With the album Resta In Ascolto - released in Spanish as Escucha - Laura Pausini stopped trying to conquer the English-speaking market. That turned out to be a wise choice: not only because she was unable to gain a foothold in Anglo-Saxon ground, but also because she promptly won a Grammy and a Latin Grammy. The acclaimed album was the Spanish version, but it was the first time that an Italian artist
… had made it this far. On Io Canto, or Yo Canto for Spanish speakers, Pausini sings Italian songs that she grew up with. So from the seventies, eighties and nineties. The selection is very personal, Pausini writes in the CD booklet. If her previous album Resto In Ascolto was her diary, Io Canto is her mirror. The fans will be happy to watch with her. (MH)more
