Solo (Ultimo album)

Solo
Studio album by
Released22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)
Studio
GenrePop
Length58:39
LabelUltimo Records
Producer
  • Ultimo
  • Diego Calvetti
  • Enemies
  • Federico Nardelli
Ultimo chronology
Colpa delle favole(2019) Solo(2021) Alba(2023)
Singles from Solo
  1. "Vieni nel mio cuore"Released: 25 May 2022
  2. "Ti va di stare bene"Released: 28 October 2022
  3. "Alba"Released: 8 February 2023
  4. "Nuvole in testa"Released: 24 March 2023

Solo (transl. Alone) is the fourth studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Ultimo, released on 22 October 2021 by Ultimo Records.[1][2]

Description

The album's title and cover art were revealed by the singer-songwriter on 22 September 2021, exactly one year after the release of the single "22 settembre", while the tracklist was released the following day. The album includes seventeen tracks, all written and composed by Ultimo in the two years prior to its release, except for "Sul finale", written in 2017.[3] These include the singles "Tutto questo sei tu", released in 2019[4] and also reaching number one on the FIMI charts;[5] "22 settembre"[6] and "7+3", both released in 2020;[7] and finally "Buongiorno vita"[8] and " Niente", released in 2021.[9] At the end of 2021, the song "Supereroi", the soundtrack to the film of the same name directed by Paolo Genovese, was also released as a single.[10][11]

Track listing

Solo track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Il bambino che contava le stelle" (30 November 2019, 19:53)Niccolò MoriconiFederico Nardelli2:27
2."Niente" (26 March 2020, 22:34)MoriconiNardelli3:58
3."Sul finale" (22 August 2017, 15:10)MoriconiNardelli3:54
4."Solo" (3 January 2021, 18:02)MoriconiEnemies3:42
5."Spari sul petto" (25 March 2020, 00:51)MoriconiEnemies3:10
6."Isolamento" (21 February 2021, 20:12)MoriconiNardelli3:01
7."Quel filo che ci unisce" (5 January 2021, 05:23, per J.)MoriconiEnemies4:14
8."Supereroi" (25 October 2019, 23:49)MoriconiEnemies4:23
9."La finestra di Greta" (7 May 2020, 03:15)MoriconiNardelli3:15
10."Buongiorno vita" (25 April 2020, 09:45)MoriconiNardelli3:10
11."Quei ragazzi" (8 July 2021, 10:28)MoriconiEnemies3:25
12."Non sapere mai dove si va" (24 December 2019, 16:31)MoriconiEnemies3:02
13."22 settembre" (21 December 2019, 12:34)MoriconiNardelli3:50
14."7+3" (20 November 2020, 22:58)MoriconiEnemies3:34
15."Tutto questo sei tu" (19 August 2019, 15:44)Moriconi
  • Diego Calvetti
  • Enemies
4:04
16."Non amo" (18 September 2020, 18:02)MoriconiNardelli2:43
17."2:43 AM" (12 March 2020, 02:43)MoriconiUltimo3:08
Total length:58:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Solo
Chart (2024) Peakposition
Italian Albums (FIMI)[12]1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13]12

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Solo
Chart Year Position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[14]2021 14
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15]2022 16
Italian Albums (FIMI)[16]2023 63
Italian Albums (FIMI)[17]2024 68

Certifications

Certifications for Solo
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[18]4× Platinum 200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Solo - Home Piano Session

Solo - Home Piano Session
Studio album by
Released25 March 2022 (2022-03-25)
Studio
GenrePop
Length1:23:22
LabelUltimo Records
Producer
  • Ultimo
  • Diego Calvetti
  • Enemies
  • Federico Nardelli

On 25 March 2022, Solo - Home Piano Session was released, a reissue of the album Solo containing sixth tracks from the latter in an acoustic version for piano and voice, plus an unreleased song, "Equilibrio mentale", also in an acoustic version. All 7 tracks were recorded in July 2021 in a villa on Lake Como and were self-produced by Ultimo. The album was also released in a physical version in a limited edition of 5,000 copies with a double CD.[19] The digital reissue includes the acoustic versions first (tracks 1–7) and then the studio versions (tracks 8–24).

