Pipes & Flowers

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.

Pipes & Flowers
Studio album by Elisa
Released	1997
Studio	Fantasy Studios and Rocky Road Studios (Berkeley, California)
Genre	Rock[1]
Length	50:30
Language	English
Label	Sugar
Producer	Corrado Rustici Darren Allison[2]
Elisa chronology
Pipes & Flowers (1997) Asile's World (2000)
Singles from Pipes & Flowers
"Sleeping in Your Hand[3]" 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]

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 Biancaniello - 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

1. Bradley Torreano. "Elisa - Pipes & Flowers". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 January 2020. a powerful collection of rock songs
2. http://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).