Il Divo (album)

Il Divo
Studio album by Il Divo
Released 1 November 2004 (United Kingdom)
19 April 2005 (United States)
Recorded February – September 2004, Metropolis Studios, London
Genre Operatic pop
Length 53:52
Label Syco, Columbia
Producer Steve Mac[1]
Il Divo chronology

Il Divo
(2004)
Ancora
(2005)
Singles from Il Divo
  1. "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a mí)"
    Released: 22 October 2004
  2. "My Way (A mi manera)"
    Released: 18 February 2005
  3. "Mama"
    Released: 7 May 2005
  4. "Unchained Melody (Senza catene)"
    Released: 8 July 2005
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Il Divo is the self-titled debut studio album to be released by operatic pop vocal group Il Divo, formed by Simon Cowell in 2004. The album was released on 1 November 2004 in the United Kingdom, via Syco Music, and on 19 April 2005 in the United States, via Columbia Records. The album contains three songs performed in English, six songs performed in Italian, and three songs performed in Spanish, excluding the bonus track. As of December 2013, the album had sold more than 1.5 million copies in the UK.[3] The album has sold more than 5,000,000 worldwide copies to date.

Recording started in the first half of 2004 in Sweden, with producers Quiz & Larossi, Per Magnusson & David Kreuger and in the UK with producer Steve Mac. This self-titled album contained the Spanish rendition of Toni Braxton's hit "Unbreak My Heart" (Regresa a Mí), (Braxton had originally released "Regresa a Mi" as a b-side to her 1996 single, "Unbreak My Heart"); their second single and first original song "Mama"; Sinatra's "My Way" (A mi manera); "Nella Fantasia," and 1994's San Remo Festival winner "Passerà."

The album hit the No. 1 slot on both Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com after a career-defining appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show on 5 April 2005, where they performed "Regresa a Mi".

In the United Kingdom, the Il Divo album knocked Robbie Williams off the number 1 spot in the UK charts, Williams allegedly said to them at the Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason film premiere, "So you are the four idiots who have forced me off my number one spot!"[4]

This multiplatinum-selling CD became number one in the charts in a total of 13 countries around the world, and achieved top 5 placing in 25 countries.

Singles

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Unbreak My Heart (Regresa a mí)"  Shane Filan, Brian McFaddenSteve Mac 4:42
2. "Mama"  Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Savan KotechaQuiz & Larossi 3:18
3. "Nella Fantasia"  Ennio Morricone, Chiara FerraùSteve Mac 4:26
4. "Passerà"     4:40
5. "Everytime I Look at You"     3:31
6. "Ti amerò"     4:01
7. "Dentro un altro si"     4:34
8. "The Man You Love"     3:56
9. "Feelings"     3:39
10. "Hoy que ya no estás aquí"     4:19
11. "Sei parte ormai di me"     4:28
12. "My Way (A mi manera)"     4:28

Chart positions

Country Status Chart Position
Spain Quadruple Platinum No. 2
UK Quadruple Platinum No. 1
Canada Triple Platinum No. 1
Netherlands Triple Platinum #1
Argentina Double Platinum No. 1
Australia Double Platinum No. 1
Mexico Double Platinum No. 1
Portugal Double Platinum No. 2
New Zealand Double Platinum No. 3
USA Double Platinum No. 4
Finland Double Platinum No. 1
Belgium Platinum No. 3
South Africa Platinum No. 5
Sweden Platinum No. 1
Austria Gold No. 2
France Gold No. 4
Switzerland Gold No. 2
Venezuela Gold No. 2
Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams
UK number one album
13 November 2004 – 19 November 2004
Succeeded by
Greatest Hits by Robbie Williams
Preceded by
...Something to Be by Rob Thomas
Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
9 May 2005 – 22 May 2005
Succeeded by
Mezmerize by System of a Down

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