A Musical Affair
| A Musical Affair | ||||
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| Studio album by Il Divo | ||||
| Released | November 5, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | February - September 2013 | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover | |||
| Length | 45:43 | |||
| Label | Syco, Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Mac | |||
| Il Divo chronology | ||||
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A Musical Affair is the sixth studio album by the classical crossover group Il Divo. Il Divo is a group of four male singers: French pop singer Sébastien Izambard, Spanish baritone Carlos Marín, American tenor David Miller, and Swiss tenor Urs Bühler. The album was released on November 5, 2013, and has the participation of singers such as Barbra Streisand, Nicole Scherzinger, Kristin Chenoweth and Michael Ball, among others.[1]
The album's songs are compiled from famous plays and musicals including The Lion King, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables and Cats, among others.
The French version of the album A Musical Affair which was published on November 24, 2014, includes duets with French singers; the songs are sung partially or entirely in French.[2]
Recording
The album, produced by Steve Mac, was recorded between Florida, London, Belgium, New York, California, Barcelona, Washington DC and Slovakia in the recording studios of:[3]
- Bank Atlantic Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Britannia Row Studios in London, England
- ICP Studios in Brussels, Belgium
- Madison Square Garden in New York
- NightBird Recording Studios in West Hollywood, California
- SARM Studios in London, England
- Feel Studies of Barcelona, Spain
- Studio 2 of Slovak Radio in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Tonopro Studios in Barcelona, Spain
- Verizon Center in Washington DC, United States
Track listing
International
French version
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belle" (with Florent Pagny,[4] from Notre-Dame de Paris) | Luc Plamondon, Riccardo Cocciante | 4:39 |
| 2. | "Le Temps Des Cathédrales" (with Vincent Niclo,[4] from Notre-Dame de Paris) | Luc Plamondon, Riccardo Cocciante | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Memory" (duet with Hélène Ségara[4] from musical Cats) | Andrew Lloyd Webber | 4:23 |
| 4. | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (duet with Lisa Angell,[4] from musical The Lion King) | Elton John, Tim Rice | 4:04 |
| 5. | "Who Wants to Live Forever" (duet with Anggun,[4] from musical We Will Rock You) | Brian May | 4:33 |
| 6. | "Aimer" (duet with Natasha St-Pier,[4] from musical Roméo et Juliette, de la haine à l'amour) | Gérard Presgurvic | 2:49 |
| 7. | "L'envie d'aimer" (duet with Sonia Lacen,[4] from musical Les Dix Commandements) | Daniel Lévi | 5:14 |
References
- ↑ "A Musical Affair: El nuevo disco de Il Divo". October 25, 2013.
- ↑ "Il Divo : Nouveau clip pour l'album " A Musical Affair " maintenant disponible". Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
- ↑ "A Musical Affair CD".
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 peopleinside.fr, ed. (December 2014). "IL Divo: nouveau clip pour l'album A Musical Affair maintenant disponible" (in French). Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.