{{Infobox album | name = This Is Elodie | type = studio | artist = Elodie | cover = This Is Elodie cover art.jpg | alt = | released = {{start date|2020|1|31|df=yes}} | recorded = 2018–2019 | studio = | genre = *Pop *hip hop *soul *urban<ref name="ondarock">{{cite web|url=https://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2020-elodie-thisiselodie.htm|title=Elodie - This is Elodie|publisher=Ondarock|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> | length = 48:24 | label = Island Records | producer = * Elodie * Big Fish * Daddy's Groove * DADE * Dardust * Davide Simonetta * Katoo * Generic Animal * Jason Rooney * Lazza * Low Kidd * {{ill|Mace (producer)|lt=Mace|it|Mace (beatmaker)}} * Marco Zangirolami * Merk & Kremont * Michele Canova Iorfida * Neffa * Stash * Takagi & Ketra * Zef | prev_title = Tutta colpa mia | prev_year = 2017 | next_title = OK. Respira | next_year = 2023 | misc = {{Singles | name = This Is Elodie | type = studio | single1 = Nero Bali | single1date = 18 May 2018 | single2 = Rambla | single2date = 12 October 2018 | single3 = Pensare male | single3date = 15 March 2019 | single4 = Margarita | single4date = 12 June 2019 | single5 = Non è la fine | single5date = 8 January 2020 | single6 = Mal di testa | single6date = 23 January 2020 | single7 = Andromeda | single7date = 5 February 2020 | single8 = Guaranà | single8date = 13 May 2020 }} }} '''''This Is Elodie''''' is the third studio album by Italian singer Elodie, released by Island Records on 31 January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://notiziemusica.it/elodie-this-is-elodie-uscita-e-tracklist/news/|title=Elodie: online il suo nuovo e attesissimo album|publisher=notiziemusica.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
The album features collaborations with Gemitaiz, Marracash, Fabri Fibra, Margherita Vicario, Ernia, Michele Bravi, Gué Pequeno, Ghemon and The Kolors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lerane.net/recensioni/im-still-elodie-from-the-block/|title="I'm still Elodie from the block"|publisher=lerane.net|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> It debuted at number six on the FIMI Albums Chart and was certified double platinum in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://4quartimagazine.it/certificazioni-elodie-disco-di-platino-album/|title=Certificazioni di vendita: Elodie fa platino con "This is Elodie"|publisher=4quartimagazine.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> It was the best-selling female album of 2020 in Italy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.361magazine.com/spettacoli/musica/lalbum-elodie-this-is-elodie-disco-donna-piu-venduto-del-2020/|title=L'album di Elodie, "This is Elodie" è il disco di una donna più venduto del 2020|publisher=361magazine.com|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
==Background== The project was realized between 2018 and 2019, during which Elodie recorded over seventy songs, selecting sixteen, composed by forty-five songwriters and seventeen producers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.fanpage.it/la-mossa-di-elodie-lalbum-sara-pubblicato-cinque-giorni-prima-di-sanremo-2020/|title=La "strana" mossa di Elodie: perché l'album sarà pubblicato cinque giorni prima di Sanremo 2020|publisher=music.fanpage.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/interviste/videointervista-this-is-elodie.html|title=This Is Elodie Videointervista: tra il nuovo album e il Festival di Sanremo|publisher=allmusicitalia.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> like Dardust, Mahmood, Max Brigante, Jacopo Pesce, Neffa, Marracash, Levante and Takagi & Ketra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.it/musica/ecco-perche-elodie-potrebbe-essere-al-numero-uno-nella-settimana-di-sanremo/495824/|title=Ecco perché Elodie potrebbe essere al numero uno nella settimana di Sanremo|publisher=rollingstone.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> The album moves on various musical genres, from pop to hip hop to reggaeton, soul and urban.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.leggo.it/spettacoli/musica/this_is_elodie_album_ultime_notizie-5013461.html|title=This is Elodie", il 31 gennaio arriva il nuovo album della cantante. «Questo è più di un disco, è quello che sono in questo momento»|publisher=Leggo|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> During an interview, the singer described the album as if it was her first musical project: "I worked at three hundred and sixty degrees, from the choice of sound to that of the lyrics, because I wanted them to speak like me in a raw, direct way. [...] It was my dream, the way I imagined myself, ever since I started. I met the songwriters, I told them about me, to find something that fits my personality".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onstageweb.com/interviste/this-is-elodie-album-presentazione-2020/|title=Elodie racconta This Is Elodie: «In quest'album ci sono tutti i miei colori»|publisher=onstageweb.com|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
