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Amor & Pasión

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Amor & Pasión
Studio albumby
Il Divo
Released28 October 2015
RecordedFebruary – September 2015
StudioMiami Art House Studios (Miami, United States)
Genre
Length43:06
Label
ProducerJulio Reyes Copello
Il Divochronology
A Musical Affair
(2013) 		Amor & Pasión
(2015) 		Timeless
(2018)

Amor & Pasión,initially released in Japan on 28 October 2015, is the eighthstudio albumby theclassical crossovermusical groupIl Divo,[1]formed by a male vocal quartet; the Swiss tenorUrs Bühler,the Spanish baritoneCarlos Marín,the American tenorDavid Millerand the French pop singerSébastien Izambard.The album was produced byJulio Reyes Copello.[2]

Release

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The album was released across the globe in a one month period. The album was first released in Japan on 28 October 2015, in Spain on 6 November,[3]in the United States on 13 November, and in the UK on 27 November, onSyco MusicunderSony Musicand onColumbia Recordstheir final album for Sony.[4]

Recording

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The album was recorded at the Miami Art House Studios, in the city of Miami, in 2015. During the month of July 2015, initiated the photographic campaign for his seventh album and the recording of a new videoclip in the streets of the city ofTepoztlán,in Mexico, under the production of CTT Exp & Rentals.[5]

Tracks

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The album contains versions of songs in traditionaltango,mamboand classicalbolero,with flavours and sensual rhythms of Spain, Cuba, Argentina and Mexico. It marked a new chapter in the group's career.[6]

The album contains songs only in Spanish, with versions of "Por una cabeza"originally by Carlos Gardel andAlfredo Le Pera,"Abrázame" byJulio Iglesiasand Rafael Ferro Garcia, "Si voy a perderte (Don't Wanna Lose You)"by Gloria Estefan,"Eres tú","Quizás, quizás, quizás (Perhaps, Perhap, Perhaps)"of the composerOsvaldo Farrés,"Bésame Mucho"of the composerConsuelo Velázquez,"¿Quien Será? (Sway)"mambo composed by Pablo Beltrán Ruiz andLuis Demetrio,"Volver"tangoofCarlos Gardel,the bolero "Historia de un amor",the bolero"Contigo en la distancia"ofCésar Portillo de la Luz,"A las mujeres que amé (To All the Girls I've Loved Before)"byHal DavidandAlbert Hammondand their version of "Himno de la alegría (Ode to Joy)".

Singles

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Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Por una Cabeza"Carlos Gardel;Alfredo Le Pera3:44
2."Abrázame"Julio Iglesias;Rafael Ferro Garcia3:27
3."Si voy a perderte (Don't Wanna Lose You)"Gloria Estefan4:47
4."Quizás, quizás, quizás (Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps)"Osvaldo Farrés3:14
5."Bésame mucho"Consuelo Velázquez2:50
6."¿Quien será? (Sway)"Pablo Beltrán Ruiz;Luis Demetrio3:01
7."Volver"Carlos Gardel3:12
8."Historia de un amor"Carlos Eleta Almarán3:29
9."Eres tú"Juan Carlos Calderón4:04
10."Contigo en la distancia"César Portillo de la Luz2:51
11."A las mujeres que amé (To All the Girls I've Loved Before)"Hal David;Albert Hammond4:32
12."Himno de la alegría (Ode to Joy)"Ludwig van Beethoven;Amado Regueiro Rodríguez; Osvaldo Nicolás Ferraro Gutierrez3:43

Personnel

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Il Divo
Production
Other musicians

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32] Gold 20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[33] Silver 60,000*

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ildivogrupointernacional.wordpress.com, ed. (1 October 2015)."¡Un derroche de" Amor y Pasión "Nuevo álbum de IL DIVO!".[unreliable source?]
  2. ^"Amor & Pasión, released in 2015, is the 7th studio album by Il Divo, produced by Columbian producer and multiple Latin Grammy winner Julio Reyes Copello".sebastienizambard.net.25 November 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2015.
  3. ^sonymusic.es (ed.)."El original y mejor grupo de música clásica crossover Il Divo lanzan su esperado nuevo álbum 'AMOR & PASION' a través de Syco Music".
  4. ^sebastienizambard.net, ed. (25 November 2015)."NEW IL DIVO ALBUM AMOR & PASION OUT NOVEMBER 2015".Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2015.
  5. ^cttrentals.com, ed. (6 July 2015)."Il Divo acaba de filmar un videoclip en México, y lo ha hecho de la mejor manera: en un paraje inigualable como la ciudad de Tepoztlan y con equipo de CTT Exp & Rentals".
  6. ^"Over the past few months, Carlos, Urs, David and Seb have been in the studio working on their latest album Amor & Pasión".Il Divo.24 September 2015. Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2015.
  7. ^azlyrics.com, ed. (30 October 2015).""Por Una Cabeza" Il Divo "(in Spanish).
  8. ^dicelacancion.com, ed. (30 October 2015).""Si Voy A Perderte (Don't Wanna Lose You)" Il Divo "(in Spanish).
  9. ^lyricstranslate.com, ed. (30 October 2015).""Bésame Mucho" Il Divo "(in Spanish).
  10. ^dailymotion.com, ed. (7 November 2015).""Abrázame" Il Divo "(in Spanish).
  11. ^dailymotion.com, ed. (13 November 2015)."IL DIVO" Quizás, quizás, quizás "Strictly-It Takes Two BBC 2 13-11-2015"(in Spanish).
  12. ^Ryan, Gavin (21 November 2015)."ARIA Albums: Justin Bieber Beats One Direction to No 1".Noise11.Retrieved21 November2015.
  13. ^"Austriancharts.at – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión"(in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  14. ^"Ultratop.be – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^"Ultratop.be – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión"(in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. ^"Dutchcharts.nl – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  17. ^"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 49, 2015".Chart-Track.IRMA.Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  18. ^"Oficjalna lista sprzedaży:: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart".OLiS.Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  19. ^"Portuguesecharts.com – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión".Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  20. ^"Spanishcharts.com – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión".Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  21. ^"Swisscharts.com – Il Divo – Amor & Pasión".Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  22. ^"Official Albums Chart Top 100".Official Charts Company.Retrieved 5 December 2015.
  23. ^"Il Divo Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  24. ^"Il Divo Chart History (Top Latin Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  25. ^"Il Divo Chart History (Latin Pop Albums)".Billboard.Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  26. ^"Jaaroverzichten – Album 2015".dutchcharts.nl.Retrieved5 April2021.
  27. ^"Top 100 Albums Annual 2015".El portal de Música.Retrieved28 January2022.
  28. ^"End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015".Official Charts Company.Retrieved22 June2020.
  29. ^"Jaaroverzichten 2016".Ultratop.Retrieved22 June2020.
  30. ^"Top 100 Albums Annual 2016".El portal de Música.Retrieved28 January2022.
  31. ^"Top Latin Albums – Year-End 2016".Billboard.Retrieved22 June2020.
  32. ^"Spanish album certifications – Il Divo – Amor & Pasion".El portal de Música.Productores de Música de España.Retrieved26 April2020.
  33. ^"British album certifications – Il Divo – Amor & Pasion".British Phonographic Industry.Retrieved10 October2019.
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