Designing ‘Napoli, Resta Cu’ Mme’ an album about the love of Neapolitan music.
Some projects we do for love. This one is about a love of Neapolitan music in the fourth studio album by Italian singer songwriter, Carlotta Centanni.
![The album design for “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme” by Carlotta Centanni on Apple Music](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0b841fef1b2e8769af8d9_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_apple-itunes-screen_1920px-95q-87kb.webp)
For the love of Napoli
This is an album about love. Not only is it Carlotta’s unique take on some of Italy’s most beloved Neapolitan songs, they also hold a very special place in her heart as they were sung to her when she was little by her Grandfather Armandino Zingone. Armandino was a celebrated Neapolitan singer, songwriter who performed with the world famous Renato Carosone in the 1950s and ’60s during what is often regarded as the golden age of Italian music and culture. “Napoli, Resta Cu’ Mme” is Carlotta’s love song for Naples, representing a return to her roots and one of the reasons she became a singer.
Neapolitan romance and drama
Neapolitan music is full of romance and drama. It is a reflection of the people of Naples who, even by Italian standards, are passionate, highly animated people. The title of the album is derived from the famous 1957 song “Resta Cu’ Mme” by Domenico Modugno and Dino Verde, which in a Neapolitan dialect means “Stay With Me”. I wanted to suggest how Napoli has always stayed with Carlotta, even when she is travelling far from her native Italy and to reflect the expressive nature of Italian people.
![The composite photographic style is designed to suggest the colours of Italy and Naples](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0b9e39328c9b7fa3bd948_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_promo-three_portrait_1920px-85q-275kb.webp)
Photographic style - slices in time
Earlier in the year, I had taken many black and white photos from one of Carlotta’s concerts. By overlapping and colourising the images (in a pseudo-double exposure technique) I visualise ‘slices in time’ and the expression and passion of Carlotta when performing live. The overall style is a modern take on vintage Italian movie posters with typography and colour echoing the Blue Note jazz album designs of the 1960s.
![Broadsheet poster design for “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme’ features three montage images of Carlotta performing](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0baebb4c97b35553b1a23_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_advert-underpass_1920px-75q-238kb.webp)
![Poster design for the album launch of “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme”](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0bc749398be8206d81958_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_poster-close-up-1_1920px-75q-187kb.webp)
![Poster series for the album launch concert](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0bd867a61fe082dcbf90a_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_poster-x3_1920px-80q-108kb.webp)
![Vinyl record label design for Carlotta Centanni “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme”](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0be4b8557fb55f7647e53_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_album-record-inner_1920px-80q-84kb.webp)
![Record sleeve design for Carlotta Centanni “Resta, Cu ’Mme”](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0ca7f309e759af2692fe5_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_album-record_1920px-95q-189kb.webp)
![CD packaging design for Carlotta Centanni](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0cbe948ef50d286007358_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_CD-design_1920px-4q-163kb.jpg)
![Poster design for the album launch of “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme”](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0cd76dc470d3ce0b64b46_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_poster-close-up-2_1920px-75q-133kb.webp)
![Photographs of the production of the album at Extrabeat Studios near Rome](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0db609c8edfa642ca8332_carlotta-centanni_recording-3_1920px-70q-229kb.webp)
![Carlotta Centanni, Italian singer songwriter performing live](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0e133b7b03c9997bca986_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_promo-three_portrait-1_1920px-60q-102kb.webp)
![Carlotta Centanni - Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme album design for compact disc sleeve](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0e2581991178c2fac1d09_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_CD-packaging-01_1920px-85q-166kb.webp)
![Carlotta Centanni, Italian singer songwriter performing live](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0e1650b4e69e3fb10eb29_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_promo-three_portrait-2_1920px-60q-147kb.webp)
![The album design for “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme” by Carlotta Centanni on Apple Music](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0e4aacdf4e692efa50ee9_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_apple-itunes-iphone-2_1920px-75q-251kb.webp)
![Poster design for “Napoli, Resta Cu ’Mme” by Carlotta Centanni](https://assets-global.website-files.com/60b98f6a0fe97dcd284dfa29/65f0e64a8bff047b55d1f058_carlotta-centanni_napoli-resta-cu-mme_advert_1920px-75q-254kb.webp)
Check out Carlotta’s music on iTunes
Of course, I am somewhat biased towards Carlotta’s music, however I highly recommend you check it out. You won’t be disappointed...
Napoli, Resta Cu’ Mme
2023 © Carlotta Centanni. Click this link to listen on Apple Music
Speak Love ~ Parla D’Amore
2022 © Carlotta Centanni. Click this link to listen on Apple Music
Rome to the Land of Australia
2017 © Carlotta Centanni. Click this link to listen on Apple Music
Respiro
2010 © Carlotta Centanni. Click this link to listen on Apple Music
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