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Italian star Zucchero has coaxed a wide variety of fellow artists into the studio over the years, and those vocal duets and other collaborations are gathered together on this collection, covering a period of over 15 years. This is one of those albums on which, intentionally, the selling point is the laundry list of co-stars, which is formidable: Jeff Beck, Andrea Bocelli, Bono (as a songwriter), Solomon Burke, Vanessa Carlton (on piano), Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Miles Davis, Haylie Ecker of Bond, Macy Gray, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Cheb Mami, Mexican group Maná, Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries, Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, and Paul Young. These luminaries join Zucchero to sing and play a batch of his songs (and sometimes co-write them), with many of the lyrics in English. Zucchero has one of those familiar gruff rock baritones, most reminiscent of Peter Gabriel, though it sounds at times like Joe Cocker and even ascends into a Sting-like tenor. The music is mostly also familiar, bearing the trappings of Euro-American classic rock balladeering in a manner that ruled adult contemporary radio for much of the 1980s and '90s. It's no wonder that the album is a co-production of the Concord label, known for its classy jazz catalog but lately branching out into pop, and Hear Music, the recording arm of the Starbucks Coffee company. It's easy to imagine this music playing at a low volume in the nearest Starbucks coffee shop and intriguing patrons who recognize the voice of Sheryl Crow or a guitar lick by Eric Clapton and wonder where it comes from. And that's appropriate, since this album is as much a marketing concept as it is a musical one.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Miles Davis, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luciano Luisi, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Michele Torpedine, Producer, Executive Producer - Marco Figlie, Author
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Sting, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 A&M Records
Haylie Ecker, Violin, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Zucchero, Author, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa Carlton, Piano, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Pino Palladino, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Lawrence Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sharon White, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - James Eduard Warren, ComposerLyricist - Michelle John Douglas, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Mousse T., Composer, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, Author, MainArtist - Errol Rennalls, Composer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Massimo Marcolini, Co-Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Beck, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, Composer, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Musker, Adapter - Gino Paoli, Author - Luciano Luisi, Producer, Co-Arranger, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - MACY GRAY, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Nuria Díaz Reguera, Adapter - Raquel Díaz Reguera, Adapter - Sergio, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Fher, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Robyx, ComposerLyricist - Fabian Serrano, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - MAURIZIO BIANCANI, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mana', FeaturedArtist - Davide Roveri, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicola Fantozzi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2003 Universal Music Italia Srl
Corrado Rustici, Producer - Zucchero, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Lee Hooker, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Luciano Luisi, Composer
℗ 2001 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, Composer, MainArtist - Sheryl Crow, FeaturedArtist - Bono, Author
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dolores O'Riordan, Adapter, FeaturedArtist - Eric Bazilian, Adapter - Alice Fornaciari, ComposerLyricist - Irene Fornaciari, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Eric Clapton, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Musker, Adapter
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tom Jones, FeaturedArtist - Frank Musker, Adapter - Michele Torpedine, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
B.B. King, MainArtist - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Musker, Translator - Gino Paoli, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Decca Records Limited
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ronan Keating, FeaturedArtist - Frank Musker, Author
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Cheb Mami, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Solomon Burke, Adapter, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Musker, Adapter - Paul Young, FeaturedArtist - Michele Torpedine, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Brian May, FeaturedArtist - Michele Torpedine, Producer, Executive Producer
℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
Luciano Pavarotti, FeaturedArtist - Andrea Bocelli, FeaturedArtist - Zucchero, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bono, Author
℗ 2004 Pavarotti International s.r.l.
Album review
Italian star Zucchero has coaxed a wide variety of fellow artists into the studio over the years, and those vocal duets and other collaborations are gathered together on this collection, covering a period of over 15 years. This is one of those albums on which, intentionally, the selling point is the laundry list of co-stars, which is formidable: Jeff Beck, Andrea Bocelli, Bono (as a songwriter), Solomon Burke, Vanessa Carlton (on piano), Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, Miles Davis, Haylie Ecker of Bond, Macy Gray, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Cheb Mami, Mexican group Maná, Dolores O'Riordan of the Cranberries, Luciano Pavarotti, Sting, and Paul Young. These luminaries join Zucchero to sing and play a batch of his songs (and sometimes co-write them), with many of the lyrics in English. Zucchero has one of those familiar gruff rock baritones, most reminiscent of Peter Gabriel, though it sounds at times like Joe Cocker and even ascends into a Sting-like tenor. The music is mostly also familiar, bearing the trappings of Euro-American classic rock balladeering in a manner that ruled adult contemporary radio for much of the 1980s and '90s. It's no wonder that the album is a co-production of the Concord label, known for its classy jazz catalog but lately branching out into pop, and Hear Music, the recording arm of the Starbucks Coffee company. It's easy to imagine this music playing at a low volume in the nearest Starbucks coffee shop and intriguing patrons who recognize the voice of Sheryl Crow or a guitar lick by Eric Clapton and wonder where it comes from. And that's appropriate, since this album is as much a marketing concept as it is a musical one.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:57
- Main artists: Zucchero
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Music Italia srL.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl This Compilation ℗ 2004 Universal Music Italia Srl
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