Electric Woman Eliana Cargnelutti

• 1 Why Do I Sing The Blues 03:47
• 2 Just For Me 04:14
• 3 Street Corner Talking 03:48
• 4 Soulshine 05:10
• 5 Show Me 03:33
• 6 Everybody Needs Love 03:43
• 7 I'm A Woman 04:15
• 8 There's Gonna Be Some Rockin' 03:09
• 9 Freedom 03:16
• 10 I Saw Your Eyes 03:17
• 11 Eliana's Boogie 03:50
• Total Runtime 42:02

Info for Electric Woman

Electric Woman marks the international solo debut of Italian recording artist Eliana Cargnelutti and once again shows Ruf Records’ willingness to think outside the box. The project brings together unique talents from diverse genres and different corners of the world, including acclaimed American bluesman Albert Castiglia, who produced, and rock and metal specialist Timo Rotten, who recorded and mixed the album in his native Germany.

Its centerpiece is of course singer/guitarist Cargnelutti, who combines hotshot vocal swagger with impressive technical chops. During her young career, the Udine, Italy native has shared the stage with the best of the Italian blues scene while also dabbling in soul, jazz, funk and heavy metal. “I started out playing rock and metal,” she reveals. “They’ll always be part of my musical language.” Indeed, cuts like “Just for Me” and “Show Me” confirm that hard rock and heavy metal are still very close to her heart. “You can hear many of my influences: Guns N’ Roses, Joe Bonamassa, Eric Sardinas, Susan Tedeschi, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Led Zeppelin.”

Eliana Cargnelutti, vocals, guitar
Albert Castiglia, slide guitars
John Ginty, keyboards, Hammond, piano
Roger Inniss, bass
Jamie Little, drums

Mastered by David Farrell

Eliana Cargnelutti
Italian guitarist and singer, graduated in jazz guitar at the conservatory “G. Frescobaldi” in Ferrara introducing a thesis on Mike Stern. Eliana is the new hope of Italian rock blues. A strong singer and a crafty guitarist, one of the rare real front women of the Italian scene.

She plays a flavor of rock blues with a bit of everything in between: electric funk, mixed with pop and jazzy instrumentals, raw rock, tight blues grooves, illuminated by her skills as an electric guitarist. Her sets truly have something for everyone. Eliana is well known in the Italian blues scene thanks to her infectious persona.

Her band, features known musicians from the Italian blues scene: Simone Serafini, Loris De Checchi and Carmine Bloisi from Padua. The melting of their personalities gives life to the subtles of musical nuances.

Eliana has played with various Italian blues artists like Enrico Crivellaro, Rudy Rotta, Tolo Marton, Roberto Formignani, W.I.N.D., Jimmy Joe and in other situations with Roberto Manuzzi and Ellade Bandini (Guccini), Andrea Rigonat (Elisa), Otis Grand, John Craig (guitarist of Ike & Tina Turner), Peter Stroud (guitarist of Sheryl Crow) and the Joe Pitts Band, with whom she played in various Italian and American festivals. She also recorded a CD with them, in Arkansas, USA (2009). She has collaborated with the progressive rock/klezmer group Passover from Trieste for a tour in Tokyo, Japan (2010) for a tour and a live album in the United States, Boston (2012). In 2015 she will be part of a mondial Tour with the blues caravan project “Girls With Guitars” of Ruf Record label.

Booklet for Electric Woman