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Personnel: Andrea Bocelli; Dean Parks (guitar); Dan Higgins (flute); Randy Waldman, David Foster (piano, keyboards); Nathan East (bass guitar); Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Paulinho Da Costa, Rafael Padilla (percussion).
Producers: David Foster; Humberto Gatica; Tony Renis.
Recording information: Record Plant, Hollywood, California (2005).
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli's cross-over success was firmly solidified long before the 2006 release of AMORE, and here, the singer casts an even wider net. Bocelli's voice is tailor-made for sensual romantic balladry, and naturally those songs abound. However, while past outings were marked by dramatic, though fairly straightforward orchestration and a crisp studio
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gloss, AMORE finds Bocelli utilizing a more diverse musical palette, including Spanish guitars, accordion, harmonica (courtesy of Stevie Wonder), saxophone (Kenny G), and--watch out--pop music's favorite nasty girl, Christina Aguilera.
With superstar producer David Foster at the helm, the Tuscan-born singer selects a collection of pop standards from the ages and from around the world, including "Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)," "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)," and "Solamente Una Vez." And while Bocelli's voice may be best suited for classical music and light opera, he handles these songs with the passion, skill, and grace fans have come to expect from him. AMORE is a brilliant move for Bocelli: the songs are targeted to a wider group of listeners and yet they have something for his original fans as well--in a word, his voice.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Amapola by Joseph M. Lacalle
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: Romantic
2.
Besame Mucho by Consuelo Velazquez
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1943
3.
Autumn leaves by Joseph Kosma
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1950; France
4.
Mi manchi by Fabrizio Berlincioni
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Gianfranco Fasano.
5.
Somos novios by Armando Manzanero Canche
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
6.
Solamente una vez by Agustín Lara
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Mexico
7.
Jurame by María Grever
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Written: Mexico
8.
Pero te extraño by Armando Manzanero Canche
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
9.
Canzoni stonate by Aldo Donati
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
10.
L'appuntamento (Sentado a 'beira do caminho) by Roberto Carlos
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Erasmo Carlos and Bruni Lauzi.
11.
Cuando me enamoro (Quando m'innamoro) by Alfonso Alpin
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Roberto Livraghi, Daniele Pace and Mario Panzeri.
12.
Can't Help Falling in Love by Luigi Creatore
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with George Weiss and Hugo Peretti.
13.
Because We Believe by David Foster
Performer:
Andrea Bocelli (Tenor)
Period: 20th Century
Notes: This work was written in collaboration with Andrea Bocelli.
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