Sacro (album)

Sacro
Studio album by
Serena Brancale
Released10 April 2026 (2026-04-10)
Genres
Length44:15
Labels
Producers
  • Serena Brancale
  • Bnjmn
  • Carlo Avarello
  • Cripo
  • Dropkick_m
  • Fabio Barnaba
  • Gorbaciof
  • Itaca
  • Richard Bona
Serena Brancale chronology
Je sò accusì
(2022)		 Sacro
(2026)
Singles from Sacro
  1. "Baccalà"
    Released: 7 February 2024
  2. "La zia"
    Released: 10 May 2024
  3. "Stu cafè"
    Released: 21 June 2024
  4. "Anema e core"
    Released: 12 February 2025
  5. "Serenata"
    Released: 30 May 2025
  6. "Qui con me"
    Released: 25 February 2026
  7. "Bésame mucho"
    Released: 28 February 2026
  8. "Al mio paese"
    Released: 3 April 2026

Sacro (Italian: [ˈsaːkro]; Sacred) is the fourth studio album by the Italian singer-songwriter Serena Brancale, released on 10 April 2026 through Atlantic Records and Warner Music Italy.[1][2]

The album includes the singles "Anema e core" and "Qui con me", which serve as Brancale's entries for the Sanremo Music Festival 2025 and Sanremo Music Festival 2026, respectively.[3]

Composition

The album features sixteen tracks, written and composed by the singer-songwriter herself in collaboration with songwriters and producers, including Jacopo Ettorre, Alessandro La Cava, Federica Abbate, Manuel Finotti, Massimiliano Marchio and the production duo Merk & Kremont.[4] The project features several collaborations with other artists, including Alborosie, Alessandra Amoroso, Delia, Gregory Porter, Levante, Omara Portuondo, Richard Bona and Sayf.[5][6] In an interview with Il Fatto Quotidiano, the singer-songwriter explained the choice of the project’s title Sacro:[7]

"Sacro because it contains so many very important tracks; because it’s a project that began four years ago with extensive research into the local dialect, folklore, and songs like "Baccalà", "La zia’ and "Stu cafè". Sacro because it tells the story of my family, which simply had to be included. Sacred because there’s a track I wrote with my sister, which, incidentally, I left in its raw form without even going into the studio to record it. Sacred because there’s also a jazz-inspired approach to music, blending genres in a slightly more international way. So for me it’s sacred because it’s given me a way to always feel like myself on stage, on tour, on the Sanremo stage"

Track listing

Sacro track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Maria"
  • Brancale
  • Manuel Finotti
  • Carlo Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
2:16
2."Serenata" (with Alessandra Amoroso)
  • Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
  • ITACA
3:08
3."Anema e core"
  • Brancale
  • Ettorre
  • Abbate
  • Finotti
  • Nicola Lazzarin
  • Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
  • Cripo
2:46
4."Qui con me"
  • Brancale
  • Alfredo Bruno
  • Noemi Bruno
  • Salvatore Mineo
  • Brancale
  • A. Bruno
  • Avarello
  • Fabio Barnaba
  • Avarello
  • Barnaba
3:16
5."Al mio paese" (with Levante and Delia)
  • Brancale
  • La Cava
  • Abbate
  • Finotti
  • Simone Capurro
  • Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
  • Antonio Filippelli[v]
3:17
6."La zia" (with Dropkick_m)
  • Brancale
  • Brancale
  • Finotti
  • Massimiliano Marchio
  • Dropkick_m
2:18
7."Solo un'ora" (featuring Sayf and Gregory Porter)
  • Brancale
  • Avarello
  • Marco Bottoni
  • Avarello
  • Bnjmn
2:37
8."Stu cafè"
  • Brancale
  • Avarello
  • Finotti
  • Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
2:56
9."Fuera"
  • Brancale
  • Laura Di Lenola
  • Brancale
  • Di Lenola
  • Finotti
  • Avarello
  • Gorbaciof
2:49
10."Gitana" (featuring Richard Bona)
  • Brancale
  • A. Bruno
  • Richard Bona
2:45
11."Bésame mucho" (with Gregory Porter and Delia)Consuelo VelázquezVelázquez
  • Avarello
  • Barnaba
  • Gorbaciof
3:27
12."Capatosta" (featuring Alborosie)
  • Brancale
  • D'Ascola
  • Finotti
  • Marchio
  • Dropkick_m
  • Gorbaciof
2:30
13."Baccalà" (with Dropkick_m)
  • Brancale
  • Marchio
  • Brancale
  • Finotti
  • Marchio
  • Dropkick_m
2:01
14."Magic Puglia"
  • Brancale
  • Di Lenola
  • Brancale
  • Finotti
  • Marchio
  • Dropkick_m
  • Gorbaciof
1:59
15."Aquello" (featuring Omara Portuondo and Pamela)
  • Fabrizio Mocata
  • Santiago Larramendi
  • Mocata
  • Larramendi
  • Avarello
  • Barnaba
4:20
16."Bariamore"
  • Brancale
  • Nicole Brancale
  • Brancale
  • N. Brancale
  • Brancale
1:50
Total length:44:15

