2015 studio album by Andrea Bocelli
Cinema is the fifteenth
studio album by Italian classical
tenor recording artist
Andrea Bocelli . The album, featuring renditions of classic
film soundtracks and
scores ,
[3] was released on 23 October 2015 through Sugar Music and
Universal Music Group .
[4] A Spanish-language version of the album was also released and has been nominated
Album of the Year at the
17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards .
[5] Cinema received a nomination for
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the
59th Annual Grammy Awards held in February 2017.
[6]
Background
The album was produced by
David Foster ,
Humberto Gatica , and
Tony Renis who also worked together on Bocelli's
Amore in 2006.
[7]
Bocelli said of Cinema : "With the album Cinema , I'm fulfilling a wish that I've harboured for decades. I've never made a secret of my dream of bringing to life a recording project associated with soundtracks, as I truly believe that it's an exceptional artistic treasure trove."
[8]
Commercial performance
Cinema entered the
Official UK Albums Chart at No. 3, behind
5 Seconds of Summer 's
Sounds Good Feels Good and
Bryan Adams 's
Get Up! .
[9] The tally was Bocelli's highest UK chart position in over a decade, since 2001's
Cieli di Toscana , and his tenth Top 10 album on the UK album chart, a record for a classical music artist.
[9]
[10]
The album also debuted at No. 10 on the
Billboard 200 , with 30,000 units sold, marking his eighth Top 10 effort.
[11] In addition, the album topped the
Classical Crossover Albums chart, making Cinema Bocelli's 11th No. 1, and extending his record for the most chart-topping albums among all artists on that chart.
[11]
PBS special
Cinema was also made into a
PBS special, filmed on 18 September 2015 at the
Dolby Theatre in
Los Angeles .
[12]
The program began airing on
THIRTEEN 's
Great Performances series on 27 November 2015 on PBS stations nationwide, featuring Bocelli and Foster with additional guests including
Nicole Scherzinger , as well as film stars
John Travolta ,
Ali MacGraw ,
Ryan O'Neal and
Andy García .
[12]
[13] The Blu-ray was released on 29 April 2016.
[14]
Singles
"
E Più Ti Penso ", a song written by Italian composer
Ennio Morricone from the film
Once Upon a Time in America , was re-recorded as a duet between Bocelli and American singer
Ariana Grande .
[15] The song debuted at No. 1 on the
Billboard Classical Digital Songs chart.
[16] A music video for the song was released on 13 October 2015.
[17]
Track listing
Standard version
[18] Title Lyrics Music 1. "
Maria " (from
West Side Story )
Leonard Bernstein ,
Stephen Sondheim Bernstein 3:13 2. "
La chanson de Lara " (from
Doctor Zhivago )
Paul Francis Webster , Ithier Hubert
Maurice Jarre 3:15 3. "
Moon River " (from
Breakfast at Tiffany's )
Johnny Mercer
Henry Mancini 3:49 4. "
E più ti penso " (duet with
Ariana Grande ) (from
Once Upon a Time in America and
Malèna )
Mogol ,
Tony Renis
Ennio Morricone 4:28 5. "
Be My Love " (from
The Toast of New Orleans )
Sammy Cahn
Nicholas Brodszky 2:54 6. "
The Music of the Night " (from
The Phantom of the Opera )
Charles Hart ,
Richard Stilgoe
Andrew Lloyd Webber 3:57 7. "
Por una cabeza " (from
Scent of a Woman )
Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel 3:22 8. "Sorridi amore vai" (from
Life Is Beautiful )
Noa , Gil Dor,
Roberto Benigni
Nicola Piovani 3:22 9. "Mi mancherai" (from
Il Postino )
Marco Marinangeli
Luis Bacalov , Riccardo del Turco, Paolo Margheri 5:06 10. "
Cheek to Cheek " (duet with
Veronica Berti ) (from
Top Hat )
Irving Berlin Berlin 2:56 11. "
Brucia la Terra " (from
The Godfather )
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Giovanni Rota 4:16 12. "
