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Il Divo | 
 enlarge | Artist: Il Divo
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  336 reviews
Sales Rank: 420
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 93963
UPC: 827969396322
EAN: 0827969396322
ASIN: B0007QS4KK
Release Date: April 19, 2005
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| Tracks:
| • | Unbreak My Heart (Regresa A Mi) | | • | Mama | | • | Nella Fantasia | | • | Passera | | • | Every Time I Look At You | | • | Ti Amero | | • | Dentro Un Altro Si | | • | The Man You Love | | • | Feelings | | • | Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui | | • | Sei Parte Ormai Di Me | | • | My Way (A Mi Manera) | | • | Unchained Melody (Senza Catene) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
While not exactly classical crossover's take on The Monkees, this international quartet of young male vocalists from America, France, Spain, and Switzerland shares a similar genesis. Assembled after a long talent search and audition process, they were teamed with pop producers Per Magnusson and David Krueger (Britney Spears, Backstreet Boys) and Steve Mac (Charlotte Church, Kelly Clarkson) and turned loose on a slate of classical-pop favorites, with a dramatic, dynamically nuanced read of Toni Braxton's signature "Unbreak My Heart" setting the standard. While the deceptive ease of their harmonies belie the group's disparate nationalities and talent search roots on the melodramatic "Hoy Que Ya No Estas Aqui," Morricone's glorious Mission theme, "Nella Fantasia" and the cascading "Passera," the album's pop-oriented material is a decidedly more mixed bag ."Everytime I Look at You" and "Feelings" (not Morris Albert's) soar gracefully, while "The Man You Love" seems more a throwback to the producers' boy band roots. The standard "My Way" and a lovely, bonus cut Italian version of "Unchained Melody" close the album out on a high note, even if their safe familiarity doesn't offer the promising quartet a sufficient musical challenge. --Jerry McCulley [NOTE: A DualDisc version including DVD is now available.] More Divine Crooners to Explore 
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From the Label
Il Divo are four exceptional young men with formally trained voices who take popular songs, old and new, to another level where the historic rift between pop and classical music is finally healed. The band were formed after a worldwide search which took more than two years. Consisting of an American, Frenchman, Spaniard and a Swiss, Il Divo spent the first half of 2004 in London rehearsing and recording. Some of their songs will be familiar like "Nella Fantasia" (based on Gabriel's Oboe from Ennio Morricone's penned score of The Mission) and a unique and powerful version of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart". The four principles share the lead throughout, combining to deliver choruses whose awesome power is matched by their tonal delicacy. Passion and restraint they show to be an irresistible aphrodisiac. Reflecting the multi-national character of the group, the songs are not all sung in English but drift between Spanish, English and Italian. However they are worded, all use the emotional Esperanto of love.
Album Description
"Il Divo have taught me more than I have taught them. I am actually intimidated and slightly in awe of their talent! I am more proud of this album than anything else i've ever been involved with, they are going to be huge." --Simon Cowell
Album Description
Japanese-only SHM-CD (Super High Material CD) pressing of this album. SHM-CDs can be played on any audio player and delivers unbelievably high-quality sound. You won't believe it's the same CD! Sony/BMG 2009.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 331 more reviews...
 Could be better December 15, 2008
Their voices are still fantastic but I wasn't crazy about the songs selected, still a fan!
 FASCINANTES December 8, 2008
Este cuarteto es simplemente fascinante. El primer cd que escuche de
ellos es este, y lo escuche y escuche sin cansarme, una y otra vez.
Y es que son fascinantes. Voces bellisimas y un dominio tremendo de
las voces, y por supuesto, un estilo totalmente unico.
Y donde ellos se la ganaron toda es con esa bellisima cancion Regresa a mi, donde, tanto David como Carlos se destacan sobre los demas insinuando
se como dos verdaderos divos del canto.
Passera es lindisima, y aqui escuchamos a Urs fuerte y bello, y a Sebas
tien simplemente sexy.
Lo recomiendo muchas veces.
Il Divo-The Promise...Beautiful December 8, 2008
After listening to Il Divo's "The Promise" for a month, I thought I would post some observations. The 4 men of Il Divo create beautiful harmonies, though each voice is distinct. The arrangements are well done and don't over complicate or overpower the songs. Each voice can be heard instinctly, yet as a whole is what makes each song soar, as in Adagio. The softness of Hallelujah and Amazing Grace show the control in their voices and these songs alone are worth the price of "The Promise". Just pop in this cd, relax, and get lost in the music.
Il Divo Keeps Its Promise On New Release December 4, 2008
Prior to receiving this CD, I was only minimally aware of Il Divo, the princes of popera. I had seen them on television several times, and knew that they had amazing voices and harmonies. When I first listened to this, I was blown away. These songs truly showcase Il Divo's incredible harmonies. The instrumentals are expertly arranged. The melodies are deceptively simple, yet compelling. Each song is full of pleasant surprises in harmonies, melodies and dynamics. If you listen, and emerge yourself in the music, you will not only be interested, you will also be lost in the music. With the exception of Amazing Grace, the songs are in Spanish. Regardless if you understand the words, the music emotes the sentiment of the song in a way that makes it easy to understand the message of the music. Songs such as "La Luna", Angelina and Amazing Grace really showcase the power, range and precision of Il Divo's voices.
Pure Art! December 4, 2008
People with no formal musical education: Please stop posting false and misleading reviews...
The truth is that they are 4 experimented singers, most of them have a strong (and true artistic) vocal music background, so stop thinking they are another new pop music "boy band", in fact they are more like an "operatic men quartet", and some of them even have at least 20 years of a successful pre-Il Divo opera carrier, this is why some people do not understand that they are not just newcomers doing "covers", instead they actually do translations of some pop songs to another music language and genre that certainly neither is pop nor is opera, but a very nice mix of them. I'm sure they love to sing for the people who know how to appreciate their art!...other people can look elsewhere, (they don't mind)... ...in billboard pop charts for example where you will find Josh Groban for instance... who I also admire for his exceptional talent I must say...
People! Planet earth is not only a place called the USA... open your mind and EARS to the world. It's a shame that some people cannot enjoy this beautifull masterpiece!
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