Sogno
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Sogno is the fifth studio album
by Italian tenor
Andrea Bocelli
, released on April 6, 1999. 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. The Prayer, his duet with Celine Dion
from the album, won the Golden Globe for Best Song and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Sogno entered the upper reaches of the pop album charts
around the world, confirming Bocelli's position at the pinnacle of the world of popular music
, and giving birth to the phenomenon of "Bocellimania". The album sold 2.5 million copies in America
, and over 10 million copies worldwide.
The album was released in Spanish under the name Sueño (Dream). In Japan it was released as .
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Italian tenor
Tenor
The tenor is a type of male singing voice and is the highest male voice within the modal register. The typical tenor voice lies between C3, the C one octave below middle C, to the A above middle C in choral music, and up to high C in solo work. The low extreme for tenors is roughly B2...
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
, released on April 6, 1999. 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. The Prayer, his duet with Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
from the album, won the Golden Globe for Best Song and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Sogno entered the upper reaches of the pop album charts
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
around the world, confirming Bocelli's position at the pinnacle of the world of popular music
Popular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
, and giving birth to the phenomenon of "Bocellimania". The album sold 2.5 million copies in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and over 10 million copies worldwide.
The album was released in Spanish under the name Sueño (Dream). In Japan it was released as .
Track listing
- "Canto della TerraCanto della Terra"Canto della Terra" is the second single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 1999 album, Sogno. The song was written by Francesco Sartori and Lucio Quarantotto, the same writers of Bocelli's biggest hit "Con te partirò", and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs.Like "Con te...
" (Francesco SartoriFrancesco SartoriFrancesco Sartori is an Italian composer and piano and trumpet player best known for composing "Con te partirò" with Lucio Quarantotto for Andrea Bocelli. The song was also recorded as a duet entitled "Time to Say Goodbye" with Bocelli and Sarah Brightman...
, Lucio QuarantottoLucio QuarantottoLucio Quarantotto is an Italian songwriter best known for writing the lyrics for "Con te partirò" with music composed by Francesco Sartori for Andrea Bocelli...
) – 4:02 - "The Prayer" (with Celine DionCeline DionCéline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
) (David FosterDavid FosterDavid Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...
, Carole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer SagerCarole Bayer Sager is an American lyricist, songwriter, singer, and painter.-Introduction:Born in New York City, Sager graduated from New York University, where she majored in English, dramatic arts and speech...
) – 4:30 - "Sogno" (Giuseppe Francesco Servillo) – 4:03
- "'O Mare E Tu" (with Dulce PontesDulce PontesDulce José Silva Pontes is a Portuguese songwriter and singer who performs in many musical styles, including pop, folk and classical music. She is usually defined as a world music artist...
) (Enzo Gragnaniello) – 4:36 - "A Volte Il Cuore" (Piero Marras) – 4:44
- "Cantico" (Mauro MalavasiMauro MalavasiMauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
, Pierpaolo Guerrini, Andrea Bocelli) – 4:01 - "Mai Piu' Cosi' Lontano" (Mauro MalavasiMauro MalavasiMauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
) – 4:20 - "Immenso" (Francesco SartoriFrancesco SartoriFrancesco Sartori is an Italian composer and piano and trumpet player best known for composing "Con te partirò" with Lucio Quarantotto for Andrea Bocelli. The song was also recorded as a duet entitled "Time to Say Goodbye" with Bocelli and Sarah Brightman...
, Lucio Quarantotto) – 4:51 - "Nel Cuore Lei" (with Eros RamazzottiEros RamazzottiEros Luciano Walter Ramazzotti , known simply as Eros Ramazzotti, is an Italian singer and songwriter. Ramazzotti is enormously popular in Italy, and is well known in most non-English-speaking European countries and in the Spanish-speaking world, as he has released most of his albums in both...
) (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 MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
, Sergio Bardotti) – 4:35 - "Come Un Fiume Tu" (Ennio MorriconeEnnio MorriconeEnnio Morricone, Grand Officer OMRI, , is an Italian composer and conductor, who wrote music to more than 500 motion pictures and television series, in a career lasting over 50 years. His scores have been included in over 20 award-winning films as well as several symphonic and choral pieces...
, Lucio Quarantotto) – 4:47 - "A Mio Padre (6 Maggio 1992)" (Mauro MalavasiMauro MalavasiMauro Malavasi is an Italian pianist, songwriter and producer.Malavasi had during the early 70s educated himself at the conservatory of Bologna, Italy in the composition, choir and orchestral disciplines. During those years he also developed his piano to become a masterful piano player...
, Andrea Bocelli) – 4:00