Sacred Arias (Andrea Bocelli album)

Sacred Arias
Studio album by Andrea Bocelli
Released November 9, 1999 (1999-11-09)
Genre Sacred music, Classical
Length 62:25
Label Philips Records
Andrea Bocelli chronology
Sogno
(1999)		 Sacred Arias
(1999)		 Verdi
(2000)

Sacred Arias (Italian: Arie Sacre), is the sixth studio album by Andrea Bocelli.

Released in 1999, the album, featuring music composed in traditional Christian styles, is not only Bocelli's most commercially successful classical album to date with over 5 million copies sold,[1] but also the biggest selling classical album by any solo artist in history.[1][2]

Track listing

  1. Caccini: "Ave Maria (Funeral for a Friend)"
  2. Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana – "Sancta Maria"
  3. Gounod: "Ave Maria"
  4. Schubert: Ellens Gesang, Op. 52/6, D 839 – "Ave Maria"
  5. Franck: "Panis Angelicus"
  6. Rossini: Stabat Mater – "Cujus Animam"
  7. Verdi: Requiem – "Ingemisco"
  8. Mozart: "Ave verum corpus", K. 618
  9. Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder, WWV 91/1 – "Der Engel"
  10. Handel: Serse, HWV 40 – "Frondi tenere ... Ombra mai fu"
  11. Niedermeyer: "Pietà, Signore"
  12. Rossini: Petite Messe Solennelle – "Domine Deus"
  13. Schubert: Wiegenlied, Op. 98/2, D 498 – "Mille Cherubini In Coro"
  14. Gruber: "Silent Night"
  15. Wade: "Adeste Fideles (O Come, All Ye Faithful)"
  16. Lécot: "Gloria A Te, Cristo Gesù"
  17. Georges Bizet: "Agnus Dei" (Bonus)
  18. Eric Lévi: "I Believe" (Bonus)

Charts and certifications

Chart performance

Chart Peak
Position
[3][4]
Australian Albums 7
Austrian Albums 2
Belgian Albums (Flanders) 9
Belgian Albums (Wallonia) 10
Canadian Albums 6
Canadian Classical Albums 1
Finnish Albums 8
French Albums 5
German Albums 3
Hungarian Albums 5
Italian Albums 1
Netherlands Albums 1
New Zealand Albums 3
Norwegian Albums 2
Swedish Albums 15
Swiss Albums 2
UK Albums 20
US Billboard 200 22
US Classical Albums 1

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[5] Gold 25,000*
Australia (ARIA)[6] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[7] 2× Gold 200,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[8] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] Platinum 50,000*
Poland (ZPAV)[10] Platinum 100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Platinum 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards

In 2000, the album led Bocelli to receive an ECHO Klassik for "Bestseller of the year", as well as a 2000 Classical BRIT Award for "Album of the year", and a Goldene Europa for classical music, in 2000.[13]

PBS special

Sacred Arias: The Home Video, a DVD of a 1999 concert, filmed in the church of Santa Maria sopra Minerva in Rome and conducted by Myung-whun Chung, of the music of the album was also released. The concert aired on PBS stations nationwide.

Sacred Arias Special Edition, a two disc set was also released in 2003, containing the DVD of the album.

References

  1. 1 2 Crossover superstar Andrea Bocelli finds beauty in wide range of music The Columbus Dispatch, Nov 27, 2011.
  2. ↑ Andrea Bocelli Biography
  3. ↑ Sacred Arias chart performance
  4. ↑ Sacred Arias on the Billboard charts
  5. ↑ "Austrian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Arie Sacre" (in German). IFPI Austria. Enter Andrea Bocelli in the field Interpret. Enter Arie Sacre in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  6. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
  7. ↑ "French album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Airs Sacrés" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  8. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  9. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  10. ↑ "Polish album certifications – Anrrea Bocelli – Sacral Arias" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  11. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Andrea Bocelli; 'Sacred Arias')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "American album certifications – Andrea Bocelli – Sacred Arias". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH
  13. ↑ "Bocelli awards in 2000". bocelli.de.
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