Cinema (Andrea Bocelli album)
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Cinema is the fifteenth studio album by Italian classical tenor recording artist Andrea Bocelli.
The album featuring renditions of classic film soundtracks and scores,[3] was released on October 23, 2015 through Sugar Music and Universal Music Group.[4]
Background
The album was produced by David Foster, Humberto Gatica, and Tony Renis who also worked together on Bocelli's Amore in 2006.[5]
Bocelli said of Cinema: "With the album ‘Cinema,’ I’m fulfilling a wish that I’ve harboured for decades. I’ve never made a secret of my dream of bringing to life a recording project associated with soundtracks, as I truly believe that it’s an exceptional artistic treasure trove."[6]
Commercial performance
Cinema entered the Official UK Albums Chart at No. 3, behind 5 Seconds of Summer's Sounds Good Feels Good and Bryan Adams's Get Up!.[7] The tally was Bocelli's highest UK chart position in over a decade, since 2001’s Cieli di Toscana, and his tenth Top 10 album on the UK pop charts, a record for a classical music artist.[7][8]
The album also debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200, with 30,000 units sold, marking his eighth Top 10 effort.[9] In addition, the album topped the Classical Crossover Albums chart, making Cinema Bocelli's 11th No. 1, and extending his record for the most chart-topping albums among all artists on that chart.[9]
PBS special
Cinema was also made into a PBS special, filmed September 18, 2015, at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.[10]
The program will begin airing on THIRTEEN's Great Performances series on November 27, on PBS stations nationwide, featuring Bocelli and Foster with additional guests including Nicole Scherzinger, as well as film stars John Travolta, Ali McGraw, Ryan O’Neal and Andy Garcia.[10][11]
Singles
"E Più Ti Penso", a song written by Italian composer Ennio Morricone from the movie Once Upon a Time in America, was re-recorded as a duet between Bocelli and American singer Ariana Grande.[12] The song debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Classical Digital Songs chart.[13] A music video for the song was released on October 13, 2015.[14]
Track listing
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 7 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] | 45 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 12 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 39 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] | 18 |
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[24] [25] |
13 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] | 17 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[27] | 45 |
French Albums (SNEP)[28] | 146 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[29] | 9 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[30] | 3 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[31] | 4 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[32] | 6 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[33] | 30 |
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[34] | 5 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[35] | 9 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[36] | 21 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[37] | 33 |
UK Albums (OCC)[38] | 3 |
US Billboard 200[39] | 10 |
US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[40] | 1 |
US Top Latin Albums (Billboard)[41] Edicion en Español |
5 |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada)[42] | Gold | 40,000^ |
Italy (FIMI)[43] | Gold | 25,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[44] | Gold | 10,000‡ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "Listen to Andrea Bocelli and Ariana Grande's duet "E più ti penso" from "Once Upon A Time in America / Malena"". Getmusicasia.com. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ E più ti penso
- ^ Andrea Bocelli Cinema Featuring Great Songs
- ^ Presenting The New Video of Gladiator
- ^ From Amore to Cinema
- ^ El Nuevo Disco de Andrea Bocelli Cinema (Spanish)
- ^ a b Superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli reaches No.3 in the pop charts
- ^ Andrea Bocelli makes chart history
- ^ a b Seconds of Summer Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
- ^ a b Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli: Cinema
- ^ Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli: Cinema is featured in the 2015 PBS Arts Fall Festival
- ^ Ariana Grande Sings Opera With Andrea Bocelli: Listen
- ^ Ariana Grande Tops Classical Digital Songs Chart With Andrea Bocelli Duet
- ^ This Video Of Ariana Grande And Andrea Bocelli’s “E più ti penso” Duet Will Make Your Heart Melt
- ^ Standard Edition on Amazon
- ^ Deluxe Edition on iTunes
- ^ Cinema (Edición en Español): Andrea Bocelli
- ^ Cinema (Versión Deluxe en Español): Andrea Bocelli
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ http://hitlisten.nu/
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli: Cinema" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2015. 50. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 44, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Andrea Bocelli Chart History (Top Latin Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema". Music Canada. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- ^ "Italian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Cinema" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved December 21, 2015. Select "2015" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Cinema" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
- ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2016 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
External links
- Cinema andreabocelli.com