Pipes & Flowers

Pipes & Flowers
Pipes & Flowers
Studio album by Elisa
Released	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 1997; "Labyrinth"; Released: 20 November 1997; "Mr. Want"; Released: 14 May 1998; "Cure Me"; Released: 18 October 1998;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Pipes & Flowers is the debut album by Italian singer Elisa, released in Italy in 1997 by Sugar Records. It followed the single "Sleeping in Your Hand". In 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

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 Bianchello - 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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)^[4]	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
^ 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] Sandra Cesarale (10 May 2009). "L'incredibile Elisa, star anche negli USA". Corriere della Sera (in Italian).

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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