Unbearably handsome opera-pop quartet Il Divo deliver another amorous collection of European housecleaning ballads with Ancora, an album so riddled with Cupid's arrows that it requires its own storage unit.
Once again, David Miller, Sébastien Izambard, Urs Buhler, and Carlos Marin bring the love in Spanish, English, and Italian, emoting over classical and opera standards, as well as some notable contemporary compositions.
They fawn over Celine Dion -- who can barely contain her own affections -- on "Isabel," and make Mariah Carey's "Hero" sound like the rolling of credits over a Jerry Bruckheimer action/tragedy blockbuster, all the while maintaining the perfect pitch and impeccable showmanship that are their stock-in-trade.
Fans who flocked to Il Divo's self-titled debut and 2005 Christmas Collection need no reassurances that their boys are in top form, as a recent appearance on Oprah brought the quartet into the homes of millions of potential converts, but in this age of manufactured goods over artisan rusticity, it's hard not to look at Ancora as the classical crossover equivalent of a bistro-style TV dinner.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IsabelAndreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Andreas Romdhane | Il Divo | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 2 | I Believe in You (Je crois en toi)Jörgen Elofsson, Dave Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Jorgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Matteo Saggese, Luc Plamondon, Luc Plamondon, Matteo Saggese | Il Divo, Céline Dion | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | You Raise Me Up (Por ti seré)Brendan Graham, Rolf Løvland | Il Divo | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Si tú me amasJosef Larossi, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, John Reid, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane | Il Divo | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Hasta mi finalSteve Mac, Wayne Hector, M.A.C. | Il Divo | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | En Aranjuez con tu amorJoaquín Rodrigo | Il Divo | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 7 | Esisti dentro meAndreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Andreas Romdhane | Il Divo | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Pour que tu m'aimes EncoreJean-Jacques Goldman, Eric Benzi | Il Divo | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 9 | All By Myself | Il Divo | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Heroe | Il Divo | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 39 mins | 91 MB | |||||
| 39 mins | 244 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter Afanasieff | Composer |
| 2 | Felix Pizarro Amador | Spanish Adaptation |
| 3 | Fredrik Andersson | Engineer, Mixing |
| 4 | Dave Arch | Orchestral Arrangements, Piano |
| 5 | John III Baker | Copyist |
| 6 | Jan Bengtsson | Flute |
| 7 | Mats Berntoft | Guitar |
| 8 | Matt Brooke | Artwork |
| 9 | Francesco Cameli | Assistant Engineer |
| 10 | Walter Chin | Photography |
| 11 | Céline Dion | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Il Divo | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Andrew Dudman | String Engineer |
| 14 | Jörgen Elofsson | Composer |
| 15 | Humberto Gatica | Vocal Engineer |
| 16 | Steve Gertsman | Merchandising |
| 17 | Isobel Griffiths | Orchestral Assistant |
| 18 | Henrik Janson | Arranger, Conductor, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 19 | Uli Janson | Arranger, Conductor |
| 20 | Fridrik "Frizzy" Karlsson | Guitar |
| 21 | Dave Kreuger | Composer |
| 22 | David Krueger | Arranger, Producer, Programming |
| 23 | Nicki LAmy | Session Coordinator |
| 24 | Richard Lancaster | Assistant |
| 25 | Josef Larossi | Composer |
| 26 | Chris Laws | Digital Editing, Drums, Engineer |
| 27 | Gustave Lund | Percussion |
| 28 | M.A.C. | Composer |
| 29 | Steve Mac | Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Vocal Arrangement |
| 30 | Per Magnusson | Arranger, Composer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 31 | Vlado Meller | Mastering |
| 32 | Esbjörn Öhrwall | Guitar (Electric) |
| 33 | Steve Pearce | Bass |
| 34 | Rudy Pérez | Spanish Adaptation |
| 35 | Norman Perry | Merchandising |
| 36 | Luc Plamondon | Composer |
| 37 | Daniel Pursey | Engineer |
| 38 | Sergey Rachmaninov | Composer |
| 39 | Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane | Composer |
| 40 | Mike Ross-Trevor | String Engineer |
| 41 | Matteo Saggese | Composer |
| 42 | Ren Swan | Engineer, Mixing |
| 43 | Tuff Session Singers | Choir/Chorus |
| 44 | Devin Workman | Assistant |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |