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 Vessicchio4:07
2."E Sara Cosi"Sergei Rachmaninov, Giuseppi Marcucci, Massimo BizzarriSally Herbert3:39
3."Be My Love"Nickolaus Brodsky, Sammy CahnSally Herbert3:14
4."Arrivederci Roma" Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Alessandro GiovanniMaestro Peppe Vessicchio3:26
5."Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)" Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavincini 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 RobsonMaestro Renato Serio 4:32

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Daily Express Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Female FirstStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [9]
Indie LondonStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]

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

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