Viaggio Italiano

Viaggio Italiano
Studio album by Andrea Bocelli
Released 1996 (Italy),
1997 (Worldwide)
Recorded 1995
Genre Classical
Length 68min
Label Polygram International
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Bocelli
(1995)		 ''Viaggio Italiano
(1996)		 Romanza
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Viaggio Italiano is Andrea Bocelli's third studio album and first classical album.

The album features some of the most popular opera arias and Neapolitan songs of all time, such as Nessun Dorma, O Sole Mio and la Donna è Mobile. Although released only in Italy in 1996, it sold close to 300,000 copies.[2] Bocelli later received the ECHO Klassik "Best seller of the year" award for the album, after its international release, in 1997.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Nessun dorma"
  2. "Lamento di Federico"
  3. "Ah, la paterna mano"
  4. "la Donna è Mobile"
  5. "Una furtiva lagrima"
  6. "Panis angelicus"
  7. "Ave Maria"
  8. "O Sole Mio"
  9. "Core 'ngrato"
  10. "Santa Lucia Luntana"
  11. "I te vurria vasa"
  12. "Tu, ca nun Chiagne"
  13. "Marenariello"
  14. "Piscatore 'e pusilleco"
  15. "Messaggio Bocelli"
  16. "Adeste fideles"

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[4] Platinum 60,000x
Canada (Music Canada)[5] Platinum 100,000^
Germany (BVMI)[6] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[7] Platinum 100,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[8] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Gold 500,000^

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

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Andrea Bocelli Biography on Billboard Magazine". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Chronicle 1995-1997". bocelli.de. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
  4. ↑ "Argentinian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers.
  5. ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". Music Canada.
  6. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Viaggio Italiano')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  7. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  8. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Viaggio Italiano')". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Viaggio Italiano in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
  10. ↑ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Viaggio Italiano". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
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