An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona

An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
Live album by
Il Divo
Released1 December 2009
Recorded3 April 2009
VenueBarcelona, Spain
GenreClassical crossover
Label
Il Divo chronology
An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
(2009) 		Live in Japan
(2014)
An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
Video by
Il Divo
Released1 December 2009
Recorded3 April 2009
VenueBarcelona, Spain
GenreClassical crossover
Label
  • Sony
  • Syco
  • Columbia
Il Divo chronology
At the Coliseum
(2008) 		An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona
(2009) 		Live in London
(2011)

An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona is the first live album by classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. It was recorded at the Palau Sant Jordi concert An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona.[1] on 3 April 2009 and the album was released 1 December the same year. It was made available in both Blu-ray and DVDs + CD format.

Overview

The live album mostly covers material from their prior studio albums but also includes two new songs in the quartet's repertoire. "Bridge over Troubled Water", by Simon & Garfunkel, and "The Impossible Dream" from the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha. It contains songs interpreted mainly in English and Spanish, and the DVD includes behind the scenes and an interview with the group. It was directed by Guillermo Baker. Giorgio Armani designed the wardrobe of Carlos Marín, David Miller, Sebastien Izambard and Urs Buhler for this concert.
[2]

It debuted at No.1 in nine countries, including Spain,
[2] Portugal and the Netherlands and was certified Gold in Mexico.[3]

Track listing

DVD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Somewhere"Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim 
2."Regresa a mí"Diane Warren 
3."La Promessa"Jörgen Elofsson, Francesco Galtieri 
4."Angelina"Alcaraz Gomez, Gordeno, Larossi 
5."Isabel"Andreas Romdhane, Gabriel Fauré 
6."Bridge over Troubled Water"Paul Simon 
7."She"Charles Aznavour, Herbert Kretzmer 
8."Passerà"Aleandro Baldi, Giancarlo Bigazzi, Marco Falagiani 
9."Unchained Melody Senza Catene"Alex North, Hy Zaret 
10."Mamá"Larossi, Savan 
11."Nights in White Satin Notte di Luce"Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward 
12."The Winner Takes It All Va toda al ganador"Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus 
13."Without You Desde el día que te fuiste"Thomas Evans, Peter Ham 
14."Pour que tu m'aimes encore"Jean-Jacques Goldman 
15."Everytime I Look at You"Andy Hill, John Reid 
16."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen 
17."Adagio"Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto 
18."La Vida Sin Amor"Alcaraz Gomez, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Pablo Pinilla, Matteo Saggese 
19."Caruso"Lucio Dalla 
20."The Power of Love La Fuerza Mayor"Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Brian Nash, Mark O'Toole, Rudy Pérez 
21."My Way A Mi Manera"Paul Anka, Revaux, Thibault 
22."Amazing Grace"Dave Arch, Urs Bühler, Sebastian Izambard, Carlos Marin, Tradizionale 
23."The Impossible Dream (The Quest)"Joe Darion, Mitch Leigh 

CD

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Regresa a mí"Diane Warren5:01
2."Unchained Melody Senza Catene"Alex North, Hy Zaret3:41
3."La Promessa"Jörgen Elofsson, Francesco Galtieri4:54
4."Adagio"Tomaso Albinoni, Remo Giazotto4:46
5."Somewhere"Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim3:28
6."Nights in White Satin Notte di Luce"Mario Frangoulis, Justin Hayward4:35
7."Without You Desde el día que te fuiste"Thomas Evans, Peter Ham3:39
8."Hallelujah"Leonard Cohen3:18
9."Amazing Grace"Dave Arch, Urs Bühler, Sebastian Izambard, Carlos Marin, Tradizionale3:57
10."My Way A Mi Manera"Paul Anka, Revaux, Thibault4:29

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[4] 4× Platinum 60,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[5]
album 		Gold 30,000^
Portugal (AFP)[6]
album 		Gold 10,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[7]
album 		Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[8]
video 		Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ www.ildivo.com (ed.). "An Evening with Il Divo: Live in Barcelona". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b todomusicales.com (ed.). "Il Divo pública 'Il Divo en Barcelona' nuevo Cd + Dvd grabado en el Palau Sant Jordi".
  3. ^ "Grabado en Barcelona, incluye varias canciones en castellano y dos temas nuevos en su repertorio". Il Divo.
  4. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 9 September 2020. Type Il Divo in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and An Evening with Il Divo in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
  6. ^ "Portuguese album certifications – Il Divo – An Evening with..." (in Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. Archived from the original on 4 March 2010. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Spanish album certifications – Il Divo – An Evening with Il Divo". El portal de Música. Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  8. ^ "British video certifications – Il Divo – An Evening with - Live in Barcelona". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 September 2020.