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International classical crossover quartet Il Divo didn't start out in the garage practicing their exceptionally fluid tenors among the din of outraged neighbors and summer construction crews; rather, they were hunted by producers for two years like wild game in their native lands and herded into the studio, where they were sculpted into a machine of such smoldering European romanticism that the world would have no choice but to rip their very hearts out upon first listen. Sound overly dramatic? You bet, which is why Il Divo's self-titled debut depends entirely on one's opinion of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On." Extremely wealthy producers Per Magnusson and David Krueger (Backstreet Boys), along with Steve Mac (Charlotte Church) have created the Three Tenors -- in this case four -- for the next generation, and if the first single, a cover of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart," is any indication, all involved should see their stock rise. American tenor David Miller, French heartthrob Sébastien Izambard, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, and Spanish baritone Carlos Marin tackle standards like "My Way" and "Unchained Melody" with an expert precision and pomp -- the latter is sung in Italian -- that aptly conveys their obvious talents. An achingly beautiful arrangement of "Gabriel's Oboe" -- known here as "Nella Fantasia" -- from Ennio Morricone's score for The Mission is sweeping and grand, but there is no denying the sheer Monkees/Menudo/American Idol consumerism of the whole venture -- this is Idol "Grinch" Simon Cowell's baby. Il Divo may only last long enough to rid the world of a few billion dollars -- probably on one tour alone -- but there's no doubt that the hands that hold the strings above them are already in the war room planning their next kill.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Steve Mac, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Marco Flores, Translator - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Dave Arch, Piano - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer, Assistant Engineer - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Savan Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Josef Larossi, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Quiz, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Hans Larsson, French Horn - Anders von Hofsten, Background Vocal - Emil Heiling, Background Vocal - Tomas Lindberg, Bass - Maria Diephuis, Background Vocal - Lasse Nilsson, Engineer - Kristoffer Nergårdh, Piano, Strings - Linda Norrgard, Background Vocal - Karl Thorsson, Percussion - Rolf Nyqvist, French Horn
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ennio Morricone, Composer - David Kreuger, Producer - Per Magnusson, Producer, Keyboards, Piano - Chiara Ferrau, Lyricist - Jan Bengtsson, Flute
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Steve Mac, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Dave Arch, Piano - Aleandro Baldi, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - GIANCARLO BIGAZZI, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer, Assistant Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Marco Falagiani, Composer, Lyricist - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hill, Composer, Lyricist - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - David Kreuger, Producer - Per Magnusson, Producer, Keyboards, Piano - John Reid, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matteo Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - David Kreuger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer - Frank Musker, Composer, Lyricist - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Acoustic Guitar - Mino Vergnaghi, Translator
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Hill, Composer, Lyricist, Keyboards - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - CHEOPE, Translator - David Kreuger, Producer, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Producer, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Acoustic Guitar
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Rudy Pérez, Translator - Steve Mac, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Troy Verges, Composer, Lyricist - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Dave Arch, Piano - Blair Daley, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer, Assistant Engineer - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Steve Mac, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Dave Arch, Piano - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - CHEOPE, Translator - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer, Assistant Engineer - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Rudy Pérez, Translator - Peter Nordahl, Strings - Mathias Venge, Producer, Guitar, Programmer - Tony Vincent, Composer, Lyricist - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Bo Reimer, Mixing Engineer - Jörgen Ingeström, Keyboards, Piano - Emil Heiling, Vocal - Daniel Galessiere, Vocal
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Matteo Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - Brian McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Josef Larossi, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Quiz, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - B. Filan, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Hans Larsson, French Horn - Anders von Hofsten, Background Vocal - Mino Vergnaghi, Composer, Lyricist - Emil Heiling, Background Vocal - Tomas Lindberg, Bass - Maria Diephuis, Background Vocal - Lasse Nilsson, Engineer - Kristoffer Nergårdh, Piano, Strings - Linda Norrgard, Background Vocal - Maj Widding, Bassoon - Jannika Gustafsson, Violin - Karl Thorsson, Percussion - Rolf Nyqvist, French Horn - Bengt Rosengren, Oboe
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Steve Mac, Producer, Keyboards, Synthesizer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, AdditionalStudioProducer - Dave Arch, Piano - Paul Anka, Composer, Lyricist - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Claude François, Composer, Lyricist - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Jacques Revaux, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Changer, Engineer - Gilles Thibaut, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Engineer, Assistant Engineer - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
International classical crossover quartet Il Divo didn't start out in the garage practicing their exceptionally fluid tenors among the din of outraged neighbors and summer construction crews; rather, they were hunted by producers for two years like wild game in their native lands and herded into the studio, where they were sculpted into a machine of such smoldering European romanticism that the world would have no choice but to rip their very hearts out upon first listen. Sound overly dramatic? You bet, which is why Il Divo's self-titled debut depends entirely on one's opinion of Celine Dion's "My Heart Will Go On." Extremely wealthy producers Per Magnusson and David Krueger (Backstreet Boys), along with Steve Mac (Charlotte Church) have created the Three Tenors -- in this case four -- for the next generation, and if the first single, a cover of Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart," is any indication, all involved should see their stock rise. American tenor David Miller, French heartthrob Sébastien Izambard, Swiss tenor Urs Buhler, and Spanish baritone Carlos Marin tackle standards like "My Way" and "Unchained Melody" with an expert precision and pomp -- the latter is sung in Italian -- that aptly conveys their obvious talents. An achingly beautiful arrangement of "Gabriel's Oboe" -- known here as "Nella Fantasia" -- from Ennio Morricone's score for The Mission is sweeping and grand, but there is no denying the sheer Monkees/Menudo/American Idol consumerism of the whole venture -- this is Idol "Grinch" Simon Cowell's baby. Il Divo may only last long enough to rid the world of a few billion dollars -- probably on one tour alone -- but there's no doubt that the hands that hold the strings above them are already in the war room planning their next kill.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:46
- Main artists: Il Divo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Syco Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
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