== Promotion == The album was anticipated by some collaborations released between 2018 and 2019, including "Nero Bali" with Michele Bravi and Gué Pequeno<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radioitalia.it/news/elodie/nuova_uscita/17139_%E2%80%9Cnero_bali%E2%80%9D_il_nuovo_singolo_di_elodie_con_gue_pequeno_e_michele_bravi.php|title="Nero Bali": il nuovo singolo di Elodie con Gué Pequeno e Michele Bravi|publisher=Radio Italia Solo Musica Italiana|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> and "Margarita" with Marracash;<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://news.mtv.it/musica/elodie-e-marracash-insieme-nel-nuovo-singolo-margarita/|title=Elodie e Marracash insieme nel nuovo singolo "Margarita"|publisher=MTV News|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> both were certified double platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.radioclodia.it/2019/07/23/elodie-disco-doro-con-margarita-nero-bali-e-doppio-di-platino/|title=Elodie: Disco d'oro con "Margarita", "Nero Bali" è doppio di platino|publisher=radioclodia.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radionorba.it/musica-elodie-suo-album-disco-doro/|title=Musica – Elodie, il suo album è disco d'oro|publisher=Radio Norba|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> The album also includes "Pensare male", recorded with The Kolors and certified platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.radiowebitalia.it/136526/dischi-novita/the-kolors-con-elodie-pensare-male-e-disco-di-platino.html|title=The Kolors con Elodie: "Pensare Male" è disco di platino|publisher=radiowebitalia.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
In January 2020 "Non è la fine" with Gemitaiz and "Mal di testa" with Fabri Fibra were released.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tg24.sky.it/spettacolo/musica/2020/01/23/elodie-fabri-fibra-canzone-mal-di-testa|title=Elodie, la nuova canzone Mal di Testa con Fabri Fibra|publisher=SKY TG24|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> Elodie participated with "Andromeda" at the Sanremo Music Festival 2020, a choice made by the singer and the record label in order to "break certain schemes of the Italian discography, which is sometimes a bit too lazy".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/news-710866/elodie-sanremo-2020-andromeda-nuovo-album-intervista|title=Elodie ora va contro gli schemi della discografia italiana|publisher=rockol.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> The single later peaked at number six on the FIMI Singles Chart, being certified platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adnkronos.com/elodie-andromeda-e-disco-di-platino_7lMhxvIUflHHqwDlYSzzwy|title=Elodie, Andromeda è disco di platino|publisher=adnkronos.com|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
On 13 May 2020 "Guaranà" was released as the eighth single and was included on the streaming reissue of the album, receiving a double disc of platinum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.askanews.it/spettacolo/2020/12/21/guaranà-di-elodie-è-certificata-doppio-disco-di-platino-pn_20201221_00294/|title="Guaranà" di Elodie è certificata doppio disco di platino|publisher=askanews.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref>
== Critical reception == {{Album ratings | rev1 = ''All Music Italia'' | rev1score = {{Rating|7.5|10}}<ref name="allmusicitalia">{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusicitalia.it/recensioni/elodie-this-is-elodie.html|title=THIS IS ELODIE: Ante dell'armadio aperte, ecco tutto il guardaroba|author=Fabio Fiume|publisher=allmusicitalia.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Rockol'' | rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref name= "rockol">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rockol.it/recensioni-musicali/album/9072/elodie-this-is-elodie|title=C'è una nuova Elodie da scoprire|author=Mattia Marzi|publisher=rockol.it|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> | rev3 = ''OndaRock'' | rev3score = {{Rating|5.5|10}}<ref name="OndaRock">{{cite web |title=Elodie - This Is Elodie :: Le Recensioni di OndaRock |url=https://www.ondarock.it/recensioni/2020-elodie-thisiselodie.htm |website=OndaRock |language=it}}</ref> }} ''This Is Elodie'' received generally positive reviews from italian music critics, who appreciated the artist's ability to experiment with new musical genres.
