Andrea Bocelli - Andrea (2004) [SACD]

The breathtaking new pop album from the world’s best-selling tenor. With album sales in excess of 46 million, Andrea Bocelli has been certified Platinum in 30 countries, a total of 190 times! He has received 3 Grammy Award nominations, an Academy Award nomination & a Golden Globe Award. Andrea is Bocelli’s 1st pop release since Cieli di Toscana (2001), which was the successor to his multi-platinum selling albums Sogno & Romanza. The new album has a distinctly international flavor & features 13 songs in Italian, English & Spanish.
Andrea Bocelli long ago set the standard for “crossover” classical tenors, & ANDREA proves yet again that when it comes to ultra-romantic singing, no one does it better. Longtime collaborators Francesco Sartori, Mauro Malavasi, & Celso Valli provide more of the soaring operatic-style ballads & lush production work familiar to Bocelli’s fans. “Dell’Amore Non Si Sa,” “Liberta,” & “Tu Ci Sei,” among others, are tailor-made for his warm, rich tone & velvety phrasing. Bocelli also enlists some new songwriting talent for a slight change of pace, notably with the flamenco-flavored “Sin Tu Amor” & the atmospheric “Per Noi,” as well as “Go Where Love Goes,” a duet sung in English with vocal prodigy Holly Stell. Covers of Enrique Iglesias’s “Un Nuovo Giorno” (known in English as “The First Day of My Life”) & Lucio Dalla’s “Quante Volte Ti Ho Cercato” show that the superstar singer doesn’t stray far from the usual path; Bocelli knows what his adoring public clamors for, & he never disappoints. Smooth, suave, & sexy, ANDREA is sure to set a multitude of hearts throbbing.
Recording information:
Air Studios, London, England; Alari Park; Alari Park, Cernusco S; Angel Studios, Islington, London, England; Ciaosette Studio, Rome, Italy; Clock Studio, Bologna, Italy; Fonoprint Studios; Forum Village Studios, Rome, Italy; Forum Villiage Studios, Rome, Italy Ciaosette Studio, Ro; Henson Studios, Los Angeles, CA; LnR Production Studios; LnR Productions Studios; N, Milano, Italy; S. Lorenzo’s Church; S.Lorenzo’s Chuch; Sernusco, S and D; Studio Impatto, Bologna, Italy; The Plant Studios, Sausalito, CA; Tower Of Power; Tower Of Power Townhouse Studios; Townhouse Studios.