Track listing

CD1
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Il bambino che contava le stelle" (30 November 2019, 19:53)Niccolò MoriconiUltimo2:27
2."Niente" (26 March 2020, 22:34)MoriconiUltimo3:58
3."Sul finale" (22 August 2017, 15:10)UltimoNardelli3:54
4."Solo" (3 January 2021, 18:02)MoriconiUltimo3:42
5."Spari sul petto" (25 March 2020, 00:51)MoriconiUltimo3:10
6."Isolamento" (21 February 2021, 20:12)MoriconiUltimo3:01
7."Quel filo che ci unisce" (5 January 2021, 05:23, per J.)MoriconiUltimo4:14
8."Supereroi" (25 October 2019, 23:49)MoriconiFederico Nardelli4:23
9."La finestra di Greta" (7 May 2020, 03:15)MoriconiNardelli3:15
10."Buongiorno vita" (25 April 2020, 09:45)MoriconiNardelli3:10
11."Quei ragazzi" (8 July 2021, 10:28)MoriconiEnemies3:25
12."Non sapere mai dove si va" (24 December 2019, 16:31)MoriconiEnemies3:02
13."22 settembre" (21 December 2019, 12:34)MoriconiNardelli3:50
14."7+3" (20 November 2020, 22:58)MoriconiEnemies3:34
15."Tutto questo sei tu" (19 August 2019, 15:44)MoriconiEnemies4:04
16."Non amo" (18 September 2020, 18:02)MoriconiNardelli2:43
17."2:43 AM" (12 March 2020, 02:43)MoriconiNardelli3:08
Total length:58:38
CD2
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Equilibrio mentale" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiEnemies3:35
2."Il bambino che contava le stelle" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiEnemies2:31
3."Solo" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiNardelli3:35
4."Isolamento" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiEnemies3:10
5."Niente" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiEnemies3:43
6."Quel filo che ci unisce" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiNardelli4:12
7."Sul finale" (Home Piano Session)MoriconiUltimo3:57
Total length:24:43

References

  1. ^"Ultimo, a ottobre esce il nuovo album Solo". ANSA (in Italian).
  2. ^"A sorpresa Ultimo annuncia l'uscita del suo quarto album, Solo". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  3. ^"Leggi il testo e ascolta Sul finale di Ultimo, brano da Solo". Team World (in Italian).
  4. ^"Ultimo, ci regala un sorriso con Tutto questo sei tu". Sky TG24 (in Italian).
  5. ^"Tiziano Ferro e Ultimo dominano le classifiche italiane". Radio Italia.
  6. ^"Ultimo, uscito il nuovo singolo 22 settembre". ANSA (in Italian).
  7. ^"Ultimo: 7+3. Testo, audio e significato del brano". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  8. ^"Con un grande show streaming a favore di UNICEF, Ultimo ha presentato il singolo Buongiorno vita (testo audio e significato)". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  9. ^"Ultimo pronto a lanciare il primo singolo estratto da Solo. Arriva venerdì Niente". All Music Italia (in Italian).
  10. ^"Supereroi è il nuovo singolo di Ultimo". TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian).
  11. ^"Supereroi - Ultimo". EarOne.
  12. ^"Classifica settimanale WK 43 (dal 22.10.2021 al 28.10.2021)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
  13. ^"Swisscharts.com – Ultimo – Alba". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  14. ^"Classifica annuale 2021 (dal 01.01.2021 al 30.12.2021)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  15. ^"Top of the music 2022: un anno di musica italiana". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  16. ^"Classifica annuale 2023 (dal 30.12.2022 al 28.12.2023)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2024.
  17. ^"Classifica annuale 2024 (dal 29.12.2023 al 26.12.2024)". FIMI (in Italian). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
  18. ^"Italian album certifications – Ultimo – Solo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  19. ^"Ultimo: l'inedito Equilibrio mentale lancia un disco davvero speciale". All Music Italia (in Italian).