No Llores Por Mi Argentina " (duet with
Nicole Scherzinger ) (from
Evita ) Webber,
Tim Rice , J. Carreras, I. Artime Granda, J. Azpilicuieta Perez Webber, Tim Rice 4:24 13. "
Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) " (from
Gladiator )
Matteo Curallo Lisa Gerrard,
Klaus Badelt ,
Hans Zimmer 4:21
Deluxe version
[19] Title Lyrics Music 1. "
Maria " (from
West Side Story )
Leonard Bernstein ,
Stephen Sondheim Bernstein 3:13 2. "
La chanson de Lara " (from
Doctor Zhivago )
Paul Francis Webster , Ithier Hubert
Maurice Jarre 3:15 3. "
Moon River " (from
Breakfast at Tiffany's )
Johnny Mercer
Henry Mancini 3:49 4. "
E più ti penso " (duet with
Ariana Grande ) (from
Once Upon a Time in America )
Mogol ,
Tony Renis
Ennio Morricone 4:28 5. "
Be My Love " (from
The Toast of New Orleans )
Sammy Cahn
Nicholas Brodszky 2:54 6. "
The Music of the Night " (from
The Phantom of the Opera )
Charles Hart ,
Richard Stilgoe
Andrew Lloyd Webber 3:57 7. "
Brucia la Terra " (from
The Godfather )
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Giovanni Rota 4:16 8. "
Por una cabeza " (from
Scent of a Woman )
Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel 3:22 9. "
No Llores Por Mi Argentina " (duet with
Nicole Scherzinger ) (from
Evita ) Webber,
Tim Rice , J. Carreras, I. Artime Granda, J. Azpilicuieta Perez Webber, Tim Rice 4:24 10. "
L'amore è una cosa meravigliosa " (from
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing )
Paul Francis Webster , Alberto Curci
Sammy Fain 3:24 11. "Mi mancherai" (from
Il Postino )
Marco Marinangeli
Luis Bacalov , Riccardo del Turco, Paolo Margheri 5:06 12. "
Cheek to Cheek " (duet with
Veronica Berti ) (from
Top Hat )
Irving Berlin Berlin 2:56 13. "Sorridi amore vai" (from
La vita è bella )
Noa , Gil Dor,
Roberto Benigni
Nicola Piovani 3:22 14. "Historia de Amor" (from
Love Story ) Francis Lai, Andy Williams Lai 4:29 15. "
Ol' Man River " (from
Show Boat )
Oscar Hammerstein II
Jerome Kern 4:07 16. "
Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) " (from
Gladiator ) Matteo Curallo Lisa Gerrard,
Klaus Badelt ,
Hans Zimmer 4:21
Cinema (Edición en Español)
[20] Title Lyrics Music 1. "
Maravilloso Amor " (from
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing )
Paul Francis Webster , Alberto Curci
Sammy Fain 3:24 2. "
Lara " (from
Doctor Zhivago )
Paul Francis Webster , Ithier Hubert
Maurice Jarre 3:15 3. "
Brucia la Terra " (from
The Godfather )
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Giovanni Rota 4:16 4. "
E più ti penso " (duet with
Ariana Grande ) (from
Once Upon a Time in America )
Mogol ,
Tony Renis
Ennio Morricone 4:28 5. "Historia de Amor" (from
Love Story ) Francis Lai, Andy Williams Lai 4:29 6. "Me Faltarás" (from
Il Postino )
Marco Marinangeli
Luis Bacalov , Riccardo del Turco, Paolo Margheri 5:06 7. "La Vida es Bella" (from
La vita è bella )
Noa , Gil Dor,
Roberto Benigni
Nicola Piovani 3:22 8. "
No Llores Por Mi Argentina " (duet with
Nicole Scherzinger ) (from
Evita ) Webber,
Tim Rice , J. Carreras, I. Artime Granda, J. Azpilicuieta Perez Webber, Tim Rice 4:24 9. "
Maria " (from
West Side Story )
Leonard Bernstein ,
Stephen Sondheim Bernstein 3:13 10. "
Por una cabeza " (from
Scent of a Woman )
Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel 3:22 11. "
Moon River " (from
Breakfast at Tiffany's )
Johnny Mercer
Henry Mancini 3:49 12. "
Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) " (from
Gladiator ) Matteo Curallo Lisa Gerrard,
Klaus Badelt ,
Hans Zimmer 4:21
Cinema (Versión Deluxe en Español)
[21] Title Lyrics Music 1. "
Maravilloso Amor " (from
Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing )
Paul Francis Webster , Alberto Curci
Sammy Fain 3:24 2. "
Lara " (from
