Andrea Bocelli 'Amore' album

Sugar/Decca Records are proud to announce the release of Andrea Bocelli’s anticipated new CD, Amore, produced by the Grammy-winning David Foster. Amore features unforgettable guest performances by superstar Christina Aguilera, the legendary Stevie Wonder and the talented Kenny G. This stunningly sophisticated collection of beloved love songs and pop standards has been 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 glamour of the Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy (where he will perform at the closing ceremony) and the romance of Valentine’s Day finds Andrea straying from the carefully groomed classical ground that he is most familiar with. 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 flowingly 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 Andrea shares the spotlight with just a grand piano. Recorded late in the summer at Bocelli’s 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 Andrea; “…I’ve 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 Bocelli’s first-ever album of popular songs, Andrea and his producers searched the musical eras from the1920s to1980s for songs in Italian, Spanish and French. Andrea also added some of his favorite international pop songs including- (to name a few) Italian classics “L’Appuntamento” and “Cuando Me Enamoro,” Latin American hits “Besame Mucho” and “Solamente Una Vez” and French standard “Les Feuille 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 ‘It’s Impossible’ for Perry Como) featuring Christina Aguilera are also highlights of the album. The end result is Bocelli’s amazingly beautiful interpretation of classics made popular by legendary vocalists such Edith Piaf and Luis Miguel to Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.

Andrea Bocelli performed two exclusive concerts in Las Vegas on December 9th and 10th that were filmed for a March 2006 PBS special, where he previewed a song written by David Foster with lyrics by Andrea Bocelli and Amy Gillies for the 2006 Winter Olympics entitled “Because We Believe.”

Do you also would like to share your opinion? If so, please register or login here.

Details

Popular Songs

New Songs

Tracklisting

Andrea Bocelli - Amore