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Wake Up! Music Album with His Words and Prayers is a Christian rock album by Pope Francis released on 27 November 2015 on Believe Digital. The album is formed of speeches by Pope Francis recorded in numerous locations worldwide between 2013–15 with accompanying music tracks of prayers and hymns by various Italian artists and producers.

Production

Under the art direction of Don Giulio Neroni, who also curated other albums for Popes John Paul II and Benedict XVI, various Italian artists and producers also contributed to the music like Giorgio Kriegsch, Mite Balduzzi, Giuseppe Dati, Lorenzo Piscopo, the orchestral director Dino Doni, and former member of Italian progressive rock band Le Orme Tony Pagliuca.[1][2] The album will be released through the Believe Digital label.[3]

The album sets papal prayers and speeches to pop, rock, and classical music.[4] The lyrics are varyingly Spanish, Portuguese or Italian, although the title track "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!" is in English. While most of the music is described by Rolling Stone as "New Age neoclassicism" not unlike the work of Vangelis or Kitaro, "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!" is identified as "the most rocking".[4]

Release

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Pitchfork Media5.0/10[6]

The first track released from the album was "Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!" on 26 September 2015.[2]

Track listing

Wake Up! includes the following tracks.[7]

No.TitleSpeech location and dateLength
1."Annuntio Vobis Gaudium Magnum!"Vatican City on 13 March 20136:53
2."Salve Regina"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 25 July 2013 and Cagliari, Italy on 22 September 20135:17
3."Cuidar el Planeda"Rome, Italy on 20 November 20144:46
4."Por Qué Sufren los Niños?"Manila, Philippines on 18 January 20155:20
5."Non lasciatevi rubare la speranza!"Vatican City on 7 June 20133:57
6."La Iglesia No Puede Ser una ONG!"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 25 July 20134:49
7."Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!"South Korea, 17 August 20145:12
8."La Fe Es Entera, No Se Licua!"Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 25 July 20134:32
9."Pace! Fratelli!"Vatican City on 8 June 20145:52
10."Santa famiglia di Nazareth"Vatican City on 27 October 20135:10
11."Fazei o Que Ele Vos Disser!"Vatican City on 31 May 20133:31

References

  1. ^ Bridda, Edoardo (13 November 2015). "Pope Francis - Wake Up!". sentireascoltare. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b McIntyre, Hugh (25 September 2015). "Pope Francis Is Releasing An Album In November". Forbes. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  3. ^ Kreps, Daniel (25 September 2015). "Pope Francis to Release Pop-Rock Album 'Wake Up!'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b Dolan, Jon (December 3, 2015). "Pope Francis: 'Wake Up!'". Rolling Stone (1249): 67. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  5. ^ Yeung, Neil. "Wake Up! - Pope Francis". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ Tolentino, Jia. "Pope Francis: Wake Up!". Pitchfork. Retrieved 22 February 2016.(highlighting and right-clicking the score reveals the actual score of 5.0)
  7. ^ "Pope Francis: Wake Up! (Music Album with His Words and Prayers)". iTunes. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
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