From the Inside (Laura Pausini album)

Infobox Album
Name = From the Inside
Type = studio
Longtype =
Artist = Laura Pausini


Released = November 52002
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 46:12
Language = English
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Laura Pausini
K. C. Porter
Alfredo Cerruti
Craig Kallman
Ron Shapiro
Ruby Marchand
Reviews =
* Allmusic rating|3.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:a9frxqqaldke link]
Last album = ""
(2001)
This album = "From the Inside"
(2002)
Next album = "Resta in ascolto"
(2004)

"From the Inside" is Italian singer-songwriter Laura Pausini's English language debut album issued by Atlantic Records in 2002.

The album

The album contains twelve tracks and the most of the songs are classifiable with the pop genre, even if there's the "space" for some other genres such as in "Love Comes From The Inside" and "I Do 2 Be". Two songs were first released in Italian and Spanish in former albums: "It's Not Goodbye" and "Everyday Is A Monday". The latter was originally written in English and adapted later into Italian and Spanish, even if it was first released in these languages. Important songwriters appear in the credits of the album, such as Andreas Carlsson, K. C. Porter, but above all longtime Madonna's collaborator Patrick Leonard. The recording company (Atlantic Records) promoted the single "Surrender" more as a dance song (helped by the several remixes of the song) than a pop song. In this way, "Surrender" was able to reach #1 in the Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play. The same happened for the second single "If that's love". In January 2003 the album was released in Europe as well.

Despite all Pausini's efforts, the album did not get the success it deserved in the United States. The reasons can be found in an incorrect promotion strategy followed by Atlantic Records which promoted the album as a dance album. That choice was disliked by Laura Pausini, who asked to have a meeting with then Atlantic's president. During the meeting she asked him to have "From the Inside" promoted in line with her artistic style, i.e. the style of an Adult contemporary singer. After receiving a refusal to that request, Laura Pausini threatened to drop the whole plan, but Atlantic did not believe her. Anyway Laura Pausini, very self-confident due to the fact that she already got a lot of success in Europe and Latin America, kept her promise and went back to Italy, leaving "From the Inside" to its destiny. The promotion of the album went on in Europe for some months.

Track listing

"From the Inside"

Chart performance

Album

Singles