La Voce | ||||
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Released | 22 November 2010 (UK) | |||
Recorded | June 2010 [1] | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Mike Hedges [2] | |||
Russell Watson chronology | ||||
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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]
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]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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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 Herbert | 3:14 |
4. | "Arrivederci Roma" | Pietro Garinei, Renato Ranucci, Alessandro Giovanni | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 3:26 |
5. | "Io Che Non Vivo (Senza Te)" | Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavincini | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 3:53 |
6. | "La Vita Senza Te" | Andy Hill, Antonio Galbiata | Steven Baker | 4:14 |
7. | "Concerto D’Autunno" | Camillo Bargoni, Danpa | Sally Herbert | 3:45 |
8. | "Intermezzo" | Pietro Mascagni, Piero Mazzoni | Steven Baker | 4:55 |
9. | "Love Story" | Francis Lai, Carl Sigman | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 4:06 |
10. | "Solo Con Te" | Andy Hill, Jim Cregan, Valerio Calisse | Maestro Renato Serio | 4:25 |
11. | "Adagio" | Remo Giazotto, Lara Fabian | Sally Herbert | 3:51 |
12. | "Parlami D'Amore Mariù" | Cesare Bixio, Ennio Neri | Maestro Peppe Vessicchio | 4:10 |
13. | "Someone to Remember Me" | Wayne Hector, Steve Robson | Maestro Renato Serio | 4:32 |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Daily Express | [8] |
Female First | [9] |
Indie London | [10] |
La Voce was received extremely well by the Daily Express ; garnering four stars. [11]
Weekly charts
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Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalogue | Barcode |
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United Kingdom | 29 November 2010 | CD, digital download | Epic Records | 88697773392 | 886977733925 |
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