Note

  • ^[v] indicates a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.[8]

Musicians

  • Serena Brancale – vocals (all tracks), piano (track 1)
  • Manuel Finotti – drum programming (1, 3, 11), synthesizer programming (1, 3, 12), programming (5, 9, 14), bass programming (11), synthesizer (14), guitar (16)
  • Andrea Braido – bass, guitar (1, 9)
  • Daniele Raimondi – trumpet (1)
  • Carlo Avarello – programming (2, 4), guitar (3, 9, 11), acoustic guitar (5), piano (15)
  • Gorbaciof – programming (2)
  • Itaca – programming (2)
  • Franco Notarberardino – bass (3)
  • Cripo – drum programming (3)
  • Alessandro Canini – drums, electric guitar (4, 7); electric bass (4), bass (7), percussion (7)
  • Fabio Barnaba – programming (4, 15, 16); piano, synthesizer (4); strings programming (11)
  • Antonio Filippelli – programming (5)
  • Delia – vocals (5, 11)
  • Pietro Giola – trumpet (5)
  • Levante – vocals (5)
  • Dropkick_m – instrumentation (6, 13), synthesizer (12, 14), drum programming (12), programming (14)
  • Gregory Porter – vocals (7, 11)
  • Sayf – vocals (7)
  • Richard Bona – vocals, bass, guitar, programming (10)
  • Alborosie – vocals (12)
  • Omara Portuondo – vocals (15)
  • Pamela – vocals (15)
  • Corinne Ragona – chorus vocals (16)
  • Giordana Nausica – chorus vocals (16)
  • Giulia Gentile – violin (16)
  • Agnese Antonelli – viola (16)
  • Livia De Romanis – cello (16)

Technical

  • Manuel Finotti – engineering (1–3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15), mixing (1–3, 5, 9–12, 14, 15), mastering (16)
  • Itaca – engineering (2)
  • Antonio Filippelli – engineering (5)
  • Gianmarco Manilardi – engineering (5)
  • Richard Bona – engineering, mixing (10)
  • Jim Clinco – engineering (16)
  • Alessandro Canini – mixing, mastering (3, 4, 7); engineering (4, 7)
  • Pietro Caramelli – mastering (1, 2, 5, 9–12, 14, 15)

Charts

Chart performance for Sacro
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Italian Albums (FIMI)[9] 9

Certifications

Certifications for Sacro
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Italy (FIMI)[10] Gold 25,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Nuovo album di Serena Brancale, "Sacro, come la mia famiglia e la mia terra"". ANSA. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Serena Brancale, è "Sacro" il nuovo album". La Repubblica. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "Serena Brancale: testo e significato di Anema e core, brano in gara al Festival di Sanremo 2025". All Music Italia. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  4. ↑ Danielli, Silvia (10 April 2026). "Serena Brancale e il suo album "Sacro": «Speziato, femminile e famigliare»". Billboard Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Meo, Oriana (8 April 2026). "Serena Brancale SACRO album tracklist e featuring". All Music Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Il nuovo disco di Serena Brancale è Sacro: "Come la mia famiglia e la mia terra"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 10 April 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Conti, Andrea (10 April 2026). ""Sono andata via dalla Puglia per coronare il mio sogno. Senza polemiche o lamentele, ma al Sud ci sono tante cose positive": parla Serena Brancale". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Sacro / Serena Brancale / Credits". Tidal. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Album – Classifica settimanale WK 16 (dal 10.04.2026 al 16.04.2026)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 18 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Serena Brancale – Sacro" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
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