Sogno
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Released | April 6, 1999 | |||
Genre | Pop, operatic pop | |||
Length | 61:04 | |||
Label | Philips | |||
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Sogno (English: Dream) is the fifth studio album by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli.
The album sold 2.5 million copies in the United States,[2] and over 10 million copies worldwide.[3] Bocelli was subsequently nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, the first and so far only time a classical artist had been nominated in the category since 1961.
Release
Sogno was released internationally on April 6, 1999.
The album was released in Spanish under the name Sueño (English: Dream).[4]
In Japan it was released as Yume no Kaori (夢の香り, The Smell of Dreams).[5]
Accolades
In 1999, Bocelli was nominated for Best New Artist at the Grammys, which marked the first time a classical artist had been nominated in the category in 38 years.
His duet with Celine Dion, The Prayer, originally appeared, as a solo version (for Celine Dion) in the 1998 animated film Quest for Camelot, and won the Golden Globe for Best Original Song as well as being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Commercial performance
Sogno entered the upper reaches of the pop album charts around the world, giving birth to the phenomenon of "Bocellimania".[6]
The album sold 2.5 million copies in America,[2] and over 10 million copies worldwide.[3]
Track listing
- "Canto della Terra" (Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto) – 4:02
- "The Prayer" (with Celine Dion) (David Foster, Carole Bayer Sager) – 4:30
- "Sogno" (Giuseppe Francesco Servillo) – 4:03
- "'O Mare E Tu" (with Dulce Pontes) (Enzo Gragnaniello) – 4:36
- "A Volte Il Cuore" (Piero Marras) – 4:44
- "Cantico" (Mauro Malavasi, Pierpaolo Guerrini, Andrea Bocelli) – 4:01
- "Mai Più Così Lontano" (Mauro Malavasi) – 4:20
- "Immenso" (Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto) – 4:51
- "Nel Cuore Lei" (with Eros Ramazzotti) (Bruno Zambrini, Dedo Cogliati) – 3:48
- "Tremo E T'Amo" (Tullio Ferro, Giuseppe Francesco Servillo) – 4:51
- "I Love Rossini" (Patrick Abrial, Giuseppe Francesco Servillo) – 3:56
- "Un Canto" (Ennio Morricone, Sergio Bardotti) – 4:35
- "Come Un Fiume Tu" (Ennio Morricone, Lucio Quarantotto) – 4:47
- "A Mio Padre (6 Maggio 1992)" (Mauro Malavasi, Andrea Bocelli) – 4:00
Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF)[7] | Gold | 30,000^ |
Argentina (CAPIF)[7] Spanish version |
Gold | 30,000^ |
Australia (ARIA)[8] | 2× Platinum | 140,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[9] | Gold | 25,000* |
Belgium (BEA)[10] | Gold | 25,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[11] | Gold | 100,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[12] | 5× Platinum | 500,000^ |
France (SNEP)[13] | 2× Gold | 200,000* |
Germany (BVMI)[14] | Gold | 250,000^ |
Greece (IFPI Greece)[15] | Gold | 25,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[4] Spanish version |
Gold | 75,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI)[16] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[17] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[18] | Gold | 0* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
Sweden (GLF)[20] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[24] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 10,000,000[3] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ Sogno at AllMusic
- ^ a b Boyle's 'Dream' Continues At No. 1 On Billboard 200, Billboard Magazine.com Dec 9, 2009 article.
- ^ a b c "Andrea Bocelli Biography". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Type Andrea Bocelli in the box under the ARTISTA column heading and Sueño in the box under the TÍTULO column heading.
- ^ "夢の香り - アンドレア・ボチェッリ / オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Ranking.oricon.co.jp. 1999-04-21. Retrieved 2011-03-18.
- ^ "See Andrea Bocelli Perform in Tuscany on July 18, 2009". charitybuzz.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
- ^ a b "Discos de Oro y Platino" (in Spanish). Cámara Argentina de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2015 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno" (in German). IFPI Austria.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno". Music Canada.
- ^ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Andrea Bocelli; 'Sogno')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ^ "Andrea - Gold in Greece" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 June 2003. p. 3. Retrieved 15 December 2019 – via American Radio History.
- ^ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Sogno in the "Artiest of titel" box.
- ^ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
- ^ Expression error: Unexpected <= operator
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. p. 950. ISBN 8480486392.
- ^ "Sweden's certifications for 1999" (PDF). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved 2013-02-10.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Sogno')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
- ^ "British album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Sogno in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sogno". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.