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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, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Diane Warren, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Piano - Philip Rose, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Gavyn Wright, Strings - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Quiz, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Josef Larossi, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Savan, Composer, Lyricist - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - Lasse Nilsson, Engineer - Kristoffer Nergårdh, Piano, Strings - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Tomas Lindberg, Bass - Karl Thorsson, Percussion - Hans Larsson, French Horn - Rolf Nyqvist, French Horn - Maria Diephuis - Emil Heiling - Anders von Hofsten - Linda Norrgard
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Ennio Morricone, Composer, Lyricist - Chiara Ferraù, Composer, Lyricist - Per Magnusson, Keyboards, Piano, Producer - David Kreuger, Producer - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Jan Bengtsson, Flute
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Aleandro Baldi, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Giancarlo Bigazzi, Composer, Lyricist - Simon Changer, Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Marco Falagiani, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Piano - Philip Rose, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - John Baker, Copyist - Gavyn Wright, Strings - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards, Piano, Producer - David Kreuger, Producer - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Andy Hill, Composer, Lyricist - John Reid, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Per Magnusson, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Programmer - David Kreuger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Matteo Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - 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, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Cheope, Translator - Per Magnusson, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Andy Hill, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist - David Kreuger, Producer, Programmer - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Acoustic Guitar
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Steve Mac, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Synthesizer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Philip Rose, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Dave Arch, Piano - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Gavyn Wright, Strings - Blair Daley, Composer, Lyricist - Troy Verges, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Pérez, Translator
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Piano - Philip Rose, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Gavyn Wright, Strings - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist - Cheope, Translator
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Jorgen Elofsson, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Tony Vincent, Composer, Lyricist - Rudy Pérez, Translator - Mathias Venge, Guitar, Producer, Programmer - Bo Reimer, Mixing Engineer - Jorgen Ingestrom, Keyboards, Piano - Daniel Galessiere - Emil Heiling - Peter Nordahl, Strings - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings
(P) 2004 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Josef Larossi, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Quiz, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Kristoffer Nergårdh, Piano, Strings - Bernard Lohr, Mixing Engineer - McFadden, Composer, Lyricist - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - B. Filan, Composer, Lyricist - Esbjorn Ohrwall, Guitar - Lasse Nilsson, Engineer - Tomas Lindberg, Bass - Karl Thorsson, Percussion - Hans Larsson, French Horn - Rolf Nyqvist, French Horn - Maj Widding, Bassoon - Bengt Rosengren, Oboe - Jannika Gustafsson, Violin - Maria Diephuis - Emil Heiling - Anders von Hofsten - Linda Norrgard - Matteo Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - Mino Vergnaghi, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to Sony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist, Associated Performer - Steve Mac, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer - Simon Changer, Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Piano - Philip Rose, Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Frank Ricotti, Percussion - Gavyn Wright, Strings - James Collins, Recording Engineer - Mark Tucker, Recording Engineer - Dave Moore, Assistant Engineer - Claude François, Composer, Lyricist - Revaux, Composer, Lyricist - Thibaut, Composer, Lyricist - Paul Anka, Composer, Lyricist
(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: 00:49:40
- Main artists: Il Divo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Syco Music UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2004 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to BMG UK & Ireland Limited.
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