The Promise

by Il Divo

Overview

Opera-pop group Il Divo don't stray from their blueprint on their fourth proper album, The Promise, which isn't greatly different in feel or form from its predecessors -- it still consists of stately, dramatic Euro-pop covers of soft rock classics balanced by a couple of made-to-order tunes. Previously, they sang songs that were hits the world over -- "Nights in White Satin," "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman," "All by Myself" -- and here they rely on "The Power of Love," ABBA's "The Winner Takes All," and Charles Aznavour's "She," which wind up skewing this toward the group's Euro roots. Ultimately, fans can choose to listen to this or to the other Il Divo albums, because The Promise offers more of the same. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2008
Label:	Syco Music
UPC:	0886973996829

Tracks

1. The Power of Love (La Fuerza Mayor)
2. La Promessa
3. Adagio, for violin, strings & organ in G minor, T. Mi 26 (composed by Remo Giazotto; not by Albinoni)
4. Hallelujah [Alleluya]
5. L' Alba del Mondo
6. Enamorado
7. Angelina
8. The Winner Takes It All [Va Todo Al Ganador]
9. La Luna
10. She
11. Amazing Grace

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Il Divo   Primary Artist,Vocal Ensemble
Tomás Brauner   Conductor
Charlotte Tinder   Strings
Jo Buckley   Strings
Czech National Symphony Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
Robert White   Bagpipes
Steve Mac   Organ,Piano,Keyboards
Frank Ricotti   Percussion
John Parricelli   Guitar
Per Magnusson   Piano,Synthesizer
Chris Laws   Drums
Charlotte Trinder   Strings
John Buckley   Strings
Steve Pearce   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dave Arch   Piano

Technical Credits

Vlado Meller   Audio Engineer,Mastering
Christian Ramon   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Richard Lancaster   Audio Engineer,Assistant
Chris Laws   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Digital Editing
Ren Swan   Audio Engineer,Mixing,Recording
Haydn Bendall   Audio Engineer,Recording
David Miller   Composer,Arranger,Composer
Daniel Pursey   Audio Engineer,Engineer,Assistant
Michel Dintrich   Audio Engineer
Phil Delire   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Carlos Marin   Composer,Arranger,Arranger
Sebastien Izambard   Composer,Arranger
Alcaraz Gomez   Composer,Lyricist
L. Angelosanti   Composer,Lyricist
Pete Gordeno   Composer
Marilyn Bergman   Composer,Lyricist
Urs Buehler   Composer,Arranger
Brian Nash   Composer,Arranger
Kinnda Hamid   Composer,Lyricist
Francesco Galtieri   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Arch   Composer,Arranger,Orchestration
Remo Giazotto   Composer,Arranger
Alan Bergman   Composer,Lyricist
Mark O'Toole   Composer,Arranger
David Krueger   Audio Production,Producer
Steve Mac   Audio Production,Composer,Arranger,Producer
Bjoern Ulvaeus   Composer,Lyricist
Jorgen Elofsson   Composer
Holly Johnson   Composer
Per Magnusson   Audio Production,Arranger,Producer
Standa Baroch   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Chris Barrett   Assistant
Benny Andersson   Composer
Geoff Foster   Recording
John Buckley   Technical Assistance
Peter Rudge   Representation
Charlotte Tinder   Technical Assistance
Jo Buckley   Technical Assistance
Nicki L'Amy   Coordination
David Miller & the Castle Arms   Arranger
Fredrik Andersson   Engineer,Audio Engineer
David Bengt Kreuger   Producer
L. Angelo Santi   Lyricist
Marcus Bergqvist   Engineer
Nicki LAmy   Coordination
Unspecified   Composer
John Baker   Copyist
Marco Marinangeli   Composer,Lyricist
Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane   Composer
Ennio Morricone   Composer
Charles Aznavour   Composer
Peter Gill   Arranger,Composer
Rudy Perez   Arranger,Adaptation
Armando Manzanero   Composer,Lyricist
John Reid   Composer,Lyricist
Jeremy Lubbock   Arranger
Niall Acott   Recording
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Herbert Kretzmer   Composer
Markus Bergkvist   Engineer,Audio Engineer
Gordeno   Composer
Josef Larossi   Composer,Lyricist
Michel Dierickx   Audio Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Phil Delive   Audio Engineer
Remo Ginzollo   Composer
Charlotte Trinder   Technical Assistance
Jeremy Murphy   Assistant
Traditional   Composer
Tomaso Albinoni   Composer
Leonard Cohen   Composer