Forever Begins Tonight

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Forever Begins Tonight
Forever Begins Tonight (US).jpg
US cover of Forever Begins Tonight
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 16, 2006 (UK)
April 24, 2007 (US)
Genre Adult contemporary
Popera
Oldies
Language Italian, English, Spanish
Label Next Plateau Records
Patrizio Buanne chronology
The Italian
(2005)
Forever Begins Tonight
(2006)
Patrizio
(2009)
Alternative cover
Forever Begins Tonight (UK).jpg
UK cover of Forever Begins Tonight

Forever Begins Tonight is the second album by Italian baritone Patrizio Buanne. It was released on October 16, 2006 in the United Kingdom and on April 24, 2007 in the United States.

Contents

Like his first album, The Italian , Buanne's second album is composed of fresh arrangements of romantic Italian tunes sung in Italian, English, and Spanish. It also presents some original songs written specifically for Buanne. Additionally, the album includes an Italian version of Robbie Williams' song "Angels" (called "Un Angelo").

At its peak, Forever Begins Tonight ranked number seven on Billboard's "Top World Music Albums" chart. In addition, it reached platinum status in Australia.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Forever Begins Tonight"
  • Mike Stevens
  • Connor Reeves
  • Kabalia (Italian lyrics)
 3:48
2."Angels"
Robbie Williams 3:59
3."You're My World/Il mio mondo"
Cilla Black * Umberto Bindi 3:06
4."Always On My Mind (Vives en mi corazon)"
Elvis Presley 4:23
5."Bella bella signorina (Guaglione)"
Aurelio Fierro 3:33
6."Solo Tu (Only You)"
  • Buck Ram
The Platters 2:40
7."Io che non vivo-You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" Pino Donaggio * Dusty Springfield 2:58
8."Let's Make Love"
Faith Hill & Tim McGraw 3:53
9."Sorridi"
  • Gary Lux
  • Christian Knollmüller
  • Patrizio Buanne
  • M. Lux
  • Steve Crosby
original song4:11
10."Maledetta primavera"
Loretta Goggi 4:00
11."Malafemmena" Totò 3:33
12."Vicin'o mare ('O marenariello)"
  • Gennaro Ottaviano
  • Salvatore Gambardella
Emilia Persico4:08

Special editions

As with Buanne's previous album The Italian, several different versions of Forever Begins Tonight were released worldwide. The track listing only changed slightly. Some editions contained an all-English version of Always On My Mind, an Italian version of Let's Make Love or the Champions' Theme Stand Up (an altered version of the Pet Shop Boys version of Go West).

Charts

ChartPeak
position
Australian Albums Chart [1] 7
Austrian Albums Chart [2] 6
Finnish Albums Chart [3] 18
New Zealand Albums Chart [4] 21
UK Albums Chart [5] 15
US Billboard World Albums [6] 7

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [7] Gold35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver60,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Double-dagger-14-plain.png Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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