Doctor Zhivago )
Paul Francis Webster , Ithier Hubert
Maurice Jarre 3:15 3. "
Brucia la Terra " (from
The Godfather )
Giuseppe Rinaldi
Giovanni Rota 4:16 4. "
E più ti penso " (duet with
Ariana Grande ) (from
Once Upon a Time in America )
Mogol ,
Tony Renis
Ennio Morricone 4:28 5. "Historia de Amor" (from
Love Story ) Francis Lai, Andy Williams Lai 4:29 6. "Me Faltarás" (from
Il Postino )
Marco Marinangeli
Luis Bacalov , Riccardo del Turco, Paolo Margheri 5:06 7. "La Vida es Bella" (from
La vita è bella )
Noa , Gil Dor,
Roberto Benigni
Nicola Piovani 3:22 8. "
No Llores Por Mi Argentina " (duet with
Paty Cantú ) (from
Evita ) Webber,
Tim Rice , J. Carreras, I. Artime Granda, J. Azpilicuieta Perez Webber, Tim Rice 4:24 9. "
Maria " (from
West Side Story )
Leonard Bernstein ,
Stephen Sondheim Bernstein 3:13 10. "
Por una cabeza " (from
Scent of a Woman )
Alfredo Le Pera
Carlos Gardel 3:22 11. "
The Music of the Night " (from
The Phantom of the Opera )
Charles Hart ,
Richard Stilgoe
Andrew Lloyd Webber 3:57 12. "
Moon River " (from
Breakfast at Tiffany's )
Johnny Mercer
Henry Mancini 3:49 13. "
Be My Love " (from
The Toast of New Orleans )
Sammy Cahn
Nicholas Brodszky 2:54 14. "
Nelle tue mani (Now We Are Free) " (from
Gladiator ) Matteo Curallo Lisa Gerrard,
Klaus Badelt ,
Hans Zimmer 4:21 15. "
No Llores Por Mi Argentina " (duet with
Nicole Scherzinger ) (from
Evita ) Webber,
Tim Rice , J. Carreras, I. Artime Granda, J. Azpilicuieta Perez Webber, Tim Rice 4:24
Cinema (Versión Japanese Bonus)
[22] Title 14. "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina" (duet with Sarah Àlainn) (from Evita ) 4:24
Cinema (Versión Taiwanese Bonus)
[23] Title 14. "Cheek to Cheek" (duet with
Karen Mok ) (from Top Hat ) 2:55
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications and sales
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References
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"E più ti penso" . Archived from
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Andrea Bocelli Cinema Featuring Great Songs
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Presenting The New Video of Gladiator
Archived 2015-09-30 at the
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Superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli reaches No.3 in the pop charts
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Andrea Bocelli makes chart history
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Seconds of Summer Earns Second No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart
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Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli: Cinema
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Great Performances – Andrea Bocelli: Cinema is featured in the 2015 PBS Arts Fall Festival
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Andrea Bocelli: Cinema Blu-ray Release
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Ariana Grande Sings Opera With Andrea Bocelli: Listen
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Ariana Grande Tops Classical Digital Songs Chart With Andrea Bocelli Duet
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This Video Of Ariana Grande And Andrea Bocelli’s “E più ti penso” Duet Will Make Your Heart Melt
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Standard Edition on Amazon
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Deluxe Edition on iTunes
Archived 2015-10-03 at the
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Cinema (Edición en Español): Andrea Bocelli
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Cinema (Versión Deluxe en Español): Andrea Bocelli
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