Carmine Meo

Carmine Meo is the debut album by French soprano Emma Shapplin, released in December 1997. The album brought Shapplin worldwide attention, selling over two million copies [2] and being certified multi-platinum.[3]

Carmine Meo
Studio album by
Emma Shapplin
ReleasedDecember 13, 1997
GenreClassical crossover
LabelEMI
ProducerJean-Patrick Capdevielle
Emma Shapplin chronology
Carmine Meo
(1997)		 Etterna
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."De l'Abîme au Rivage..." 
2."Spente le Stelle" 
3."Vedi, Maria..." 
4."Carmine Meo" 
5."Cuor Senza Sangue" 
6."Favola Breve" 
7."Reprendo Mai Più..." 
8."Une Ombre Dans le Ciel" 
9."Lucifero, Quel Giorno..." 
10."Ira Di Dio" 
11."Miserere, Venere..." 
12."À la Frontière du Rêve..." 

Bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Dolce Veneno" 
14."Fera Ventura" 
15."Discovering Yourself" 
16."Falta Tu Estrella (Spanish version of "Spente le Stelle")" 
17."Cuerpo Sin Alma (Spanish version of "Cuor Senza Sangue")" 

Personnel
  • Yaël Benzaquen - Vocal Coach
  • Virginie Borgeaud - Management
  • Michel DeFolligne - Collaboration, Coordination
  • Chistopher Deschamps - Drums
  • Régis Dupré - Brass Conductor, Conductor, String Conductor
  • Vic Emerson - Artistic Director, Choir/Chorus, Orchestral Arrangements
  • Alix Ewald - Assistant Engineer, Engineer, Mixing Assistant
  • Patrice Kung - Mixing
  • Bertrand Lajudie - Piano
  • Carina Landehag - Make-Up
  • Jean Yves Legrand - Engineer
  • André Perriat - Mastering
  • Vincent Perrot - Bass
  • Emma Shapplin - Liner Notes, Primary Artist
  • Mariana Yotoya - Choir Conductor
  • Jean-Patrick Capdevielle - Songwriter

Charts
Chart (1997) Peak
position[4]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 10
Finnish Albums Chart 19
Dutch Albums Chart 2
French Albums Chart 9
New Zealand Albums Chart 9
Norwegian Albums Chart 17
Swedish Albums Chart 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[5] Platinum 60,000^
Belgium (BEA)[6] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 140,000^
Chile[5] Gold 5,000
Greece (IFPI Greece)[5] Gold 30,000^
France (SNEP)[7] 2× Gold 200,000*
Israel[8] 3× Platinum 120,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[9] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] Platinum 15,000^
Portugal (AFP)[5] Gold 20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[5] Gold 50,000^
Turkey[5] 2× Platinum 100,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[10] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Paravantes, Maria (13 October 2001). "Song For A Cause". Billboard. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-01-07. Retrieved 2010-02-05.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. Tesseyre, Cecile (3 July 1999). ""Popera" On It's Way to UK". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  6. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. "French album certifications – Emma Shapplin – Carmine Meo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  8. "Best Seller". Billboard. 31 July 1999. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  9. "Dutch album certifications – Emma Shapplin – Carmine Meo" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 27 December 2018. Enter Carmine Meo in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  10. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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