ARTIST: Andrea Bocelli
TITLE: Amore
LABEL: Decca
GENRE: Easy Listening
BITRATE: 188kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 57min total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-01-31
RIP DATE: 2006-01-26
Track List
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01. Amapola 3:43
02. Besame Mucho 4:00
03. Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn 4:49
Leaves)
04. Mi Manchi (Feat. Kenny G) 3:35
05. Somos Novios (Its Impossible) 4:22
(Duet With Christina Aguilera)
06. Solamente Una Vez 3:29
07. Juarme 3:23
08. Pero Te Extrano 4:06
09. Canzoni Stonate (Feat. Stevie 5:17
Wonder)
10. LAppuntamento 4:08
11. Cuando Me Enamoro 3:56
12. Cant Help Falling In Love 3:26
(Live At Lake Las Vegas)
13. Because We Believe 4:38
14. Ama Credi E Vai (Because We 4:40
Believe)
Release Notes:
We are proud to announce the release of Andrea BocelliÆs new album, Amore - a
stunningly sophisticated collection of beloved love songs and pop standards to be
released on January 31, 2006.
Romance. Passion. Emotion. These words are synonymous with the voice of Andrea
Bocelli. Almost ten years ago he exploded onto the international music scene with
Romanza and has since sold nearly 50 million albums worldwide. Amore - released
amongst the glamor of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy (where he will perform
at the closing ceremony) and the romance of ValentineÆs Day finds Bocelli straying
from the carefully groomed classical ground in which he is most familiar. The
concept of the album came from famed producer and longtime Bocelli fan, David
Foster along with co-producers Humberto Gatica and Tony Renis who posed the
question: Why not take the most beautiful love songs of the world and pair them
with the most romantic voice in the world? The result is a beautiful album of pop
standards that Foster has publicly claimed is "one of the most beautiful records I
have ever been part of."
Embarking on a new era, Amore unveils a fresh sensuous sound that gently moves
Bocelli into new territory. Spanish guitars flourish, traditional Latin percussion
seductively keeps the tempo, accordions and harmonicas provide charming melodies,
while sometimes Bocelli shares the spotlight with just a grand piano. Recorded
late in the summer at BocelliÆs Tuscan home studio overlooking the coast, the
album exudes the natural beauty and breathtaking surroundings evident in Italy.
Amore marks the only album David Foster has made outside of his Californian
studio complex in two decades. This was also most musically gratifying to date for
Bocelli; "IÆve been presented with opportunities I once could only dream of,
challenges I longed to confront and experiences I will cherish forever, but while
recording this album I realized that now is the perfect moment to arrive at an
album of this repertoire, with the perfect producers, the perfect musicians and
the perfect selection of songs."
While creating the perfect track listing for BocelliÆs first-ever album of popular
songs, Bocelli and his producers searched the musical eras from the 1920s to 1980s
for songs in Italian, Spanish and French. Bocelli also added some of his favorite
international pop songs including - (to name a few) Italian classics
"LÆAppuntamento" and "Quando MÆInnamoro," Latin American hits "Besame Mucho" and
"Solamente Una Vez" and French standard "Les Feuilles Mortes" which has become the
much loved English standard "Autumn Leaves." "Solamente Una Vez" (a hit as "You
Belong To My Heart" for stars including Elvis Presley and Bing Crosby) and "Somos
Novios" (famously an English language hit as "ItÆs Impossible" for Perry Como) are
also highlights of the album. The end result is BocelliÆs amazingly beautiful
interpretation of classics made popular by legendary vocalists such Edith Piaf and
Luis Miguel, to Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.
Amore features a stellar line up of the worldÆs finest instrumentalists, who
between them have worked with virtually every major artist of recent eras;
Electric and acoustic guitarists Dean Parks (Stevie Wonder, Billy Joel, BB King)
and Michael Landau (Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, Miles Davis); on Spanish guitars,
mandolin, charango, bajo-sexto and vihuela Ramon Stagnaro (Luis Miguel, Alejandro
Sanz, Enrique Iglesias); on bass Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Phil Collins); on
drums Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn); on piano and
keyboards Randy Waldman (Barbra Streisand, Kenny G, George Benson); on percussion
Paulinho Da Costa (Prince, Quincy Jones, Herbie Hancock) and Rafaela Padilla
(Gloria Estefan, Alejandro Sanz); on trumpet the acclaimed soloist Chris Botti
and other guest artists to be announced.