Sanremo grande amore
Sanremo grande amore is an extended play by Italian operatic pop trio Il Volo, released in February 2015 following their appearance at the 65th Sanremo Music Festival, in which their song "Grande amore" received first prize in the "Big Artists" category. "Grande amore", released as the set's lead single on 12 February 2015, is the only original composition of the EP. The remaining six tracks are covers of popular Italian songs.[1] Sanremo grande amore is also Il Volo's first release for their new label, Sony Music.[2]
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| Released | 20 February 2015 | |||
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| Length | 26:32 | |||
| Language | Italian | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Celso Valli, Michele Torpedine | |||
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| Singles from Sanremo grande amore | ||||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Grande amore" | Francesco Boccia, Ciro "Tommy" Esposito | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Ancora" (Eduardo De Crescenzo cover) | Franco Migliacci, Claudio Mattone | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Vacanze romane" (Matia Bazar cover) | Giancarlo Golzi, Carlo Marrale | 4:15 |
| 4. | "Canzone per te" (Sergio Endrigo cover) | Luis Bacalov, Sergio Endrigo, Sergio Bardotti | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Piove (Ciao, ciao bambina)" (Domenico Modugno cover) | Domenico Modugno, Dino Verde | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Romantica" (Renato Rascel cover) | Renato Rascel, Dino Verde | 3:26 |
| 7. | "L'immensità" (Don Backy cover) | Mogol, Aldo Caponi, Mariano Detto | 4:02 |
| Total length: | 26:32 | ||
Charts
| Chart (2015–16) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] | 104 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[5] | 59 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[6] | 20 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 63 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] | 1 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] | 22 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 15 |
| US Top Classical Albums (Billboard)[11] | 7 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2015) | Position |
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| Italian Albums (FIMI)[12] | 7 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Celso Valli - Arrangements, production, orchestra conductor, piano and keyboards
- Mattia Tedesco - Electric and acoustic guitars
- Paolo Prosperini - Gipsy guitar
- Massimo Varini - Acoustic guitar (tracks 5 and 6)
- Cesare Chiodo - bass
- Paolo Valli - drums
- Tommy Ruggero - percussions
- Stefano Bussoli - timpani
- Massimo Tagliata - accordion
- CV Strings Ensemble - Strings
- Valentino Corvino - first violin
- Stefano di Battista - Saxophone (track 2)
Technical crew
- Celso Valli, Michele Torpedine - production
- Enrico Capalbo, Roberto Bartilucci - audio engineering
- Marco Borsatti - audio engineering, mastering
- Giordano Mazzi - editing
- Maurizio Biancani - mastering
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Italy (FIMI)[13] | 3× Platinum | 150,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "Sanremo: subito primo su iTunes "Sanremo Grande Amore" de Il Volo" (in Italian). Agenzia Giornalistica Italia. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- Alessandro Alicandri (20 February 2015). "Il Volo e Sanremo Grande Amore: le ragioni del successo". Panorama (in Italian). Retrieved 6 March 2015.
- "Austriancharts.at – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- "Ultratop.be – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 June 2015.
- "Greek IFPI Albums Sales chart Top 75 - Εβδομάδα: 27/2015" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- "Italiancharts.com – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- "Swisscharts.com – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "Il Volo Chart History (Top Classical Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- "Classifiche "Top of the Music" 2015 FIMI-GfK: La musica italiana in vetta negli album e nei singoli digitali" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
- "Italian album certifications – Il Volo – Sanremo grande amore" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 16 October 2015. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Sanremo grande amore" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Album e Compilation" under "Sezione".
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