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Pipes & Flowers
Pipes & Flowers
Studio album by Elisa
Released	September 22, 1997
Studio	Fantasy Studios and Rocky Road Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre	Rock
Length	50:30
Language	English
Label	Sugar
Producer	Corrado Rustici; Darren Allison;
Elisa chronology
Singles from Pipes & Flowers
	"Sleeping in Your Hand"; Released: May 3, 1997; "Labyrinth"; Released: November 20, 1997; "Mr. Want"; Released: May 14, 1998; "Cure Me"; Released: October 18, 1998;

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Pipes & Flowers is the debut studio album by Italian singer Elisa, released on Septembre 22, 1997 by Sugar Records. The album was anticipated by its lead single "Sleeping in Your Hand". In 1998 the album was re-released with the bonus track "Cure Me".

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Labyrinth"	Elisa · Catherine Marie Warner	Elisa	4:56
2.	"Mr. Want"	Elisa · Warner	Elisa · Corrado Rustici	4:11
3.	"Sleeping in Your Hand"	Elisa · Warner	Elisa · Rustici	4:22
4.	"Shadow Zone"	Elisa · Warner	Elisa	4:14
5.	"A Feast for Me"	Elisa · Warner	Elisa · Rustici	5:12
6.	"So Delicate So Pure"	Elisa · Brent Fraser	Elisa	3:42
7.	"New Kiss"	Elisa · Warner	Elisa	5:01
8.	"Tell Me"	Elisa · Fraser	Elisa	5:06
9.	"The Marriage"	Elisa	Elisa	4:21
10.	"Inside a Flower"	Elisa · Fraser	Elisa · Rustici	5:24
11.	"Sleeping in Your Hand" (Mark Saunders Remix)	Elisa · Warner	Elisa · Rustici	3:44
12.	"Cure Me" (only 1998 re-released album bonus track)	Elisa	Elisa · Andrea Rigonat · Andrea Fontana · Max Gelsi · Noochie · Carlo Bonazza	3:30

Personnel

Steve Smith - drums
Benny Rietveld - bass
Corrado Rustici - guitar, keyboards
Polo Jones - bass on 6,10
Frank Martin - Hammond organ on 7, piano on 9
Louis Biancaniello - piano on 10
Claytoven Richardson, Conesha Owens, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith - backing vocals on 10

Technical

Tracks 1-11: Corrado Rustici - Producer, Matt Rohr - Mixing
Track 12 : Darren Allison - Producer, Mixing
Brian Lane: mastering

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[4]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[5]	25

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[6]	3× Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Bradley Torreano. "Elisa - Pipes & Flowers". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2020. a powerful collection of rock songs
^ http://www.elisatoffoli.com/main/eng/biography.html ^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Sleeping in Your Hand" Music Video
^ "Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 16.01.1998 al 22.01.1998)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1998". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
^ Sandra Cesarale (10 May 2009). "L'incredibile Elisa, star anche negli USA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).

[allmusic-1] Bradley Torreano. "Elisa - Pipes & Flowers". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2020. a powerful collection of rock songs

[2] ttp://www.elisatoffoli.com/main/eng/biography.html ^{[dead link‍]}

[3] "Sleeping in Your Hand" Music Video

[4] "Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 16.01.1998 al 22.01.1998)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[5] "Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1998". Hit Parade Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[6] Sandra Cesarale (10 May 2009). "L'incredibile Elisa, star anche negli USA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).

