Elettra (album)

Elettra (Italian for Electra) is the seventh studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Carmen Consoli, released in 2009.

Production
The album was recorded in Catania in June 2009. It was mixed in Rome and mastered in Portland by Bob Ludwig.

Release and artwork
The album was released on 30 October 2009. The cover art is a picture taken by fashion photographer Rankin, who also shot all the pictures in the album's booklet.

Composition
The album has a more European and less ethnic sound than previous Consoli's works. The bossa nova "Non molto lontano da qui", "Mandaci una cartolina" (a portrait of Consoli's father, who had died in May 2009 following an aneurysm), and "'A finestra" served as album's singles. Several songs have strong themes, such as the title song "Elettra", which is a portrait of a prostitute who falls in love for a client, and "Mio zio", which tells of incestuous rape.

Reception
The album debuted at the second place in the Italian album charts, and was certified gold after two weeks. It won the Targa Tenco for best album, the first album from a female artist to win that prize.