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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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Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Mariah Carey, Composer, Lyricist - Walter Afanasieff, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Devin Workman, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger - The Tuff Session Singers - Francesco Cameli, Assistant Engineer - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Romdhane, Composer, Lyricist - Feliz Pizarro Amador, Translator - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - David Kreuger, Arranger, Producer, Programmer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Frederik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Celine Dion, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Il Divo and Celine Dion, Associated Performer - Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist - Magnusson, Composer, Lyricist - Kreuger, Composer, Lyricist - Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - Plamondon, Translator - David Kreuger, Arranger, Producer, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Henrik Janson, Arranger, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Arranger, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Humberto Gatica, Engineer - François Lalonde, Assistant Engineer - Mats Berntoft, Guitar - Jan Bengtsson, Flute
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - North, Composer, Lyricist - Hy Zaret, Composer, Lyricist - Panzeri-Nomen, Translator - Steve Mac, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Dan Pursey, Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - JONATHAN ALLEN, Recording Engineer - Roland Heap, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Gavyn Wright, Strings
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Romdhane, Composer, Lyricist - Larossi, Composer, Lyricist - James Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Feliz Pizarro Amador, Translator - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - David Kreuger, Arranger, Producer, Programmer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Strings - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Arranger, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Arranger, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Gustave Lund, Percussion
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Steve McCutcheon, Producer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Franz Schubert, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Dave Arch
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Steve Mac, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Piano, Producer - Wayne Hector, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Pérez, Translator - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Richard Lancaster, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Serge Rachmaninov, Composer, Lyricist - Carmen, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Devin Workman, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Rodrigo, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Garcia, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson, Guitar - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Devin Workman, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Romdhane, Composer, Lyricist - David Kreuger, Arranger, Producer, Programmer - Stockholm Session Orchestra, Associated Performer - Frederik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Conductor - Matteo Saggese, Translator - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Electric Guitar
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Jean-Jacques Goldman, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Keyboards, Producer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Erick Benzi, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Ren Swan, Mixing Engineer - Mike Ross-Trevor, Engineer - Devin Workman, Assistant Engineer - John Baker, Copyist - The Tuff Session Singers - Francesco Cameli, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2005 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Arranger, Associated Performer - Adam, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Producer - Chris Laws, Engineer - Traditional, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Engineer - Dwight, Composer, Lyricist - DP, Composer, Lyricist - Ren Swan, Engineer - Mike Trevor-Ross, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger
(P) 2004 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) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:18
- Main artists: Il Divo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Syco Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2005 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) LIMITED.
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