Abbà Pater | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 23 March 1999 |
Genre | Classical, sacred |
Length | 49:14 |
Language | Italian, Latin, English |
Label | Sony Classical |
Producer | Vincent Messina and Leonardo De Amicis |
Compiler | Pope John Paul II |
Abbà Pater (English: Good Father) is a devotional album from Pope John Paul II released in 1999 in anticipation of the Great Jubilee for Radio Vaticana. The album reached #175 on the Billboard album chart. The pontiff reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." Abbà Pater is made entirely of original compositions. Many of the lyrics are derived from the Bible and Roman Catholic liturgy. The liner notes are composed in English, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
All songs written by Leonardo De Amicis, except where noted:
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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Worldwide | 1999-03-23 | Sony Classical | Compact Disc, Cassette tape, Minidisc | 61705 |
Chart (1999) | Peak Position |
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UK Albums Chart | 87 [1] |
US Billboard 200 | 175 [2] |
US Top Heatseekers | 6 [3] |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina ( CAPIF) [4] | 2× Platinum | 120,000^ |
Chile [5] | Gold | |
Colombia [5] | Gold | |
France ( SNEP) [6] | Gold | 100,000* |
Italy ( FIMI) [5] | Gold | 120,000 [5] |
Peru [5] | Gold | |
Poland ( ZPAV) [7] | 3× Platinum | 210,000* |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 1,200,000 [5] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |