limited edition box set titled Zu & Co. - The Ultimate Duets Collection was released, with regular CD and DVD, and an additional third disc with 12 more duets, including "Mama" feat Stevie Ray Vaughan, "Io vivo (in te)" feat Bryan Adams, "Diamante" feat Randy Crawford, "Before you accuse me" feat Buddy Guy, and "Va, pensiero" feat Sinéad O'Connor.

Track listing[]

Italian edition
  1. "Dune Mosse" (with Miles Davis) – 5:44
  2. "Muoio Per Te" (with Sting) – 3:23
  3. "Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo" (with Vanessa Carlton, feat. Haylie Ecker) – 4:03
  4. "Il Grande Baboomba" (with Mousse T) – 3:20
  5. "Like The Sun (From Out Of Nowhere)" (with Macy Gray, feat. Jeff Beck) – 3:56
  6. "Baila morena" (with Maná) – 4:06
  7. "Ali D'Oro" (with John Lee Hooker) – 4:57
  8. "Blue" (lyrics by Bono; with Sheryl Crow or Ilse DeLange) – 4:48
  9. "Pure Love" (with Dolores O'Riordan) – 3:28
  10. "A Wonderful World" (with Eric Clapton) – 4:35
  11. "Pippo (Nasty Guy)" (with Tom Jones) – 3:16
  12. "Hey Man (Sing A Song)" (with B. B. King) – 4:37
  13. "Il Volo (The Flight)" (with Ronan Keating) – 4:48
  14. "Così Celeste (with Cheb Mami) – 4:42
  15. "Diavolo In Me (A Devil In Me)" (with Solomon Burke) – 4:00
  16. "Senza Una Donna (Without A Woman)" (with Paul Young) – 4:30
  17. "Il Mare Impetuoso Al Tramonto Salì Sulla Luna E Dietro Una Tendina Di Stelle..." (with Brian May) – 4:05
  18. "Miserere" (with Luciano Pavarotti & Andrea Bocelli) – 4:14

Charts and certifications[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (2004-2006) Peak
position
Argentina Albums Chart[8] 14
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[10] 26
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 14
European Albums[12] 5
French Albums Chart[13] 11
German Albums Chart[10] 4
Greek Albums (IFPI)[14] 2
Italian Albums Chart[15] 1
Portuguese Albums Chart[16] 30
Spanish Albums Chart[17] 27
Swiss Albums Chart[18] 1
World Albums Chart[7][19] 1
US Billboard Top 200[20][19] 84

Year-end charts[]

Chart (2004) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[21] 9
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[22] 40
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[23] 76
French Albums (SNEP)[24] 89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[25] 41
Italian Albums (FIMI)[26] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 4

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[28] Platinum 30,000*
France (SNEP)[30] Gold 186,100[29]
Germany (BVMI)[31] Platinum 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[32] Diamond 500,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[34] Platinum 1,000,000*

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

References[]

  1. ^ William Ruhlmann. "Zucchero & Co. - Zucchero; Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  2. ^ John Aizlewood (4 August 2004). "Zucchero : Un Milione Di Copies!" (in Italian). zucchero.it. Retrieved 3 March 2016. Il giornalista di Q John Aizlewood afferma tra l'altro che Zucchero il più delle volte riesce a cantare meglio dei suoi ospiti nel suo recente album e quando duetta con un vero soulman come Solomon Burke (in " A devil in me") i due sembrano fratelli di sangue... La recensione su Q ha meritato ben 3 stellette su 5! E questo capita raramente per un disco non anglosassone.
  3. ^ "Sorpresa, un CD di un cantante italiano su 'Q' (e la recensione è pure buona)" (in Italian). Rockol. 26 June 2004. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. ^ Justin Cober-Lake (12 October 2005). "Zucchero & Co". PopMatters. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Building A Bigger Star". Newsweek. 2 August 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Starbucks Nabs King, Zucchero Albums". Billboard. 25 May 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b "Chart Beat". Billboard. 21 July 2005. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Argentina Top 20 Albums". Archived from the original on 10 March 2005.
  9. ^ "Austria Top 40 Albums" Archived August 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b c Lescharts.com Archived June 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Dutch Top 100 Albums" Archived February 8, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ "European top 20" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 116 no. 32. August 7, 2004. p. 61.
  13. ^ "France Top 200 Albums" Archived May 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ "Greece Albums Top 5" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 118 no. 34. August 26, 2006. p. 54.
  15. ^ Italian FIMI Singles Chart Archived September 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "Portugal Top 30 Albums" Archived December 20, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  17. ^ "Spain Top 100 Albums"[permanent dead link]
  18. ^ "Switzerland Top 100 Albums" Archived June 5, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Jump up to: a b "Billboard.biz". Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  20. ^ "U.S. Billboard Top 200 Albums"
  21. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2004". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  22. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2004 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  24. ^ "Classement Albums – année 2004" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  25. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2004" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  26. ^ "Classifiche annuali 2004" (PDF). FIMI (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  27. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2004". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  28. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Zucchero" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  29. ^ "Les Certifications 2004" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
  30. ^ "French album certifications – Zucchero" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  31. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Zucchero; 'Zu & Co.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  32. ^ "James Blunt & Robbie Williams pass 5 million sales mark in Europe - March 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 7 April 2006. Archived from the original on 11 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  33. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Zucchero; 'Zu & Co.')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  34. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2006". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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