Sanremo grande amore

Sanremo grande amore
EP by Il Volo
Released 20 February 2015
Genre Pop, operatic pop
Length 26:32
Language Italian
Label Columbia
Producer Celso Valli, Michele Torpedine
Il Volo chronology

The Platinum Collection
(2015)
Sanremo grande amore
(2015)
Singles from Sanremo grande amore
  1. "Grande amore"
    Released: 12 February 2015

Sanremo grande amore is an extended play by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, released in February 2015 following their appearance at the 65th Sanremo Music Festival, in which their song "Grande amore" received first prize in the "Big Artists" category. "Grande amore", released as the set's lead single on 12 February 2015, is the only original composition of the EP. The remaining six tracks are covers of popular Italian songs.[1] Sanremo grande amore is also Il Volo's first release for their new label, Sony Music Italy.[2]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Grande amore"  Francesco Boccia, Ciro Esposito 3:44
2. "Ancora" (Eduardo De Crescenzo cover)Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone 3:32
3. "Vacanze romane" (Matia Bazar cover)Giancarlo Golzi, Carlo Marrale 4:15
4. "Canzone per te" (Sergio Endrigo cover)Luis Bacalov, Sergio Endrigo, Sergio Bardotti 4:00
5. "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" (Domenico Modugno cover)Domenico Modugno, Dino Verde 3:33
6. "Romantica" (Renato Rascel cover)Renato Rascel, Dino Verde 3:26
7. "L'immensità" (Don Backy cover)Mogol, Aldo Caponi, Mariano Detto 4:02
Total length:
26:32

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 133
Italian Albums (FIMI)[4] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 21
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[6] 7

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Italy (FIMI)[7] Platinum 50,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "Sanremo: subito primo su iTunes "Sanremo Grande Amore" de Il Volo" (in Italian). Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  2. Alessandro Alicandri (20 February 2015). "Il Volo e Sanremo Grande Amore: le ragioni del successo". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  3. "Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  4. "Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  5. "Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  6. "Il Volo Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Classical Albums for Il Volo. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  7. "Italian album certifications – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 7 March 2015. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Il Volo in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically