Il Divo (album)

Il Divo
Studio album by Il Divo
Released 1 November 2004 (United Kingdom)
19 April 2005 (United States)
Recorded February – September 2004, Metropolis Studios, London
Genre Classical crossover
Length 53:52
Label Syco, Columbia
Producer Steve Mac[1]
Il Divo chronology
2004
Il Divo		 2005
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Singles from Il Divo
  1. "Regresa a mí"
    Released: 22 October 2004
  2. "My Way (A mi manera)"
    Released: 18 February 2005
  3. "Mama"
    Released: 7 May 2005
  4. "Unchained Melody (Senza catene)"
    Released: 8 July 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Il Divo is the self-titled debut studio album to be released by classical crossover vocal group Il Divo, formed by Simon Cowell in 2004. The album was released on 1 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, via Syco Music, and on 19 April 2005 in the United States, via Columbia Records. The album contains three songs performed in English, six songs performed in Italian, and three songs performed in Spanish, excluding the bonus track. As of December 2013, the album had sold more than 1.5 million copies in the UK.[3] The album has sold more than 5,000,000 worldwide copies to date.[4]

Recording started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden, with producers Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson & David Kreuger and in the UK with producer Steve Mac. This self-titled album contained the Spanish Regresa a mí, their second single and first original song Mama; Sinatra's My Way (A mi manera); Nella Fantasia, and 1994's San Remo Festival winner Passerà.

The album hit the No. 1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 5 April 2005, where they performed Regresa a mí.[5]

In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album knocked Robbie Williams off the number 1 spot in the UK charts, Williams allegedly said to them at the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason film premiere, "So you are the four idiots who have forced me off my number one spot!"[6]

This multiplatinum-selling CD became number one in the charts in a total of 13 countries around the world, and achieved top 5 placing in 25 countries.

Singles

  • "Regresa a mí" was released as the album's lead single on 22 October 2004. The song is a cover of the original English-language version performed by R&B singer Toni Braxton, originally released in June 1996. The single remain's the band most successful single release to date. The band's Spanish version of the track received positive appreciation from critics, who said that the cover "has the potential to be a hit and to open doors for many of operas most acclaimed stars."[7]
  • "Mama" was released as the album's third single on 7 May 2005. "Mama" was the first original song ever released as a single by the band. It was released both as limited edition CD single and DVD single. It was also included on the band's live album, Live at the Greek Theatre. The songwriters behind "Mama", Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane and Josef Larossi, have contributed the largest number of original songs for the band, including "Sei parte ormai di me", "Isabel", "Si tu me amas", "Esisti dentro me" and "Una Noche". The song has also been covered and translated into other languages, including to Afrikaans by the artist Kurt Darren, and into Italian by Paul Potts.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Regresa a mí"Diane WarrenSteve Mac4:42
2."Mama"Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Savan KotechaSteve Mac, Quiz & Larossi3:19
3."Nella Fantasia"Ennio Morricone, Chiara FerraùPer Magnusson, David Kreuger4:26
4."Passerà"Aleandro Baldi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco FalagianiSteve Mac4:40
5."Everytime I Look at You"Andy Hill, John ReidPer Magnusson, David Kreuger3:31
6."Ti amerò"Matteo Saggese, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Frank MuskerPer Magnusson, David Kreuger4:01
7."Dentro un altro si"Andy Hill, Don BlackPer Magnusson, David Kreuger4:34
8."The Man You Love"Steve Mac, Blair Daly, Troy VergesSteve Mac3:56
9."Feelings"Jörgen ElofssonSteve Mac3:39
10."Hoy que ya no estás aquí"Jörgen Elofsson, Tony VincentSteve Mac, Mathias Venge4:19
11."Sei parte ormai di me"Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Matteo Saggese, Mino VergnaghiQuiz & Larossi4:28
12."My Way (A mi manera)"Jacques Revaux, Claude François, Gilles Thibaut, Paul AnkaSteve Mac4:28

Chart positions

CountryStatusChart Position
SpainQuadruple PlatinumNo. 2
UKQuadruple PlatinumNo. 1
CanadaTriple PlatinumNo. 1
NetherlandsTriple PlatinumNo. 1
ArgentinaDouble PlatinumNo. 1
AustraliaDouble PlatinumNo. 1
MexicoDouble PlatinumNo. 1
PortugalDouble PlatinumNo. 2
New ZealandDouble PlatinumNo. 3
USADouble PlatinumNo. 4
FinlandDouble PlatinumNo. 1
BelgiumPlatinumNo. 3
South AfricaPlatinumNo. 5
SwedenSilverNo. 1
AustriaGoldNo. 2
FranceGoldNo. 4
SwitzerlandGoldNo. 2
VenezuelaGoldNo. 2

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Mac (2)". Discogs.
  2. ↑ Allmusic review
  3. ↑ "Official Charts Analysis: One Direction sell another 124k of new album - Analysis - Music Week". www.musicweek.com.
  4. ↑ larazon.es (ed.). "Il Divo: Divinos y humanos".
  5. ↑ "IL DIVO - IL DIVO 2004".
  6. ↑ Robbie's alleged statement. Accessed 5 March 2008.
  7. ↑ http://www.musicomh.com/singles/il-divo.htm
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