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- | single1     = [[Sleeping in Your Hand]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBYkES22hI "Sleeping in Your Hand" Music Video]</ref>
+ | single1     = [[Sleeping in Your Hand]]
+ | single1date = May 3, 1997<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydBYkES22hI "Sleeping in Your Hand" Music Video]</ref>
+ | single2     = [[Labyrinth (Elisa song)|Labyrinth]]
- | single1date = May 1997
+ | single2date = November 20, 1997
- | single2     = Labyrinth
- | single2date = 20 November 1997
  | single3     = Mr. Want
- | single3date = 14 May 1998
+ | single3date = May 14, 1998
  | single4     = Cure Me
- | single4date = 18 October 1998
+ | single4date = October 18, 1998
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-'''''Pipes & Flowers''''' is the debut album by Italian singer [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]], released in Italy in [[1997 in music|1997]] by Sugar Records. It followed the single "[[Sleeping in Your Hand]]".
+'''''Pipes & Flowers''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by Italian singer [[Elisa (Italian singer)|Elisa]], released on Septembre 22, [[1997 in music|1997]] by Sugar Records. The album was anticipated by its lead single "[[Sleeping in Your Hand]]".
-In [[1998 in music|1998]] the album was re-released with the bonus track ''Cure Me''.
+In [[1998 in music|1998]] the album was re-released with the bonus track "Cure Me".
-Other three official singles, "Labyrinth", "Mr. Want" and "Cure Me" were released, while ''A Feast For Me'' was released as promo single.
 ==Track listing==
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-==Production==
+==Personnel==
+*[[Steve Smith (American musician)|Steve Smith]] - drums
-Personnel:
+*Benny Rietveld - bass
+*[[Corrado Rustici]] - guitar, keyboards
-*[[Steve Smith (American musician)|Steve Smith]]: drums
-*[[Benny Rietveld]]: bass
+* Polo Jones - bass on 6,10
+* Frank Martin - Hammond organ on 7, piano on 9
-*[[Corrado Rustici]]: guitar, keyboards
+* [[Louis Biancaniello]] - piano on 10
+* [[Claytoven Richardson]], Conesha Owens, Kitty Beethoven, Sandy Griffith - backing vocals on 10
+;Technical
 *Tracks 1-11: Corrado Rustici - Producer, Matt Rohr - Mixing
 *Track 12 : [[Darren Allison]] - Producer, Mixing
-Brian Lane: mastering
+*Brian Lane: mastering
+== Charts ==
+'''Weekly charts'''
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+! scope="col" |Chart (1998)
+! scope="col" |Peak
+position
+|-
+! scope="row" |Italian Albums ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Classifica settimanale WK 4 (dal 16.01.1998 al 22.01.1998) |url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/1/1998/4 |access-date=December 5, 2024 |publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]] |language=italian}}</ref>
+|9
+|}
+'''Year-end charts'''
+{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
+! scope="col" |Chart (1998)
+! scope="col" |Position
+|-
+! scope="row" |Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hit Parade Italia - ALBUM 1998 |url=https://hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1998.htm |access-date=December 5, 2024 |website=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|Hit Parade Italia]] |language=it}}</ref>
+|25
+|}
 ==Certifications==

v t e Elisa
Discography List of songs
Studio albums	Pipes & Flowers Asile's World Then Comes the Sun Lotus Pearl Days Heart Ivy L'anima vola On Diari aperti Ritorno al futuro/Back to the Future
Compilations	Elisa Soundtrack '96–'06 Caterpillar Dancing Steppin' on Water Soundtrack '97-'17 Intimate – Recordings at Abbey Road Studios
Singles	"Sleeping in Your Hand" "Labyrinth" "Luce (Tramonti a nord est)" "Rainbow" "Dancing" "Almeno tu nell'universo" "Una poesia anche per te" "Teach Me Again" "Gli ostacoli del cuore" "Eppure sentire (Un senso di te)" "Stay" "Qualcosa che non c'è" "Ti vorrei sollevare" "Love Is Requited" "Ancora qui" "L'anima vola" "Ecco che" "A modo tuo" "No Hero" "Se piovesse il tuo nome" "Anche fragile" "Vivere tutte le vite" "Blu Part II" "Seta" "O forse sei tu" "Litoranea" "Quando nevica" "Dillo solo al buio"
Featured singles	"Domani 21/04.09" "Donna d'Onna" "Basta così" "Piccola anima" "Da sola/In the Night" "Blu" "Birds" "Neon – Le ali" "Rubini" "Diamanti" "Rimani Qui"
DVDs/Live albums	Lotus Pearl Days Soundtrack '96–'06