Italia (album)
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| Studio album by Chris Botti | ||||
| Released | September 25, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 52:05 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Decca | |||
| Producer | Bobby Colomby | |||
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Italia is an album by Chris Botti, released by Columbia Records on September 25, 2007. The album places focus on Botti's Italian roots through his cover versions of such songs as "Ave Maria", "Venice", "Estaté", and the title track "Italia", where he partnered with Andrea Bocelli, Botti also performed the song with Bocelli during the 2007 edition of the "Teatro del Silenzio", which was released on DVD titled Vivere Live in Tuscany, in 2008.
Italia has peaked #27 on both The Billboard 200 and Top Internet Album charts. It also reached #1 on the Top Jazz album charts.[2] Later that year, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for "Best Pop Instrumental Album".
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[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Deborah's Theme" | Ennio Morricone | 2:51 |
| 2. | "Italia" (featuring Andrea Bocelli) | Chris Botti, David Foster | 5:34 |
| 3. | "Venice" | Botti, Dean Parks | 4:31 |
| 4. | "The Very Thought of You" (featuring Paula Cole) | Ray Noble | 4:53 |
| 5. | "Gabriel's Oboe" | Morricone | 4:16 |
| 6. | "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (featuring Dean Martin) | Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Caruso" | Lucio Dalla | 3:59 |
| 8. | "The Way You Look Tonight" | Dorothy Fields, Jerome Kern | 4:16 |
| 9. | "It Never Entered My Mind" | Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Ave Maria" | Franz Schubert | 5:46 |
| 11. | "Estaté" | Bruno Brighetti, Bruno Martino | 4:06 |
| 12. | "Nessun Dorma" | Giacomo Puccini | 3:50 |
[edit] Personnel
- Chris Botti - Trumpet
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[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Position position |
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| Billboard 200[3] | 27 |
| Top Jazz Albums[3] | 1 |
[edit] References
- ^ Collar, Matt. Chris Botti: To Love Again: The Duets > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
- ^ Italia - Chris Botti - Charts & Awards - Allmusic (accessed July 20, 2011)
- ^ a b "Italia - Chris Botti". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/chris-botti/italia/1059892. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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