Souvenir (Emma Marrone album)

Souvenir is the seventh solo studio album by Italian singer-songwriter Emma Marrone, released by Universal Music Italy and Capitol Records on 13 October 2023.

The album is composed of nine tracks, six of which were written by the singer herself, with the collaboration of songwriters and producers, such as Davide Simonetta, Francesco "Katoo" Catitti, Drillionaire, Federica Abbate, Nesli, Franco126, Andrea Bonomo and Takagi & Ketra.

In an interview with Vanity Fair Italia, the singer told about the choice of the album cover, which is associated with feminism and the perception of femininity:[12]I have always been accused of being unfeminine because I prefer cargo pants to skinny jeans, but that's because women are always bound to a standard ideal.

"[13] Fabio Fiume of All Music Italia affirmed that the singer brings a "small" but "thoughtful and precious" project, in which "a new expressive delicacy" is evident and that "embraces new sounds, renews herself, remains true to herself without appearing static."

Fiume appreciated the collaboration with Lazza, which "does not sound like a commercial operation but like a sensible exchange between two friends," and Intervallo, a song that "gives authentic emotions" and in which Emma "manages to talk to her recently deceased father without falling [... ] into spectacularizations of grief"; Fiume also stressed that Ogni volta è così "would have deserved its own place in an album.

"[14] Marco De Crescenzo of Newsic.it pointed out that the singer is "less blustery, less rough and impatient" than previous projects, with a newfound balance "inner, vocal and also musical.