Ancora

Ancora
Studio album by Il Divo
Released November 7, 2005
Genre Operatic pop
Length 44:49
Label Syco, Columbia
Producer Steve Mac
Il Divo chronology
Il Divo
(2004)
Ancora
(2005)
The Christmas Collection
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Ancora is the second album of the operatic pop vocal group Il Divo. It was released in the United Kingdom and other parts of the world on November 7, 2005, excluding the United States and Latin America. It was later released in the United States and Latin America on January 24, 2006. It debuted at number one of the Billboard 200 on the first week of its release in the United States. The album contains one song partially in Latin (the rest of it is in Italian), one song fully in Italian, two songs in French, two songs in English, and six songs in Spanish (excluding the bonus track). It features the single "I Believe in You", performed with Céline Dion, that is also featured on her album, On Ne Change Pas and in the album Voices of the FIFA World Cup (2006).

Contents

Track listing (UK, Canada, and other)

  1. "Heroe"
  2. "Isabel"
  3. "I Believe in You (Je Crois en Toi)"
  4. "Unchained Melody (Senza Catene)"
  5. "Si Tú Me Amas"
  6. "Ave Maria"
  7. "Hasta Mi Final"
  8. "All By Myself (Solo Otra Vez)" (Studio Version)
  9. "En Aranjuez Con Tu Amor"
  10. "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore"
  11. "O Holy Night"

Track listing (USA and Latin America)

  1. "All by Myself (Solo Otra Vez)" (Studio Version) (Carmen, Rachmaninoff) - 3:54
  2. "Isabel " (Romdhane) - 4:16
  3. "I Believe in You (Je Crois en Toi)" with Céline Dion (Elofsson, Kreuger, Magnusson) - 4:01
  4. "You Raise Me Up (Por Ti Seré)" (Lovland) - 4:01
  5. "Si Tú Me Amas" (Larossi, Reid, Romdhane) - 4:09
  6. "Hasta Mi Final" (Hector, Mac) - 3:36
  7. "Heroe" (Carey, Afanasieff) - 4:17
  8. "En Aranjuez con Tu Amor" (Garcia) - 3:51
  9. "Esisti Dentro Me" (Romdhane) - 6:12
  10. "Pour Que Tu M'Aimes Encore" (Benzi, Goldman) - 3:53

Chart positions

Country Status Chart Position
Australia Triple Platinum #1
Spain Quadruple Platinum #1
UK Triple Platinum #1
Portugal Double Platinum #1
Finland Platinum #1
Mexico Platinum #1
Sweden Platinum #1
South Africa Platinum
Venezuela Platinum
Argentina Gold
USA Gold #1
Canada #1
Colombia #1
Hong Kong #1
New Zealand #1
Slovenia #1
Taiwan #1
Netherlands #2
Switzerland #4
Germany #18
Preceded by
Unpredictable by Jamie Foxx
Billboard 200 number-one album
February 5, 2006 – February 11, 2006
Succeeded by
The Greatest Songs of the Fifties
by Barry Manilow
Preceded by
Face to Face by Westlife
UK number one album
November 12, 2005 – November 18, 2005
Succeeded by
Confessions on a Dancefloor
by Madonna
Preceded by
Tea and Sympathy by Bernard Fanning
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
November 14, 2005 – November 20, 2005
November 28, 2005 – December 11, 2005
Succeeded by
Confessions on a Dance Floor
by Madonna

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christoph. Ancora at Allmusic