Siempre

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This article is about the album by Il Divo. For a definition of the word "siempre", see the Wiktionary entry siempre.
Siempre
Siempre cover
The cover photo for Il Divo's fourth album, "Siempre"
Studio album by Il Divo
Released November 21, 2006 (U.S./Canada)
November 27, 2006 (Worldwide)
Genre Operatic pop
Label Syco Music/Sony BMG
Producer Steve Mac, David Foster and Per & David
Professional reviews
Il Divo chronology
The Christmas Collection
(2005)		 Siempre
(2006)

Siempre is the fourth album of the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo.

Siempre ("Always" in Spanish) will have a total of 12 songs for which they have collaborated with Steve Mac, David Foster and Per & David in the production. The songs in this album include new arrangements of "Nights in White Satin" (originally by The Moody Blues), "Caruso", "Without You" (made famous by Harry Nilsson), "Somewhere", "You Raise Me Up", a new version of the song "Music" from the 1970s renamed "Musica", and re-arranged by its original British composer John Miles. The album also features a cover of Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" translated into the Spanish "Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida" (which literally means "A Gift That Life Gave You"). This album includes the Spanish adaptation by the famous Mexican composer and musician Armando Manzanero of "Una Noche" ("One Night, Spanish). Other original songs in this album include "La Vida Sin Amor" ("Life without Love," Spanish), and "Come Primavera" ("Like Spring," Italian).

This CD was released on November 21, 2006 in the United States and globally on November 27, 2006.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Nights in White Satin (Notte Di Luce)
  2. Caruso
  3. Without You (Desde El Dia Que Te Fuiste)
  4. Come Primavera
  5. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? (Un Regalo Que Te Dio La Vida)
  6. La Vida Sin Amor
  7. Una Noche
  8. Por Ti Sere
  9. Tell It To My Heart (Amor Venme A Buscar)
  10. Musica

Bonus Track : 11 Somewhere

[edit] Charts

Country Date Peak position Certification
Switzerland 10 December 2006 1 [1]  
Australia 10 December 2006 2 [2]  
Finland 27 December 2006 2 [3]  
United Kingdom 3 December 2006 2 [4]  
The Netherlands 7 December 2006 3 [5]  
Sweden 7 December 2006 4 [6]  Platinum
Austria 8 December 2006 9 [7]  
France 2 December 2006 10 [8]  
Canada December 2006   3x Platinum[9]
Preceded by
Love by The Beatles		 United World Chart number-one album
December 23, 2006		 Succeeded by
Love by The Beatles

[edit] References

  1. ^ HitParade.ch Siempre page. (Accessed: December 10, 2006)
  2. ^ Australian-Charts Siempre page. (Accessed: December 10, 2006)
  3. ^ yle.fi album Chart. (Accessed: December 7, 2006)
  4. ^ BBC Radio1 album Chart. (Accessed: December 4, 2006)
  5. ^ Mega Charts Dutch album Top 100. (Accessed: December 7, 2006)
  6. ^ SwedishCharts.com Siempre page. (Accessed: December 10, 2006)
  7. ^ AustrianCharts.at Siempre page. (Accessed: December 10, 2006)
  8. ^ LesCharts.com Siempre page. (Accessed: December 10, 2006)
  9. ^ CRIA Gold & Platinum certifications for December 2006. Retrieved July 25, 2007.