Il Volo (album)

Il Volo
Studio album by Il Volo
Released November 30, 2010 (2010-11-30)
Genre
Length 49:24
Language Italian, English, Spanish
Label Geffen
Producer Humberto Gatica, Tony Renis
Il Volo chronology
Il Volo
(2010)		 Christmas Favorites
(2011)
Singles from Il Volo
  1. "'O Sole Mio"
    Released: 28 February 2011[1]
Singles from Il Volo (Spanish Version)
  1. "Hasta el final"
    Released: 7 June 2011[2]

Il Volo is the self-titled debut album from the pop-opera trio Il Volo, formed on the Italian singing competition Ti lascio una canzone. The album, produced by Humberto Gatica and Italian singer-producer Tony Renis,[3] was released in Italy on November 30, 2010[4] and in the United States on May 17, 2011.[3] It reached the top spot in the Austrian Albums Chart and it was certified Platinum in Italy by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry. The Spanish edition of the album received a nomination for Best Pop Album by a Duo or Group with Vocals at the 12th Latin Grammy Awards in 2011.[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number 33 on the Italian Albums Chart during the week ending on December 5, 2010[7] and it peaked at number 6 in January 2011.[8] Il Volo was later certified Platinum by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry for sales of 60,000 copies in Italy.[9]

In May 2011, the International Version of the album debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200, selling 23,000 copies in its first week.[10] During the same week, the album also debuted at number 1 on the US Top Classical Albums chart. In Canada, the album debuted at number 55 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

It also entered the charts in several European countries, reaching the Top 10 in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Belgium. In July 2011, the album also entered the Austrian Albums Chart at number 2, and it reached the top spot during its second week.[11]

Track listing

Italian version

Italian Version - CD & digital download[12]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Il mondo"  Gianni Meccia, Jimmy Fontana, Carlo Pes, Italo Greco 4:21
2. "E più ti penso"  Ennio Morricone, Tony Renis, Mogol 4:47
3. "È la mia vita"  Pino Marino, Maurizio Fabrizio 4:09
4. "'O sole mio"  Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo Di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi 3:36
5. "El reloj"  Roberto Cantoral 4:09
6. "Smile"  Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, John Turner 4:47
7. "Notte stellata (The Swan)"  Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns 3:50
8. "La luna hizo esto"  Mark Portman, Diane Warren, Edgar Cortázar 3:28
9. "Per te"  Marco Marinangeli, Josh Groban, Walter Afanasieff 5:03
10. "Un amore così grande"  Antonella Maggio, Guido Ferilli 4:22
Total length:
 42:32
Special Christmas Edition additional tracks[13]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
11. "Painfully Beautiful"  Diane Warren 3:45
12. "This Time"  Kevin Griffin, Mike Busbee, Michelle Robin Lewis 3:06
Special Christmas Edition additional EP[13]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Silent Night"  Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr  
2. "Panis Angelicus"  Thomas Aquinas, César Franck  
3. "Christmas Medley" (Jingle Bell Rock, Let It Snow, It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year)Joe Beal, Jim Boothe, Sammy Cahn, Jule Styne, Eddie Pola, George Wyle  
4. "The Christmas Song" (feat. Pia Toscano[14])Mel Tormé, Bob Wells  
5. "Stille nacht"  Franz Xaver Gruber, Joseph Mohr  

International version

International Version - CD & digital download[15]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Il mondo"  Gianni Meccia, Jimmy Fontana, Carlo Pes, Italo Greco 4:21
2. "E più ti penso"  Ennio Morricone, Tony Renis, Mogol 4:47
3. "'O sole Mio"  Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo Di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi 3:36
4. "Un amore così grande"  Antonella Maggio, Guido Ferilli 4:22
5. "El reloj"  Roberto Cantoral 4:10
6. "Smile"  Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons 4:48
7. "Per Te"  Marco Marinangeli, Josh Groban, Walter Afanasieff 5:03
8. "La luna hizo esto"  Mark Portman, Diane Warren, Edgar Cortázar 3:29
9. "È la mia vita"  Pino Marino, Maurizio Fabrizio 4:09
10. "Notte stellata (The Swan)"  Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns 3:52
11. "Painfully Beautiful"  Diane Warren 3:45
12. "This Time"  Kevin Griffin, Mike Busbee, Michelle Robin Lewis 3:06
Total length:
 49:24

Spanish version

Spanish Version - CD & digital download[16]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Hasta el final"  Adam Anders, Claudia Brant, Marco Marinangeli 4:35
2. "Gira, el mundo gira"  Jimmy Fontana, Italo Greco, Gianni Meccia, Carlo Pes, Alejandro Lerner 4:21
3. "El reloj"  Roberto Cantoral 4:09
4. "Nuestro amor es más que grande"  Antonella Maggio, Guido Ferilli, Claudia Brant 4:22
5. "'O sole mio"  Giovanni Capurro, Eduardo Di Capua, Alfredo Mazzucchi 3:35
6. "La luna hizo esto"  Mark Portman, Diane Warren, Edgar Cortázar 3:28
7. "Así será"  Marco Marinangeli, Josh Groban, Walter Afanasieff, Claudia Brant 5:03
8. "Mi vida"  Maurizio Fabrizio, Pino Marino, Alejandro Lerner 4:09
9. "Notte stellata (Noche de estrellas)"  Tony Renis, Camille Saint-Saëns 3:50
10. "Smile (Sonríe)"  John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons, Charlie Chaplin 4:46
11. "E più ti penso (Pienso en ti)"  Ennio Morricone, Tony Renis 4:47
Total length:
 47:05

