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The Promise | 
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| Artist: Il Divo
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $7.63
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Rating:  106 reviews
Sales Rank: 6
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 739968
UPC: 886973996829
EAN: 0886973996829
ASIN: B001FOJ76S
Release Date: November 18, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | The Power Of Love (La Fuerza Mayor) | | • | La Promessa | | • | Adagio | | • | Hallelujah (Aleluya) | | • | L'Alba Del Mondo | | • | Enamorado | | • | Angelina | | • | The Winner Takes It All (Va Todo Al Ganador) | | • | La Luna | | • | She | | • | Amazing Grace |
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Album Description
Il Divo are back refreshed, reinvigorated and ready to remind the world in 2008 just what they have been missing. Four of the greatest operatic voices in the world come together again to create their unique signature sound to re-interpret popular romantic songs. The Promise features 12 songs once again produced by Steve Mac (Il Divo, The Christmas Collection, Ancora, Siempre). The Promise is Il Divo's first release in two years. Il Divo have become an international sensation bringing the sound of opera to the world of popular music since their debut in 2002. Il Divo has sold over 22 million albums worldwide.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 101 more reviews...
 I expected more December 5, 2008
A. Maly (Locust Valley, NY United States)
After all the hype I have heard about their previous albums, I was very excited to sit down and listen to my first Il Divo CD. Unfortunately, I was disappointed.
I can best describe the album as "not bad". There are definitely shining moments throughout the album, such as:
Adagio--one of the most gorgeous melodies written by Albinoni. I am very familiar with the original instrumental version, but was impressed with the vocals and the arrangement.
L'Alba del Mondo--like many of the other songs, it starts out beautiful, with a nice instrumental introduction. The melody is gorgeous, but like MANY of the other songs, the ending is a bit over the top.
The opening of Amazing Grace--I'm not sure who sang the opening verse but it was amazing! He sang with such clarity and purity and made such a simple opening very moving. And the bagpipes were unexpectedly a very nice instrumentation for the piece.
There were several reasons that I felt disappointed with the album. One was the song selection. There was a nice variety of classical and pop, but almost all the songs were the same slow tempo! I also don't really understand the reasoning for changing the original languages to the songs. There was really no reason to change everything into Spanish or Italian (except for Amazing Grace in English). But my biggest issue with almost every song on this album, even Amazing Grace which opened with such an amazing opening, was that the musical climaxes were OVER THE TOP! The arrangements were poor, and almost every song had a huge, over the top harmonic climax which was never prepared for properly Almost every song, it came out of NOWHERE and felt like they just threw it in to show how loud they could sing (though I'm sure the men of Il Divo did not throw it in, I blame the producers and arrangers for that tackiness).
My final recommendation...it's not a bad album, there are wonderful songs and moments, but not enough to warrant buying the whole album. Better to buy individual tracks from itunes and perhaps invest in one of their other albums.
 Love It! December 5, 2008
Jennifer L. Sanders (Covington, GA)
Loved the CD. What powerful voices these men have. Spanish or English, the music is beautiful. Still get chills when I hear several of the songs. Great gift for Mom's.
 Beautiful Music December 5, 2008
Mommy Mia
I have never listened to Il Divo before and found their music to be beautiful! Even though most of it was in Spanish it was very relaxing and I loved it. It is great for when you just want to relax and get into the music! I especially love Amazing Grace, absolutely wonderful.
I liked it! December 4, 2008
L. Pekny
I had never heard any of IL DIVO's music before, but I absolutely loved the CD. I like listening to it in my car, as it is very relaxing. After hearing the CD a few times, I found myself singing the songs to myself at work. Their rendition of Amazing Grace is breathtakingly beautiful!!!
Sophisticated sounds December 4, 2008
V. Marx (NJ, USA)
The voices 4 voices of Il Divo are powerful and emotion-filled when they sing. I had never listened to any Il Divo music before this CD so I was completely unsure of what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised to discover how wonderful it is. Every song has something to offer, but my personal favorites are "Angelina" and "The Winner Takes it All (Va Todo Al Ganador)".
The CD includes songs in Italian and Spanish, but because of the amazing level of emotion and strength in the men's voices, one does not need to be able to speak or understand the language to fully experience the music. The listener can feel it and embrace it without relying on pesky words and literal translations, which brings a whole new level to music listening.
The amazing voices of Il Divo make this a perfect CD to sit back with a glass of wine and lose oneself in the melodies. It is easy to be pulled into the music and forget all the stresses of the real world and life in general. If you're looking for overly-synthesized pop junk, this CD is not for you. But if you're looking for true talent and amazing harmonies, pick up "The Promise" and give it a listen. You won't be disappointed with these sophisticated songs. The operatic tones will fill your ears and heart with the magic of music.
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