The Promise (Il Divo album)
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| Studio album by Il Divo | ||||
| Released | November 10, 2008 (Worldwide) | |||
| Genre | Classical crossover | |||
| Label | Syco, Columbia | |||
| Producer | Steve Mac | |||
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November 17, 2008 (U.S./Canada)
The Promise is the fourth studio album by the classical crossover group, Il Divo.The Promise was released globally on November 10, 2008, except in the US and Canada, where it was released November 17, Ireland and Mexico where it was released on November 7, and Japan, on 26 November. The album reached the No.1 spot in the UK on 16 November. The album was produced by Steve Mac. It was announced on 10 September, that it will be named The Promise, although the track listing was at this time not yet disclosed. In early messages to people who are members of the band's official site's mailiing list, it revealed to them that 'Il Divo return with their richest and most diverse album to date.' It also revealed that the album would have twelve songs. Cover songs confirmed at this time were: Frankie Goes To Hollywood's "The Power Of Love"; 'a haunting and beautiful interpretation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"'; the smouldering intensity of Lara Fabian's "Adagio"; and the fourth confirmed song then was ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All".
The Promise contains seven covers of existing songs, along with four new songs written especially for the album. The new songs included are: "La Promessa" (Italian), "Enamorado" (Spanish), "Angelina" (Spanish) and "La Luna" (Italian). Also contained on the album is a cover of the chart topping song "She" made famous by French tenor Charles Aznavour. "L'Alba Del Mondo" is an Italian adaptation of the song "I Knew I Loved You", a famous song based on "Deborah's Theme" from Once Upon A Time In America and written by Ennio Morricone. The final track on the album is a cover of the traditional hymn, "Amazing Grace".
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