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Continuing their string of overtly sentimental albums, the multinational Il Divo released their fourth (including The Christmas Collection) full-length, Siempre, which contains more of the same Latinized versions of pop songs, as well as some originals (written by their producers). All four Divos sound professional and emotional, especially Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, who seems on the verge of tears every time he opens his mouth. The arrangements for the songs (including West Side Story's "Somewhere" -- the only one that's in English -- and the Italian version of the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin," among others) are always very clean, with soft acoustic guitars and pianos backed by subtle yet swelling strings, adding to the romanticized idea and portrayal of the group. To be fair, all four are very talented vocalists, and they manage to make Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" sound even more profound and sensitive when they sing it in Spanish, and their phrasing on both "Without You" (originally made famous by Harry Nilsson) and Lucio Dalla's "Caruso" (with some of the lyrics cut out, despite the fact they're all listed in the album booklet) is excellent, drawn out to pull as much emotion as possible from each of the songs. Siempre is exactly what you would expect from Il Divo, so if you want more of what they've already given, it should be a satisfying record.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
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Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Justin Hayward, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Mario Frangoulis, Composer, Lyricist - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Lucio Dalla, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Peter Ham, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Thomas Evans, Composer, Lyricist - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - David Kreuger, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Conductor, Lyricist - Cheope, Composer, Lyricist - London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), Associated Performer - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Scrap Marshall, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Bryan Adams, Composer, Lyricist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Robert Lange, Composer, Lyricist - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Michael Kamen, Composer, Lyricist - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Rudy Pérez, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist - David Kreuger, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Percussion, Producer, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar, Conductor - Matteo Saggese, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Pititi, Composer, Lyricist - Pablo Pinilla, Composer, Lyricist - Scrap Marshall, Assistant Engineer - Andres Alcaraz, Composer, Lyricist - Mats Berntoft, Acoustic Guitar - David Wickström, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Programmer - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Chippe Karlosson, Percussion, Programmer - Gustave Lund, Percussion, Programmer - Thomas Lindberg, Bass Guitar
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Andreas Romdhane, Composer, Lyricist - David Kreuger, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Josef Larossi, Composer, Keyboards, Lyricist, Programmer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Scrap Marshall, Assistant Engineer - Stockholm Session Strings, Strings - Henrik Janson, Conductor - Ulf Janson, Conductor - Savan Kotecha, Composer, Lyricist - Armando Manzanero Canché, Translator - Mats Berntoft, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Giorgio Moroder, Composer, Lyricist - Keith Forsey, Lyricist - Irene Cara, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Arranger, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Steve Mac, Arranger, Composer, Lyricist, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - John Reid, Composer, Lyricist - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Rudy Pérez, Composer, Lyricist - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Arranger, Piano - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist - David Kreuger, Producer - London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO), Associated Performer - Per Magnusson, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer - Andrew Powell, Conductor - Fredrik Andersson, Engineer - Andrew Dudman, Engineer - Henrik Janson, Acoustic Guitar - Scrap Marshall, Assistant Engineer - John Miles, Composer, Lyricist, Piano - Cheope, Translator - Mats Berntoft, Guitar
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Il Divo, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Leonard Bernstein, Composer - Steve Mac, Producer, Synthesizer - Chris Laws, Drums, Engineer, Recording Engineer - Fridrik Karlsson, Guitar - Ren Swan, Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Daniel Pursey, Assistant Engineer, Engineer - Dave Arch, Piano - Lee McCutcheon, Engineer - Geoff Foster, Recording Engineer - Chris Barrett, Assistant Engineer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist
(P) 2006 Simco Limited under exclusive license to Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Album review
Continuing their string of overtly sentimental albums, the multinational Il Divo released their fourth (including The Christmas Collection) full-length, Siempre, which contains more of the same Latinized versions of pop songs, as well as some originals (written by their producers). All four Divos sound professional and emotional, especially Spanish baritone Carlos Marin, who seems on the verge of tears every time he opens his mouth. The arrangements for the songs (including West Side Story's "Somewhere" -- the only one that's in English -- and the Italian version of the Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin," among others) are always very clean, with soft acoustic guitars and pianos backed by subtle yet swelling strings, adding to the romanticized idea and portrayal of the group. To be fair, all four are very talented vocalists, and they manage to make Bryan Adams' "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman" sound even more profound and sensitive when they sing it in Spanish, and their phrasing on both "Without You" (originally made famous by Harry Nilsson) and Lucio Dalla's "Caruso" (with some of the lyrics cut out, despite the fact they're all listed in the album booklet) is excellent, drawn out to pull as much emotion as possible from each of the songs. Siempre is exactly what you would expect from Il Divo, so if you want more of what they've already given, it should be a satisfying record.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:59
- Main artists: Il Divo
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Syco Music - Columbia Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2006 Simco Limited exclusively licensed to SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT (UK) Limited
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