Incanto
Studio album by
Andrea Bocelli
Released4 November 2008
RecordedSplash Studios, Naples
GenreClassical
LabelDecca Records, Universal
ProducerClive Bennett
Andrea Bocelli album chronology
The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere
(2007) 		Incanto
(2008) 		My Christmas
(2009)
Andrea Bocelli DVD chronology
Vivere Live in Tuscany
(2007) 		Incanto The Documentary
(2008) 		My Christmas Special
(2009)

Incanto is the twelfth studio album by Classical Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli, released on 4 November 2008 and coinciding with his 50th birthday. The album, a personal tribute to the musical traditions of his homeland, features mainly Neapolitan love songs from Bocelli's childhood.

The two disc set also contains Incanto: The Documentary, a bonus DVD containing exclusive documentary footage, including an interview with Bocelli filmed in Naples, alongside a music video showcasing the Italian city in the 1950s. The video features rare clips of notable figures enjoying the romance of Naples in its heyday such as Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Sophia Loren, John F. Kennedy, among others.

On 21 February 2009, on the Italian talk-show, Che tempo che fa, Bocelli received a four times Diamond disc for Incanto, for selling in excess of 1.5 million copies within 4 months of its release.[1] The album was also nominated for "album of the year" at the 2009 Classical BRIT Awards.

In Japan the album was released on 21 January 2009 as Santa Lucia: Miwaku no Italian Songs (サンタ・ルチア～魅惑のイタリアン・ソングス, Santa Ruchia: Meiwaku no Itarian Songusu, Santa Lucia: Fascinating Italian Songs) and featured two bonus tracks.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Un Amore Cosi Grande" (feat. Veronica Berti) (Guido Maria Ferilli, Antonella Maggio) - 4:22
  2. "'O Surdato 'Nnammurato" (Aniello Califano, Enrico Cannio) - 2:49
  3. "Mamma" (Cesare Andrea Bixio, Bixio Cherubini) - 3:30
  4. "Voglio Vivere Cosi" (Giovanni D’Anzi, Domenico Titomaglio) - 3:02
  5. "Santa Lucia" (traditional, Teodoro Cottrau) - 4:27
  6. "Funiculì, Funiculà" (Luigi Denza, Peppino Turco) - 2:31
  7. "Because" (Guy d'Hardelot, Edward Frederick Lockton) - 2:36
  8. "Vieni Sul Mar!" (Aniello Califano) - 4:37
  9. "Granada" (Agustín Lara) - 4:12
  10. "Era De Maggio" (feat. Anna Bonitatibus) (Mario Costa, Salvatore di Giacomo) - 4:57
  11. "A Marechiare" (Francesco Paolo Tosti, Salvatore di Giacomo) - 3:14
  12. "... E Vui Durmiti Ancora" (Gaetano E. Calì, Giovanni Formisano) - 5:03
  13. "Non Ti Scordar di Me" (Ernesto De Curtis, Domenico Furno) - 3:59
  14. "Pulcinella" (Antonello Cascone, arr., Sergio Cirillo) - 2:46
Japan bonus tracks[2]
  2. "Torna a Surriento" (Ernesto De Curtis)
  3. "Tu che m'hai preso il cuor" from The Land of Smiles (Franz Lehár)

Reviews

Blogcritics gave the album a favorable review.[3]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Gold 35,000^
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30] Platinum 60,000*
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[31] Gold 14,349[31]
Greece (IFPI Greece)[32] Gold 7,500^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[33] Platinum 6,000^
Ireland (IRMA)[34] Platinum 15,000^
Italy — 100,000[35]
Norway (IFPI Norway)[36] Gold 15,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[37] Platinum 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[38] Gold 100,000^
United States — 500,000[39]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "Live 2009". bocelli.de. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
  2. ^ a b "サンタ・ルチア〜魅惑のイタリアン・ソングス - ボチェッリ（アンドレア） ／ オリコンランキング情報サービス「you大樹」". Ranking.oricon.co.jp. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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  30. ^ "Brazilian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Incanto" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil.
  31. ^ a b "Andrea Bocelli" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  32. ^ "Ελληνικό Chart – Top 50 Ξένων Aλμπουμ" (in Greek). IFPI Greece.
  33. ^ "Adatbázis – Arany- és platinalemezek – 2008" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ.
  34. ^ "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association.
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  39. ^ "Upcoming Releases 2013". Hits Daily Double. 25 January 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2020.

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