Siempre (Il Divo album)


Siempre is the third studio album by the classical crossover vocal group Il Divo. It was released on 21 November 2006 in the United States and globally on 27 November 2006 by Syco Music and Columbia Records.

Background

According to producer Steve Mac in an interview with HitQuarters, preparation for the album would involve Simon Cowell compiling a list of around 200 potential songs. Cowell would then whittle this number down to around 40 which he then presented to Mac for consideration. Mac would then tell Cowell which of these would or would not work. When the song list had been reduced to around 18 or 19 songs Mac would then try out the songs with the band to see which worked for them. 15 songs would then be recorded for the album.
The songs on Siempre include new arrangements of "Nights in White Satin", "Caruso", "Without You", "Somewhere", "You Raise Me Up", a new version of the song "Music" from the 1970s renamed "Musica", and re-arranged by its original British composer John Miles. The album also features a cover of Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" translated into the Spanish "Un regalo que te dio la vida". The album includes the Spanish adaptation by the famous Mexican composer and musician Armando Manzanero of "Una noche". Other original songs in this album include "La vida sin amor", and "Come primavera".

Track listing

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Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Australian Classical Albums 5
Austrian Albums 61
Belgian Albums 58
Dutch Albums 18
European Albums 16
Spanish Albums 3
Swedish Albums 70
Swiss Albums 55
UK Albums 176
US Billboard 20046
US Top Classical Crossover Albums 2

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