Bocelli (album)

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Bocelli
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Studio album by
Andrea Bocelli
Released13 November 1995
Genre Classical crossover
Length43:00
Label Polygram International
Producer Mauro Malavasi
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Il mare calmo della sera
(1994)		Bocelli
(1995)		 Viaggio Italiano
(1996)

Bocelli is the second studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, released in 1995 on the Polydor GmbH label.

Contents

This album is the follow-up to his debut album, Il mare calmo della sera . In Germany, the album was certified 4× Platinum for shipping two million units, making it one of the best-selling albums ever in the country. [1] It was also certified 4× Platinum in Switzerland, [2] 2× Platinum in the Netherlands, [3] and Platinum in Austria. [4]

The album is thought to have brought attention of Bocelli's existence to the masses outside of classical music circles, not just for the immense success of hit song "Con te partirò" but also because he covered the popular 1980s pop hit "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Con te partirò"
  2. "Per amore"
  3. "Macchine da guerra"
  4. "E chiove"
  5. "Romanza"
  6. "The Power of Love"
  7. "Vivo per lei" (with Giorgia)
  8. "Le tue parole"
  9. "Sempre sempre"
  10. "Voglio restare così"
  11. "Vivo per lei" (Bonus track, with Judy Weiss)

See [6]

Chart performance

Certifications and sales

Sales and certifications for Bocelli
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [22] Platinum50,000*
Belgium (BEA) [23] 6× Platinum350,000 [24]
France—350,000 [25]
Germany (BVMI) [26] 4× Platinum2,000,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [27] 2× Platinum400,000 [24]
Norway (IFPI Norway) [28] Gold25,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] 4× Platinum200,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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