An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
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| Released | 1 December 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 3 April 2009 | |||
| Venue | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover | |||
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| Released | 1 December 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 3 April 2009 | |||
| Venue | Barcelona, Spain | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover | |||
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An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona is the first live album by classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. It was recorded at the Palau Sant Jordi concert An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona.[1] on 3 April 2009 and the album was released 1 December the same year. It was made available in both Blu-ray and DVDs + CD format.
Overview
[edit]The live album mostly covers material from their prior studio albums but also includes two new songs in the quartet's repertoire. "Bridge over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel, and "The Impossible Dream" from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. It contains songs interpreted mainly in English and Spanish, and the DVD includes behind the scenes and an interview with the group. It was directed by Guillermo Baker. Giorgio Armani designed the wardrobe of Carlos Marín, David Miller, Sebastien Izambard and Urs Buhler for this concert.
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It debuted at No.1 in nine countries, including Spain,
[2] Portugal and the Netherlands and was certified Gold in Mexico.[3]
Track listing
[edit]DVD
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Somewhere" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | |
| 2. | "Regresa a mí" | Diane Warren | |
| 3. | "La Promessa" | Jörgen Elofsson, Francesco Galtieri | |
| 4. | "Angelina" | Alcaraz Gomez, Gordeno, Larossi | |
| 5. | "Isabel" | Andreas Romdhane, Gabriel Fauré | |
| 6. | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Paul Simon | |
| 7. | "She" | Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer | |
| 8. | "Passerà" | Aleandro Baldi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani | |
| 9. | "Unchained Melody Senza Catene" | Alex North, Hy Zaret | |
| 10. | "Mamá" | Larossi, Savan | |
| 11. | "Nights in White Satin Notte di Luce" | Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward | |
| 12. | "The Winner Takes It All Va toda al ganador" | Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus | |
| 13. | "Without You Desde el día que te fuiste" | Thomas Evans, Peter Ham | |
| 14. | "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" | Jean-Jacques Goldman | |
| 15. | "Everytime I Look at You" | Andy Hill, John Reid | |
| 16. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | |
| 17. | "Adagio" | Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto | |
| 18. | "La Vida Sin Amor" | Alcaraz Gomez, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Pablo Pinilla, Matteo Saggese | |
| 19. | "Caruso" | Lucio Dalla | |
| 20. | "The Power of Love La Fuerza Mayor" | Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole, Rudy Pérez | |
| 21. | "My Way A Mi Manera" | Paul Anka, Revaux, Thibault | |
| 22. | "Amazing Grace" | Dave Arch, Urs Bühler, Sebastian Izambard, Carlos Marin, Tradizionale | |
| 23. | "The Impossible Dream (The Quest)" | Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh |
CD
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Regresa a mí" | Diane Warren | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Unchained Melody Senza Catene" | Alex North, Hy Zaret | 3:41 |
| 3. | "La Promessa" | Jörgen Elofsson, Francesco Galtieri | 4:54 |
| 4. | "Adagio" | Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto | 4:46 |
| 5. | "Somewhere" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | 3:28 |
| 6. | "Nights in White Satin Notte di Luce" | Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward | 4:35 |
| 7. | "Without You Desde el día que te fuiste" | Thomas Evans, Peter Ham | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Amazing Grace" | Dave Arch, Urs Bühler, Sebastian Izambard, Carlos Marin, Tradizionale | 3:57 |
| 10. | "My Way A Mi Manera" | Paul Anka, Revaux, Thibault | 4:29 |
Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[4] | 4× Platinum | 60,000^ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON)[5] album |
Gold | 30,000^ |
| Portugal (AFP)[6] album |
Gold | 10,000^ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7] album |
Gold | 30,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[8] video |
Platinum | 50,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b todomusicales.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Il Divo en Barcelona' nuevo Cd + Dvd grabado en el Palau Sant Jordi".
- ^ "Grabado en Barcelona, incluye varias canciones en castellano y dos temas nuevos en su repertorio". Il Divo.
- ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Type Il Divo in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and An Evening with Il Divo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "Portuguese album certifications – Il Divo – An Evening with..." (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Spanish album certifications – Il Divo – An Evening with Il Divo". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