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2010–2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[17] 18
Austrian Albums Chart[11] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[18] 42
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[19] 3
Canadian Albums Chart[20] 55
Dutch Albums Chart[21] 7
French Albums Chart[22] 10
German Albums Chart[23] 8
Italian Albums Chart[8] 6
Irish Albums Chart[24] 10
Mexican Albums Chart[25] 10
New Zealand Albums Chart[26] 2
Portuguese Albums Chart[27] 25
Spanish Albums Chart[28] 21
Swiss Albums Charts[29] 46
UK Albums Chart[30] 43
US Billboard 200[31] 10
US Billboard Classical Albums[32] 1
US Billboard Digital Albums[33] 8
US Billboard Top Latin Albums[34] 4
US Billboard Latin Pop Albums[35] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[36] Gold 10,000x
Italy (FIMI)[9] Platinum 60,000*
France (SNEP)[37] Gold 50,000*
Mexico (AMPROFON)[38] Platinum 60,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[39] Gold 25,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[40] Gold 7,500^
United States (RIAA)[41]
for the Spanish Edition		 Gold (Latin) 50,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Year-end charts

Year Chart Position
2010 Italian Albums Chart[42] 86
2011 German Albums Chart[43] 97
2012 US Billboard Classical Albums Chart[44] 8

Release history

Region Date Label Format Edition
Italy[4] November 30, 2010 Geffen CD, digital download Italian Version
United States May 17, 2011[3] International Version
June 7, 2011[45] Spanish Version
United Kingdom[46] October 31, 2011 Polydor International Version
Germany[47] November 11, 2011 Geffen Christmas Edition
United States[14] November 21, 2011
Italy[48] November 22, 2011

See also

References

  1. ↑ "'O Sole Mio - Single by Il Volo". iTunes. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Hasta el Final - Single by Il Volo". iTunes. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Amy Sciarretto (March 16, 2011). "Il Volo: The Jonas Brothers Meets the Three Tenors!". www.artistdirect.com. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Il Volo nei negozi" (in Italian). MTV. November 30, 2010. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Latin Grammys 2011: Complete nominees and winners". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. November 10, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2012.
  6. ↑ Heather Phares. "Il Volo - Il Volo - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Classifica settimanale dal 29/11/2010 al 05/12/2010" (in Italian). FIMI.
  8. 1 2 "Il Volo - Il Volo (album)". ItalianCharts.com. Retrieved June 28, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Italian album certifications – Il Volo – Il Volo" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 21 January 2014. Select Album e Compilation in the field Sezione. Enter Il Volo in the field Filtra. The certification will load automatically
  10. ↑ Brian Mansfield (25 May 2011). "Adele stays atop Billboard 200; Il Volo parlays 'Idol' spot into top-10 slot". USA Today. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  11. 1 2 "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 30 June 2011.
  12. ↑ "Il Volo (2010) IL VOLO Geffen" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
  13. 1 2 "VOLO (il) - Il Volo - special christmas edition" (in Italian). Rockol.it. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  14. 1 2 "IL Volo Announces Christmas EP, Out Nov. 21". broadwayworld.com. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  15. ↑ "Il volo (International Version) - Il Volo". iTunes. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  16. ↑ "Il volo (Edición en Español) - Il Volo". iTunes. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  17. ↑ "Top 50 Albums Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  18. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  19. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in French). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  20. ↑ "Albums : Top 100 for the week ending 19 may, 2011". jam.canoe.ca. 26 May 2011. Archived from the original on 1 June 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
  21. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  22. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  23. ↑ "Il Volo: Il Volo (Longplay)" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  24. ↑ http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp
  25. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)". mexicancharts.com. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  26. ↑ "Top 40 Albums - Monday 15 August 2011". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  27. ↑ "Il Volo - Il Volo (album) - Portuguese Albums Chart". portuguesecharts.com. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  28. ↑ "TOP 100 ALBUMES - SEMANA 51: del 19.12.2011 al 25.12.2011" (PDF). Promusicae. December 25, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  29. ↑ "IL VOLO - IL VOLO (ALBUM)" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  30. ↑ "Chart Stats - Il Volo - Il Volo". Chartstats.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  31. ↑ "Il Volo Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  32. ↑ "Il Volo Album & Song Chart History - Classical Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  33. ↑ "Il Volo Album & Song Chart History - Digital Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  34. ↑ "Latin Albums - September 3, 2011". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  35. ↑ "Latin Pop Albums - September 24, 2011". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  36. ↑ "Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Austria. Retrieved 6 September 2011. Due to a typing error, insert Il Volvo in the field Interpret, then press Suchen.
  37. ↑ "French album certifications – Il Volo – Il Volo" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  38. ↑ "Top 100 Mexico - Semana Del 05 al 11 de Marzo del 2012" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.
  39. ↑ "Il Volo" (PDF) (in Italian). Universal Music Group. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  40. ↑ "Top 40 Albums - Monday 5 September 2011". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  41. ↑ "American album certifications – Il Volo – Il Volo". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click Type, then select Latin, then click SEARCH
  42. ↑ "Classifiche annuali dei dischi più venduti e dei singoli più scaricati nel 2010" (in Italian). FIMI. January 17, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
  43. ↑ http://www.mtv.de/charts/Album_Jahrescharts_2011
  44. ↑ "Year End 2012: Top Classical Albums". www.billboard.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  45. ↑ "Il Volo [Spanish Version]". Amazon. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  46. ↑ Adam Sweeting (12 October 2011). "Il Volo: The boys who tempt teens to love opera". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  47. ↑ ""Il Volo - Special Christmas Edition" ab dem 11.11." (in German). Universal Music Group. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
  48. ↑ "Il Volo, 13 tappe nel Vecchio Continente per le giovani star" (in Italian). www.fattitaliani.it. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
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