The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
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The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere is the second greatest hits
album released by Italian
pop tenor
Andrea Bocelli
. It includes five new studio recordings and was internationally released, by Sugar
, October 22, 2007. The song "Vive Ya", (Spanish version of "Dare to live (Vivere)") was nominated for Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
. In August 2010, 3 years after its release, the album topped the charts
in Poland
. The Spanish version of the album is named Lo Mejor de Andrea Bocelli: Vivire. In Japan the album was released in March 19, 2008 as Time to Say Goodbye: Bocelli Super Best and included two bonus tracks.
Japan bonus tracks
Greatest hits
A greatest hits album is a music compilation album of successful, previously released songs by a particular artist or band...
album released by Italian
Italian people
The Italian people are an ethnic group that share a common Italian culture, ancestry and speak the Italian language as a mother tongue. Within Italy, Italians are defined by citizenship, regardless of ancestry or country of residence , and are distinguished from people...
pop tenor
Operatic pop
Operatic pop, pop opera or popera is a subgenre of pop music that is performed in an operatic style, or a song, theme or motif from classical music stylized as pop. The term popera and adjectives poperatic and popical are used by some media editors and music reviewers...
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....
. It includes five new studio recordings and was internationally released, by Sugar
Sugar Music
Sugar is an Italian record label based in Milan.Some of the artists signed with the label include Andrea Bocelli, since his debut in 1992, and Elisa, two of Italy's most successful stars....
, October 22, 2007. The song "Vive Ya", (Spanish version of "Dare to live (Vivere)") was nominated for Record of the Year at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
Latin Grammy Awards of 2008
The 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards took place on November 13, 2008 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas and were aired on Univision. The Brazilian Field awards were presented on the same day at the Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo. The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year was Gloria...
. In August 2010, 3 years after its release, the album topped the charts
Polish Music Charts
The Polish Music Charts are two official album charts and seven singles charts in Poland, provided by ZPAV, the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry . The first, the Top 100, is a monthly chart based on data received from the album companies...
in Poland
Poland
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. The Spanish version of the album is named Lo Mejor de Andrea Bocelli: Vivire. In Japan the album was released in March 19, 2008 as Time to Say Goodbye: Bocelli Super Best and included two bonus tracks.
Track listing
- "La Voce Del Silenzio" (The Voice of Silence) - 4:55
- "Sogno" (Dream) - 4:00
- "Il mare calmo della seraIl Mare Calmo della Sera (song)"Il mare calmo della sera" is a song written by Zucchero Fornaciari, Giampiero Felisatti and Gloria Nuti, for Andrea Bocelli. Bocelli won the Sanremo Festival in 1994, singing the song, which was later released as his debut single...
" (The Calm Evening Sea) - 4:39 - "Dare to live (Vivere)Vivere (dare to live)"Vivere" is a song written by Italian singer-songwriter Gerardina Trovato. It was first sung as a duet between Trovato and Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli during the Sanremo Festival in 1995, and released as a B-side single with "Con te partirò" in 1995...
" (duet with Laura PausiniLaura PausiniLaura Pausini, is a Grammy Award-winning Italian soul singer-songwriter. She debuted in 1993, winning the newcomer artists' section of the 43rd Sanremo Music Festival with the song "La solitudine", which became an Italian standard and an international hit, reaching the top spot on the Italian...
) - 4:18 - "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...
" (Song of the Earth) - 3:59 - "A Te" (To You, featuring Kenny GKenny GKenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American, adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986...
on saxophone) - 4:09 - "Bésame MuchoBésame Mucho"Bésame Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.-Inspiration:According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.She was inspired by the piano...
" (Give Me Many Kisses) - 4:02 - "Mille Lune Mille OndeMille Lune Mille Onde"Mille Lune Mille Onde" is the second single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2001 album, Cieli di Toscana. The song was written by Francesco Sartori, Claudio Corradini and Lucio Quarantotto, the writers of Bocelli's "Con te partirò" and "Canto della Terra", and by multiple Grammy Award...
" (A Thousand Moons, a Thousand Waves) - 3:59 - "Time to Say Goodbye" (Con te partirò)" (duet with Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSarah Brightman is an English classical crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She is famous for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves and singing in the whistle register...
) - 4:05 - "Io ci sarò" (I'll Be There, featuring Lang LangLang Lang (pianist)Lang Lang , born June 14, 1982, in Shenyang, Liaoning, China, is a Chinese concert pianist, currently residing in New York, who has performed with leading orchestras in Europe, the United States and his native China. He is increasingly well known around the world for his concert performances,...
on piano) - 4:49 - "Romanza" (Romance) - 3:42
- "Vivo per lei" (I Live for Her, duet with GiorgiaGiorgia TodraniGiorgia Todrani, best known as Giorgia is an Italian female singer and song-writer, known for her soulful voice, which is aided by a wide vocal range, high belting register and great vocal abilities. She is one of the most iconic and famous Italian singers. She has released ten studio albums,...
) - 4:25 - "MelodrammaMelodramma (song)"Melodramma" is the lead single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2001 album, Cieli di Toscana. The song was written by Pierpaolo Guerrini and Paolo Luciani, and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs....
" - 4:07 - "Bellissime stelle" (Beautiful Stars) - 4:14
- "The Prayer" (duet with Céline 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...
) - 4:27 - "Because We Believe" (duet with Marco BorsatoMarco BorsatoMarco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...
) - 4:40
Japan bonus tracks
- "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)" (duet with Rimi NatsukawaRimi Natsukawais an Okinawan singer. She is best known for her 2001 single "Nada Sōsō."- Childhood :Natsukawa was born in Ishigaki, the largest city in the Yaeyama Islands chain. From a young age she enjoyed singing, and wanted to be a singer after hearing her father sing Yaeyama folk songs, such as and...
) - "Dell'amore non si saDell'amore non si sa"Dell'amore non si sa" is the lead single from Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli's 2004 album, Andrea. The song was written by Mauro Malavasi and Andrea Sandri, and is among Bocelli's most popular and well-known songs....
" (duet with Hayley WestenraHayley WestenraHayley Dee Westenra is a New Zealand soprano, classical crossover artist, songwriter and UNICEF Ambassador. Her first internationally released album, Pure, reached No. 1 on the UK classical charts in 2003 and has sold more than two million copies worldwide...
)
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| World Top 40 | 8 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Italy Albums Top 50 | 2 |
| Japan Oricon Album Chart | 15 |
| Dutch Albums Top 100 | 3 |
| Polish Albums Chart | 1 |
| Norway Top 40 VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
3 |
| Portugal Albums Top 30 | 3 |
| NZ Albums Top 40 | 4 |
| Sweden Albums Top 60 | 4 |
| UK Albums Top 75 | 4 |
| Denmark Albums Top 40 | 5 |
| Ireland Albums Top 75 | 6 |
| US Albums Top 100 | 9 |
| Australia Albums Top 50 | 11 |
| Finland Albums Top 40 | 11 |
| Belgium Albums Top 50 | 12 |
| Austria Albums Top 75 | 13 |
| Swiss Albums Top 100 | 15 |
| Spain Albums Top 100 | 21 |
| Germany Albums Top 50 | 28 |
Certifications
See also
- Vivere Live in TuscanyVivere Live in TuscanyVivere Live in Tuscany is a CD/DVD package of a pop concert by classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli. The concert was performed at Bocelli's Teatro del Silenzio in Lajatico, Tuscany, July 2007. In this DVD he performs duets with Sarah Brightman, Elisa, Laura Pausini and Heather Headley, and...
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package of a pop concert for the album