La Voce (album)

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La Voce
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Studio album by
Released22 November 2010 (UK)
RecordedJune 2010 [1]
Label Epic
Producer Mike Hedges [2]
Russell Watson chronology
People Get Ready
(2008)
La Voce
(2010)
Anthems – Music To Inspire A Nation
(2012)

La Voce [3] is the ninth album by British tenor Russell Watson and his first resumption of a largely classical repertoire since overcoming brain cancer. [4]

Contents

On 29 October 2010 Russell announced the release of his ninth album La Voce. [5] The album was recorded in June 2010 with the Roma Sinfonietta in the historic studio Forum Music Village, produced by Mike Hedges [6] and was released on 22 November 2010 on Epic Records, his first release on this label. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."Parla Piu Piano" Nino Rota, Gianni Boncompagni Maestro Peppe Vessicchio 4:07
2."E Sara Cosi" Sergei Rachmaninov, Giuseppi Marcucci, Massimo Bizzarri Sally Herbert 3:39
3."Be My Love"Nickolaus Brodsky, Sammy Cahn Sally Herbert3:14
4."Arrivederci Roma" Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Alessandro GiovanniMaestro Peppe Vessicchio3:26
5."Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)" Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini Maestro Peppe Vessicchio3:53
6."La Vita Senza Te"Andy Hill, Antonio GalbiataSteven Baker4:14
7."Concerto D’Autunno"Camillo Bargoni, DanpaSally Herbert3:45
8."Intermezzo" Pietro Mascagni, Piero MazzoniSteven Baker4:55
9."Love Story" Francis Lai, Carl Sigman Maestro Peppe Vessicchio4:06
10."Solo Con Te"Andy Hill, Jim Cregan, Valerio CalisseMaestro Renato Serio4:25
11."Adagio"Remo Giazotto, Lara Fabian Sally Herbert3:51
12."Parlami D'Amore Mariù" Cesare Bixio, Ennio NeriMaestro Peppe Vessicchio4:10
13."Someone to Remember Me" Wayne Hector, Steve Robson Maestro Renato Serio 4:32

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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La Voce was received extremely well by the Daily Express ; garnering four stars. [11]

Chart performance

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogueBarcode
United Kingdom29 November 2010CD, digital download Epic Records 88697773392886977733925

References

  1. Female First
  2. Amazon
  3. "La Voce". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  4. Independent
  5. Facebook
  6. Amazon
  7. Allmusic review
  8. Daily Express review
  9. Female First review
  10. Indie London review
  11. Daily Express
  12. "Australiancharts.com – Russell Watson – La voce". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  13. Billboard Charts
  14. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Russell Watson". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  15. "Charts.nz – Russell Watson – La voce". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  18. Music News
  19. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2010". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 December 2020.