Writing for All Music Italia, Fabio Fiume opined that "This Is Elodie" is "a well-finished, complete album, son of the times but with several songs that won't be old tomorrow".<ref name="allmusicitalia"/> Mattia Marzi of ''Rockol'' wrote that Elodie has built herself "another identity" compared to previous projects, through an album in which she "seems to enjoy trying on many different outfits," resulting in a project that "has neither a center nor a precise or at least predominant sonic direction," concluding that This Is Elodie is "a snapshot of Italian pop 3.0."<ref name= "rockol"/>
Gabriele Antonucci, reviewing the album for ''Panorama'', described the album as "'curated, fresh and engaging,'" in which the singer "showcases growth" both vocally and in terms of artistic choices. Antonucci appreciated the different musical genres present, conceived as a "palette full of different colors."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Antonucci |first=Gabriele |date=February 17, 2023 |title=This is Elodie: la recensione dell'album |url=https://www.panorama.it/lifestyle/Musica/elodie-album-recensione-disco#:~:text=This%20is%20Elodie%20%C3%A8%20un,vocalmente%20che%20nelle%20scelte%20artistiche. |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=Panorama}}</ref> Luca Dondoni of ''La Stampa'' also dwelled on the different sounds of the album, describing it as "an ambitious project" for the singer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dondoni |first=Luca |date=January 29, 2020 |title=Elodie: “Sono un melting pot, un mix di Italia e Antille” |url=https://www.lastampa.it/spettacoli/musica/2020/01/29/news/elodie-sono-un-melting-pot-un-mix-di-italia-e-antille-1.38397033/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref> Gabriele Fazio of ''Agenzia Giornalistica Italia'' pointed out that although the nature of the album is "unashamedly commercial," the project turns out to be "enjoyable" and with "an intuition that goes far beyond the catchphrase sound."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fazio |first=Gabriele |date=May 17, 2023 |title=Fedez, Mahmood, Elodie e le altre uscite della settimana |url=https://www.agi.it/spettacolo/musica/news/2020-05-17/nuove-uscite-fedez-mahmood-elodie-8638729/ |access-date=August 24, 2023 |website=Agenzia Giornalistica Italia |language=it}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{Track listing |headline = ''This Is Elodie'' {{nobold| – standard track listing}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | total_length = 48:24 | title1 = Andromeda | lyrics1 = Alessandro Mahmoud | music1 = Dario Faini | extra1 = Dardust | length1 = 3:22 | title2 = Non è la fine | note2 = featuring Gemitaiz | lyrics2 = {{hlist|Gulia Lenti|Davide De Luca}} | music2 = Giuseppe D'Albenzio | extra2 = Jason Rooney | length2 = 3:10 | title3 = Vocale #1 | length3 = 0:16 | title4 = Margarita | note4 = with Marracash | lyrics4 = {{hlist|Lorenzo Fragola|Carlo Coraggio|Federico Bertollini|Fabio Rizzo}} | music4 = {{hlist|Alessandro Merli|Fabio Clemente}} | extra4 = Takagi & Ketra | length4 = 2:57 | title5 = Lupi mannari | lyrics5 = Simone Cremonini | music5 = Stefano Tognini | extra5 = Zef | length5 = 3:04 | title6 = Mal di testa | note6 = with Fabri Fibra | lyrics6 = {{hlist|Giovanni Pellino|Fabrizio Tarducci}} | music6 = {{hlist|Pellino|Tarducci}} | extra6 = Neffa | length6 = 2:37 | title7 = Sposa | note7 = featuring Margherita Vicario | lyrics7 = {{hlist|Margherita Vicario|Gianluca Servetti}} | music7 = Davide Pavanello | extra7 = DADE | length7 = 2:56 | title8 = Vocale #2 | length8 = 0:35 | title9 = Vado a ballare da sola | note9 = featuring Lazza and Low Kidd | lyrics9 = {{hlist|Riccardo Scirè|Adel Al Kassem|Jacopo Lazzarini}} | music9 = {{hlist|Scirè|Al