La Voce[3] is the ninth album by British tenor Russell Watson and his first resumption of a largely classical repertoire since overcoming brain cancer.[4]
On 29 October 2010 Russell announced the release of his ninth album La Voce.[5] The album was recorded in June 2010 with the Roma Sinfonietta, produced by Mike Hedges[6] and was released on 22 November 2010 on Epic Records, his first release on this label.[7]
Track listing
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1. | "Parla Piu Piano" | Nino Rota, Gianni Boncompagni | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 4:07 |
2. | "E Sara Cosi" | Sergei Rachmaninov, Giuseppi Marcucci, Massimo Bizzarri | Sally Herbert | 3:39 |
3. | "Be My Love" | Nickolaus Brodsky, Sammy Cahn | Sally Herbert | 3:14 |
4. | "Arrivederci Roma" | Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Alessandro Giovanni | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 3:26 |
5. | "Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)" | Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavincini | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 3:53 |
6. | "La Vita Senza Te" | Andy Hill, Antonio Galbiata | Steven Baker | 4:14 |
7. | "Concerto D’Autunno" | Camillo Bargoni, Danpa | Sally Herbert | 3:45 |
8. | "Intermezzo" | Pietro Mascagni, Piero Mazzoni | Steven Baker | 4:55 |
9. | "Love Story" | Francis Lai, Carl Sigman | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 4:06 |
10. | "Solo Con Te" | Andy Hill, Jim Cregan, Valerio Calisse | Maestro Renato Serio | 4:25 |
11. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto, Lara Fabian | Sally Herbert | 3:51 |
12. | "Parlami D'Amore Mariù" | Cesare Bixio, Ennio Neri | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 4:10 |
13. | "Someone to Remember Me" | Wayne Hector, Steve Robson | Maestro Renato Serio | 4:32 |
Critical reception
La Voce was received extremely well by The Sun (United Kingdom) and Daily Express; garnering five[12] and four stars.[13] The Sun gave the album five stars as they thought "maximum points for guts, but the music deserves it too."
Release history
Region |
Date |
Format |
Label |
Catalogue |
Barcode |
United Kingdom |
29 November 2010 |
CD, digital download |
Epic Records |
88697773392 |
886977733925 |