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Unbearably handsome opera-pop quartet Il Divo deliver another amorous collection of European housecleaning ballads with Ancora, an album so riddled with Cupid's arrows that it requires its own storage unit. Once again, David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, Urs Buhler, and Carlos Marin bring the love in Spanish, English, and Italian, emoting over classical and opera standards, as well as some notable contemporary compositions. They fawn over Celine Dion -- who can barely contain her own affections -- on "Isabel," and make Mariah Carey's "Hero" sound like the rolling of credits over a Jerry Bruckheimer action/tragedy blockbuster, all the while maintaining the perfect pitch and impeccable showmanship that are their stock-in-trade. Fans who flocked to Il Divo's self-titled debut and 2005 Christmas Collection need no reassurances that their boys are in top form, as a recent appearance on Oprah brought the quartet into the homes of millions of potential converts, but in this age of manufactured goods over artisan rusticity, it's hard not to look at Ancora as the classical crossover equivalent of a bistro-style TV dinner.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Dave Arch, Arranger - Dave Arch, Piano - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Rachmaninoff, Composer - Rachmaninoff, Lyricist - Il Divo, Performer - Il Divo, Arranger - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar - Devin Workman, 2nd Engineer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Chris Laws, Misc. Prod. - Chris Laws, Drums - Steve Mac, Producer - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Carmen, Composer - Carmen, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Henrik Janson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Il Divo, Performer - Feliz Pizarro Amador, Translator - David Kreuger, Producer - David Kreuger, Arranger - David Kreuger, Programmer - Romdhane, Composer - Romdhane, Lyricist - Frederik Andersson, Mixing Engineer - Frederik Andersson, Engineer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Performer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Per Magnusson, Producer - Per Magnusson, Arranger - Per Magnusson, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Henrik Janson, Conductor - Henrik Janson, Arranger - Elofsson, Composer - Elofsson, Lyricist - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Fredrik Andersson, Mixing Engineer - Humberto Gatica, Engineer - Jan Bengtsson, Flute - Mats Berntoft, Guitar - David Kreuger, Programmer - David Kreuger, Arranger - David Kreuger, Producer - Saggese, Composer - Saggese, Lyricist - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Performer - Luc Plamondon, Translator - Kreuger, Lyricist - Kreuger, Composer - Magnusson, Lyricist - Magnusson, Composer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Arranger - François Lalonde, 2nd Engineer - Il Divo and Celine Dion, Performer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards - Per Magnusson, Arranger - Per Magnusson, Producer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dave Arch, Arranger - Dave Arch, Piano - Mike Ross Trevor, Engineer - Donato Poveda, Translator - Il Divo, Performer - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar - Steve Pearce, Acoustic Bass - Lovland, Composer - Lovland, Lyricist - The Tuff Session Singers, Vocal - Chris Laws, Engineer - Chris Laws, Drums - Graham, Composer - Graham, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Producer - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Ren Swan, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Henrik Janson, Arranger - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Il Divo, Performer - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Fredrik Andersson, Mixing Engineer - Feliz Pizarro Amador, Translator - David Kreuger, Arranger - David Kreuger, Producer - David Kreuger, Programmer - Romdhane, Lyricist - Romdhane, Composer - Larossi, Lyricist - Larossi, Composer - Gustave Lund, Percussion - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Strings - James Reid, Composer - James Reid, Lyricist - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Arranger - Per Magnusson, Keyboards - Per Magnusson, Arranger - Per Magnusson, Producer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dave Arch, Arranger - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Il Divo, Performer - Il Divo, Arranger - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar - Wayne Hector, Lyricist - Wayne Hector, Composer - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Chris Laws, Misc. Prod. - Chris Laws, Engineer - Chris Laws, Drums - Richard Lancaster, 2nd Engineer - Rudy Pèrez, Translator - Steve Mac, Composer - Steve Mac, Piano - Steve Mac, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Steve Mac, Producer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dave Arch, Arranger - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Il Divo, Performer - Il Divo, Arranger - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar - Walter Afanasieff, Composer - Walter Afanasieff, Lyricist - Devin Workman, 2nd Engineer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Chris Laws, Misc. Prod. - Chris Laws, Drums - The Tuff Session Singers, Vocal - Francesco Cameli, 2nd Engineer - Steve Mac, Producer - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Steve Mac, Piano - Dan Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Mariah Carey, Composer - Mariah Carey, Lyricist
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dave Arch, Arranger - Dave Arch, Piano - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Il Divo, Performer - Il Divo, Arranger - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar - Garcia, Lyricist - Garcia, Composer - Devin Workman, 2nd Engineer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Chris Laws, Drums - Chris Laws, Misc. Prod. - Rodrigo, Lyricist - Rodrigo, Composer - Steve Mac, Producer - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Henrik Janson, Acoustic Baritone Guitar - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Matteo Saggese, Translator - Il Divo, Performer - David Kreuger, Programmer - David Kreuger, Arranger - David Kreuger, Producer - Romdhane, Lyricist - Romdhane, Composer - Frederik Andersson, Engineer - Frederik Andersson, Mixing Engineer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Performer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Esbjörn Öhrwall, Electric Guitar - Per Magnusson, Keyboards - Per Magnusson, Producer - Per Magnusson, Arranger
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Dave Arch, Arranger - Dave Arch, Piano - Erick Benzi, Lyricist - Erick Benzi, Composer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Il Divo, Arranger - Il Divo, Performer - Devin Workman, 2nd Engineer - The Tuff Session Singers, Vocal - Chris Laws, Drums - Chris Laws, Misc. Prod. - Chris Laws, Engineer - Francesco Cameli, 2nd Engineer - Steve Mac, Keyboards - Steve Mac, Arranger - Steve Mac, Producer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Jean-Jacques Goldman, Lyricist - Jean-Jacques Goldman, Composer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Unbearably handsome opera-pop quartet Il Divo deliver another amorous collection of European housecleaning ballads with Ancora, an album so riddled with Cupid's arrows that it requires its own storage unit. Once again, David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, Urs Buhler, and Carlos Marin bring the love in Spanish, English, and Italian, emoting over classical and opera standards, as well as some notable contemporary compositions. They fawn over Celine Dion -- who can barely contain her own affections -- on "Isabel," and make Mariah Carey's "Hero" sound like the rolling of credits over a Jerry Bruckheimer action/tragedy blockbuster, all the while maintaining the perfect pitch and impeccable showmanship that are their stock-in-trade. Fans who flocked to Il Divo's self-titled debut and 2005 Christmas Collection need no reassurances that their boys are in top form, as a recent appearance on Oprah brought the quartet into the homes of millions of potential converts, but in this age of manufactured goods over artisan rusticity, it's hard not to look at Ancora as the classical crossover equivalent of a bistro-style TV dinner.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:36
- Main artists: Il Divo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Syco Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
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