Kassem|Lazzarini|Lorenzo Paolo Spinosa}} | extra9 = {{hlist|Lazza|Low Kidd}} | length9 = 3:22 | title10 = Apposta per noi | lyrics10 = {{hlist|Davide Simonetta|Gianluca Fiorulli|Stefano Paviani}} | music10 = {{hlist|Simonetta|Fiorulli|Paviani}} | extra10 = Michele Canova | length10 = 3:16 | title11 = Superbowl | lyrics11 = {{hlist|Gianluigi Fazio|Edwyn Roberts|Leonardo Pari|Marco Zitelli}} | music11 = {{hlist|Fazio|Roberts|Pari|Zitelli}} | extra11 = Katoo | length11 = 2:10 | title12 = Diamanti | note12 = featuring Ernia | lyrics12 = {{hlist|Alex Andrea Vella|Emanuele Lovito|Matteo Professione}} | music12 = Massimiliano Dagani | extra12 = Big Fish | length12 = 2:57 | title13 = Lontano | lyrics13 = {{hlist|Andrea Bonomo|Enrico Zoni|Roberto Casalino}} | music13 = {{hlist|Bonomo|Zoni|Casalino}} | extra13 = Big Fish | length13 = 3:16 | title14 = Vocale #3 | length14 = 0:22 | title15 = Nero Bali | note15 = with Michele Bravi and Guè | lyrics15 = {{hlist|Mahmoud|Cosimo Fini}} | music15 = {{hlist|Faini|Vanni Casagrande}} | extra15 = Dardust | length15 = 3:03 | title16 = Rambla | note16 = featuring Ghemon | lyrics16 = {{hlist|Alessandro Raina|Giovanni Luca Picariello|Simonetta}} | music16 = {{hlist|Raina|Simonetta}} | extra16 = Simonetta | length16 = 3:20 | title17 = Pensare male | note17 = with The Kolors | lyrics17 = {{hlist|Antonio Fiordispino|Davide Petrella}} | music17 = {{hlist|Fiordispino|Petrella|Anna Romano|Livio Giovannucci}} | extra17 = {{hlist|Stash|Daddy's Groove}} | length17 = 3:29 | title18 = Niente canzoni d'amore | lyrics18 = {{hlist|Rizzo|Federica Abbate}} | music18 = Piermarco Gianotti | extra18 = Marco Zangirolami | length18 = 3:25 | title19 = In fondo non c'è | lyrics19 = {{hlist|Claudia Lagona|Antonio Filippelli|Fabrizio Martorelli}} | music19 = {{hlist|Lagona|Filippelli|Martorelli}} | extra19 = Generic Animal | length19 = 3:47 }}
{{track listing | headline = ''This Is Elodie'' {{nobold|– bonus digital tracks}}
| title20 = Andromeda | note20 = Merk & Kremont x BB Team Remix | length20 = 2:58 | title21 = Andromeda RMX | note21 = featuring Madame | length21 = 3:30 }}
{{track listing | headline = ''This Is Elodie'' {{nobold|– bonus streaming tracks}} | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Guaranà | lyrics1 = Petrella | music1 = Faini | extra1 = Dardust | length1 = 3:14 }}
==Charts== ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''This Is Elodie'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- ! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/archivio-classifiche-settimanali/archivio-classifiche-per-settimana/?tipo=2&anno=2020&settimana=7|title=Classifica settimanale WK 7 (dal 07.02.2020 al 13.02.2020)|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=italian|access-date=14 July 2021}}</ref> | 6 |}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''This Is Elodie'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Italian Albums (FIMI)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/news/top-of-the-music-2020-persona-di-marracash-e-l-album-piu-venduto.kl|title=Top of the Music 2020: 'Persona' di Marracash è l'album più venduto|publisher=Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|language=it|access-date=14 July 2021|format=Download the attachment and open the albums file}}</ref> | 22 |}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''This Is Elodie''}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|award=Platinum|number=2|artist=Elodie|title=This Is Elodie|type=album|id=13284|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=1 October 2024}} {{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true|nosales=true|noshipments=true}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
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